1. Why volunteer in Nepal?
It is a fantastic opportunity to get a feel for true Nepali life, while at
the same time making a positive contribution to a country.
2. Where will you be working and for how long?
Volunteers will be placed at Alpha’s High School for a period of three to
six months.
3. What will you be doing?
Volunteers will spend their days teaching in the primary school (where
classes range from nursery to class 6). Their evenings will involve
helping the hostel children, including the children FFN sponsors, with
their homework and playing sports with all the children. Although the
weekends are free time for the volunteers, we encourage the volunteers to
take the FFN children on sponsored outings, such as swimming, picnics or
even the cinema.
4. Where will you be staying and what will you be eating?
Volunteers live in the school itself, where they will be provided with
free accommodation and cooked meals. The accommodation is, however, simple
and the food is the Nepalese staple dish of Dhal-Bhat.
5. What do we expect from volunteers?
We seek only those volunteers who are keen and dedicated to making a real
difference.
6. Are their any age requirements?
Volunteers should be over 18 years old.
7. What type of volunteer placement is this?
It is directed at independent individuals. Volunteers are expected to
organize their own flights to Nepal, as well as their own travel
insurance. Although they are met at the airport and taken to the school by
a FFN representative, Prerana Thapa, such representative is only on hand
to provide assistance during the placement period.
8. When are the placement periods?
• The first week of January for 3 months
• The last week of April for up to 6 months
• The last week of October for 3 months
9. What is the cost?
We do not ask the volunteers for any money, but if a volunteer teacher
should like to make a contribution either to FFN or Alpha’s, then any
donation will be greatly appreciated.
10. What do you do now?
For those interested in volunteering, please fill complete the below form:
NOTE: FFN provides experience, contacts and assistance with respect to the
participation of volunteer teachers at Alpha’s High school in Kathmandu on
a purely voluntary basis. As such, by completing the below application
form, a prospective volunteer teacher thereby acknowledges and agrees to
hold FFN free from any liability in the event that he/ she should suffer
any harm (financial, mental, physical or otherwise) at any time before,
during or following his/ her stay in Nepal except in the circumstances
where:
1. the harm caused is personal injury or death due to negligence of FFN; or
2. the harm is caused by fraud committed by FFN.
