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India and Nepal Volunteer Combo

Start Point: Delhi, India
End Point: Kathmandu, Nepal
Length: 2 weeks India and 2 weeks Nepal
Starting Date: First Monday of each month
Project: Work in Orphanage
Program fees: US $ 1099 for 4 weeks
Travel Tips: Make Delhi a transit destination of Nepal

Join our India and Nepal volunteer combo program; explore and experience two countries of Asia with one program fee. Countries in South Asia, India and Nepal offer astonishing sights and everlasting travel tastes for you. Asia Horizon provides you project to serve communities in great need, travel, village stays, and explorations of new cultures. Our India and Nepal volunteer combo gives you the opportunity to experience India and Nepal while serving orphaned children in Delhi and Kathmandu.

India is a country of great geographical diversity with every kind of landscape imaginable. India is the home of the sacred River Ganges and the majority of Himalayan foothills that dominate India's northern border. On the other, Nepal is a landlocked country in Southern Asia, between China and India. Nepal has eight of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest. Enriched with incredible cultural beauty and geographical diversity, Nepal recently was declared a republic and has abolished the age-old monarchy. Adventure-seeking travelers can have everlasting memory of white water-rafting, trek along snowy, mountainous trails, jungle safari and many more.

Proposed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Delhi, transfer to Asia Horizon hostel.

Day 2: You will be given 1-2 hours orientation about project, host family, safety issues, and general rules of program. Transfer to project, introduction to project staff, host family and project work begins.

Day 2 – 12: volunteers will work in an orphanage in Delhi.

As a volunteer in orphanage project in India, you will contribute in the development and growth of some of the most deprived and neglected children in the world. You will help the local staff as they work with children and directly involve them in various skill-developing activities. Your commendable effort, contribution, teaching, love, care and inspiration for these underprivileged children will definitely enhance their knowledge, skill, perception, and experience thereby assisting to make their future success and radiant.

Working in an orphanage is a real rewarding job. You will work with small groups and may be asked to teach games, art, sports, and music and also escort the children to various activities. The orphanage centers run by our partners accommodate 50-70 boys and girls between the ages of 3 to 14. Although this is not an English teaching placement, you will have the opportunity to teach English during your stay in the orphanage. If you are skilled in sewing, painting, tailoring, crafting, typing, and computing, you can teach these skills to the children as well.

Day 13: Closing of India program, prepare for departure to Nepal.

Volunteers have the option of flying to Nepal (approximately 1 hour 30 minute-flight from Delhi to Kathmandu). Alternately, volunteers can travel by train and/or bus via Bhairawa, Nepal, although it sometimes takes up to 25 hours to reach Kathmandu from Delhi)

Day 14: Depart for Nepal. Arrive in Kathmandu, transfer to hostel.

Day 15: Free day

Day 16: You will be given 1-2 hours orientation about project, host family, safety issues, and general rules of program. Transfer to project, introduction to project staff, host family and project work start.

Day 17- 27: you will work in an orphanage in Nepal.

As a volunteer in orphanage project in Nepal, you will primarily assist to boost the knowledge, skill and competence of disadvantaged and poor children of the country. By serving the orphans in orphanages, you will be offering them a different perspective on life that they can carry into adulthood.

Working in an orphanage is a real rewarding. The orphanage centers run by our partners accommodate 20-30 boys and girls between the ages of 3 to 15. Although this is not an English teaching placement, you will have the opportunity to teach English during your stay in the orphanage and conduct creative programs including games, music, art, drawing, painting, health, nutrition, and sanitation. If you are skilled in sewing, painting, tailoring, crafting, typing, and computing, you can teach these skills to the children as well. Volunteers’ love, care, teaching of English language and sharing the experiences of their own would be a great assistance to gain confidence to them thereby making their future more secure, livable and prosperous.

Day 28: Closing of program, prepare for departure to home country.

Program fee: Only $ 1099 for 4 weeks

Fee covers

India:

• Airport receive/pick-up, transfer to hostel
• Room and food for 14 days (in host family or orphanage project)
• Project donation
• Service of field staff throughout project period
• Airport drop to go to Nepal

Nepal:

• Airport receive/pick-up, transfer to hostel
• Room and food for 14 days (in host family or orphanage project)
• Project donation
• Service of field staff throughout project period
• Airport Drop

Fee does not cover

• International airfare
• Airfare or transportation cost between India and Nepal
• Visa and immunization
• Personal expenses outside of program

Asia Horizon is extending more possible ways for our volunteers as:

1. Our volunteers can choose any project that we offer.
2. Volunteers can take one week of language and culture program for an additional cost.
3. Volunteers can extend the length of volunteering period in any country.

This itinerary is generic and can change at any time without prior notice to meet changes in field conditions or needs of Asia Horizon Office.

 
     
 
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