Social Orphanage Nepal

Naya Bazaar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Social Orphanage Nepal was established 5 years back to provide a homely and loving environment for children who have nowhere to go. The Orphanage occupies the ground floor of a 3 storey building in Naya Bazaar, Kathmandu. The Orphanage is centrally located with market and the schools for the children only a short distance away. The space though inside the Orphanage is crowded. The children live in a cramped space and there isn’t place for them to play. The orphanage hopes to move to a more spacious location in near future.

At present, the Orphanage is looking after 13 orphaned and destitute children. The Orphanage expects to turn these and more children into mature adults with skills on their hands to survive for the future. The Orphanage also hopes that when they are an adult, they’ll work to fund the Orphanage’s operation.

Building of Social Orphanage Nepal	Children’s bedroom

Why Social Orphanage Nepal needs Volunteers

Social Orphanage Nepal survives on a shoestring. Every day is a struggle to feed the children, pay rent and give children decent clothes to wear. Any donation that reaches the Orphanage comes from abroad as local people are generally too poor to contribute. Volunteers and well wishers regularly supply just about enough money to run the money. The Orphanage really looks forward to accommodating the volunteers as that would mean the Orphanage receiving your program fee. Even though the fee might appear as a small amount to you, you’d be surprised to know what the Orphanage can do with the money. They are better able to feed the children and buy new clothes with your program fee.

You’ll also work in the Orphanage to teach and help the children and provide them with much needed love. This will greatly ease the burden on the existing staffs that are always overstretched. Help them with kitchen chores also if you’re fond of cooking and want to learn Nepali cooking. You can also clean the Orphanage.

All this means Social Orphanage Nepal can function smoothly and the children will feel loved and cared.

Click here to view the profiles of children in Social Development Orphanage Nepal

Click here to view the profiles of the Staff in Social Development 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 Social Orphanage Nepal, you will stay with a host family about two hundreds meters away from the Orphanage. The room is spacious, safe and clean. The host family has hosted volunteers before and is able to communicate in English. We will enjoy 3 local meals a day made locally. A typical Nepali meal is dal (lentil soup), rice, vegetable curry and pickles.

Volunteer’s room in a host family	Kitchen in orphanage

Daily Life of Volunteers in Social Orphanage Nepal

Volunteers will have to wake up early. Enjoy breakfast before walking to the orphanage. Sometimes, you can reach the orphanage before breakfast and help the kids prepare for school. After you drop them to the school, enjoy your breakfast and relax before the kids come back from school. You’ll be busy with the children in the afternoon.

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.