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What Volunteer Program Fees are like in Nepal
Published on 2009-09-10 05:33:00
The fee varies wildly and this should worry any potential applicants. Basically, there are 2 types of organizations offering volunteer travel in Nepal – one based in Nepal and the other based abroad. The fees of local organizations are much cheaper compared to the international ones.You may ask yourself, 'how can they offer me all they've promised (e.g. accommodation, meals, volunteer program) if they have such low program fees?They can. The local organizations hire local people. Their running
Staying Healthy While Volunteering in Nepal
Published on 2009-08-25 02:49:00
It is very important to stay healthy whilevolunteering. It is no fun to lay low when you should be out and about helpingthe needy. Read some of the points below carefully:1. Eating with hands,instead of forks and spoons, is very common in Nepal. Your host family mightexpect you to eat with hand and some families might not even have forks orproper spoons. It would delight your host family if you eat with hand. But youmust wash your hands properly. Use soap and
What Orphanages in Nepal Are Like – Part II
Published on 2009-08-17 06:19:00
I’ll begin by telling you what the children that stay in the orphanage are like.Not all the children in the orphanage are orphans. They’re only 30% orphans in most orphanages. Almost 70% of the children have either one or both parents living. The reason the children are there is because their parents are not able to raise them. The orphanage provides the children with good food, education and provides them decent clothes to wear. These are things their parents won’t be able to provide.In r
