Child Orphanage Nepal

Maharajgung, Nepal

Child Orphanage Nepal is located in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. It’s in a quiet neighborhood away from heavy traffic that Kathmandu suffers from. The orphanage was established 2 years back and aims to raise orphaned children and children from extremely poor background. The Orphanage provides education, shelter and nourishment and hopes to turn the children into mature and responsible citizens who can stand on their own feet and serve the country.

The director of the orphanage also believes in imparting spiritualism into children’s lives so that they can have an all round growth and treat other people with respect and courtesy.

Child Orphanage Nepal currently houses 7 children, all of them boys. The orphanage however is ready to take in more, especially girls. The facilities to accommodate them have already been built. There is a large separate room available for the girls to sleep and all the bunk beds and mattresses have arrived.

Child Orphanage Nepal’s building	Children’s bedroom with no clothes lockers

Why Child Orphanage Nepal needs Volunteers

Nepal is an extremely poor country. Most orphanages in Nepal struggle a great deal to run its program and feed the children and depend on foreign aid. Unless donation arrives, the expansion plans of the orphanages are constantly put on hold because funds saved for these projects have to be diverted back to feeding and educating the children. It’s a constant and never ending battle to run the orphanages.

Child Orphanage Nepal is no exception to this situation. It’s expensive to run Child Orphanage Nepal and the struggle to stay afloat is hard and difficult. There are areas where the Orphanage can save money but the cost of rent on the current facility as well as buy food, books, and clothes the children have to wear, all add up to the overall cost. There is no comprising on that.

Volunteers coming to work in the Orphanage will contribute their labor and also donate to the orphanage. You’ll be surprised how long way a single Dollar can go in Nepal. Through your program fee, which the Orphanage receives, it can take good care of the children.

Plus, the time you spent caring, loving and educating the children will help these kids a great deal. For instance, in Nepal the demand to speak and write in English is exponential. People’s careers often take a downward spiral or an upward climb as of result of their ability to speak and write in English. Help them grasp English, turn them decent English speakers, and they’ll take it on from there and achieve their ambitions.

Give the children in the Orphanage plenty of love. They are short of it as they’ve separated from the parents early in their lives. Many children still have physiological trauma of separation. Giving them love and making them feel loved will make the traumas disappear. This is a perfect volunteer project for you if you wan to serve humanity and make children’s lives better.

Click here to view the profiles of children in Child Orphanage Nepal

Click here to view the profiles of the Staff in Child Orphanage Nepal

The Program Fee

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Volunteer Alliance Nepal aims to raise fund for local orphanages. When you join our program, we will make sure that most of your money goes to children. Part of your fees help to cover our cost also. However, we do not make profit from volunteers. The program fee is divided in as program fee ($249) and weekly fee ($50 per week).Click to find the allocation of $249

You will pay your weekly fee directly to the orphanage (once you arrive in Nepal) so that you can directly see your money benefiting the children with healthy diet and proper education. Please find below the break down of cost in a weekly basis.

$75 - airport receive, transfer to hostel, first night of room/food in Kathmandu, orientation and transfer to project

Meal/Accommodation/Support

While working in Child Orphanage Nepal, you will stay inside the orphanage. If the room is occupied, you’ll stay with a host family. Both the place, hostel or host family is safe and clean. We will enjoy 3 local meals a day made locally. Typical Nepali food is dal (lentil soup), rice, vegetable curry and pickles.

Besides the bedrooms and toilets, CC also has a kitchen, a room where children eat and study, and a room where volunteers will stay. The director of the orphanage will supervise the volunteers. If you need any other help, contact our Kathmandu office.

Kitchen at Child Orphanage Nepal	Park near orphanage, where children play

Daily Life of Volunteers in Child Orphanage Nepal

Volunteers will have to wake up early. Enjoy breakfast before walking to the orphanage if you’re living with a host family. If you leave in the orphanage, you’ll eat with the children. You can also help to prepare the meal. You’ll also have to help the children prepare for school by helping them change into school uniform, making sure they brush their teeth and dropping them to school.

Sample of activities that you’ll perform:

• Teach the children for 2-3 hours a day according to demand. During exam time, you’ll probably have to teach little more. You’ll also have to help them finish homework. In schools in Nepal, the children usually end up with lots of homework. If they can’t finish it, they’re usually punished. Prevent that from happening.
• Personal hygiene: help the children brush teeth, shower them and change them into clean clothes.
• Drop off and pick up from school
• Organize fun activities like games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative activities
• Educational tours, time permitting, take children on a educational tours
• Help in administrative work, e.g. help in kitchen, office work
• Help in other activities or programs designed for kids (if any)

Additional Programs for Volunteers

Language and Cultural Immersion Program (2 Weeks)

Volunteer Alliance Nepal offers two weeks of language and cultural immersion program in Kathmandu. The main aim of this program is to give volunteers insights into local language, culture, history, visit popular places, local villages and meet people. The first week of the program begins with orientation and language classes. In the language class, you’ll learn how to communicate with locals using simple Nepali words. You’ll also visit many interesting places during sightseeing part of the week and learn more about Nepali culture and religion.

In the second week, you’ll stay in a quaint Nepali village. You’ll learn to cook Nepali food, visit local villages, interact with locals and hike to vantage point to see the beautiful mountains of Nepal, weather permitting. After the village stay, you’ll travel to Chitwan National Park to safari. The second week program covers rafting, jungle safari, witness ethnic Tharu dance, village visit and more. Upon completion of 2 weeks program, you’ll gain deep insight into Nepali way of life. You’ll then be fully prepared to work in the project and make your stay very rewarding.

Please see detail itinerary of language and cultural program

$175 : Language and Program fee for first week
$225 : Language and program fee for second week

Himalayan Trekking

Nepal is famous for the Himalayas, deep gorges, spectacular valleys and the snow-fed rivers that crisscross the landscape. Trekking is the perfect way to enjoy these stunning sceneries. In collaboration with reputed trekking companies of Nepal, we offer Himalayan trekking at unbeatable price only to our volunteers.