Nepal Volunteer Quests
Volunteer in Nepal: 2-52 weeks

The purpose of this Quest is to promote a deeper level of cultural exchange and understanding through meaningful volunteer work at local organizations, social activities with the local community, excursions and cultural activities. United Planet is working currently with different volunteer opportunities in partnership with local organizations in the capital city of Kathmandu.

1) Orphanage Quest
Volunteers are needed to help at a local orphanage in Kathmandu. There are 47 children at the orphanage, ranging in age from four months to 13 years old. Currently, over 30 of the children are infants which the staff need help looking after and tending to their basic needs. Volunteers can also help the older children with educational activities such as arts and crafts, helping with home work and basic English teaching. There is no language requirement or previous experience needed for this Quest.

2) Teaching Quest

Volunteers are needed to teach at local schools in various areas of Nepal, including Kathmandu and much more rural locations. Volunteers are needed to teach their own class or assist a local teacher in a range of subjects such as English, Math and Science and also less traditional subjects such as public speaking and money management. No previous teaching experience is necessary and there is no language requirement for this Quest as the teachers and many students speak English. Volunteers are placed with local host families, including Sherpa families for the rural placements around the Himalayas.

3) Social Work Quest
Female volunteers are needed to help at a counseling center in Kathmandu. The center is run by women, and counsels young girls who have been victims of abuse. The girls can live at the counseling center for up to a year while they receive counseling. Volunteers can live and work at the center and help take care of the girls, giving them love and attention and helping them with homework. For experienced volunteers, there is also the option of working on community workshops educating local communities on many topics from parenting to the effects of abuse. No experience or language skills are necessary but volunteers with a background in social work, health education, or teaching are appreciated.

• The Nepal Quest runs year round and starts on the first and third Monday of each month.
• Volunteers must be 18 years of age unless accompanied by an adult.
• Click here for a sample two week Nepal itinerary