| Project Information
Nepal is known as the secular country of Lord Buddha, peace messenger to the world, Nepal boasts many monasteries where monks are educated and carry on religious practices. Monasteries in Nepal still provide education to the monks within the social and religious context despite the influence of western education system leading many changes. The monasteries continue Buddhist practices and provide education in Buddhist philosophy as well as a variety of other areas such as English, math and even computer skills. English has been realized as the most important language in the world so as in Buddhism. Buddhist can spread their philosophy all over the world if they know the English language, teaching English to the Buddhists is also an opportunity to the volunteers to understand Buddhist culture and philosophy which is vast different than their western world.
Volunteer’s Activities
The volunteers in this project will teach English to the monks especially you can focus upon their grammar; pronunciation Teaching normally starts after lunch, for about 3-4 hours a day. The size of monasteries and age of pupils vary. As a volunteer, you will teach basic conversational English to monks, can also organize games, drawing and other creative activities. Apart from teaching English, volunteers can also teach math, computer skills and other extracurricular activities depending on skills and interest. In free time volunteers also can join different activities of Buddhism such as singing, meditation, ritual and prayer.
Project Skills Required
No specific qualification is required for the volunteers teaching English in monasteries. However you need to be above 18 years of age and other basic requirements are genuine interest in the Buddhist philosophy of non-violence, respect for the serenity of monks and openness to learn and serve in a different culture.
Project Location
Project placements is available in Kathmandu valley.
Kathmandu: The capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu is home to most of the government offices, embassies, and corporate houses. Kathmandu is also known as the city of temples and historically significant monuments. This is why the small city harbors more than half a dozen of ancient historical places and heritages, which are listed in World Heritage Site. This small and beautiful city has topographical variation and cultural diversity.
Nepal Program Fee and Dates
Program Date: Asia Horizon volunteer Program begins with your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday, the day before of your project. A one-day orientation about the program including project sites, types of work, local food, climate, safety issues, health issues, culture people etc. will be provided in Kathmandu office before you start the project.
Program Fees: Our program fee is 80-100% less than most international volunteer organizations
| 1 weeks |
$190 |
7 weeks |
$540 |
What does fee cover? What doesn’t fee cover? |
| 2 weeks |
$290 |
8 weeks |
$590 |
| 3 weeks |
$340 |
9 weeks |
$640 |
| 4 weeks |
$390 |
10 weeks |
$690 |
| 5 weeks |
$440 |
11 weeks |
$740 |
| 6 weeks |
$490 |
1 2 weeks |
$790 |
- Language and Program fee for first week: $185
- Language and program fee for second week: $235
Food and accommodation
ASIA HORIZON makes an appropriate provision for food, room and supervision for its volunteers from the very beginning of their arrival to the end of their project. During the first week of language and cultural program, ASIA HORIZON manages you a clean and pleasant hostel having food facility where cooks prepare a variety of simple non-veg Nepali food three meals a day. A typical lunch includes Dal, Bhat, Curry, Bread, and Pickle. If you want to have you meal outside then there are several best hotels and restaurants in the country where you can easily access and the food of your choice with reasonable price. During volunteers’ respective volunteering programs, a host family will be provided for their accommodation. You cannot expect a luxurious stay in Nepalese host family. However ASIA HORIZON arranges a separate room along with a communal bath for volunteers in both the host families and hostel accommodations. Sometimes you may share your room with other volunteers if the number is large. In the placement, volunteers are expected to assist household chores such as cleaning, washing, fetching, taking care of children and old persons. Besides, Nepali people are extremely hospitable, warm and welcoming and volunteers are well treated wherever they go.
Visa information
Any traveler in Nepal can stay on a tourist visa for 3 months each year at $1 per day rate. You may obtain visas from Nepalese embassy in your country or upon arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport.
You are allowed to stay up to 120 days on a tourist visa, and then for any extension up to 150 days total, but you are required to show an airline ticket with a suitable date on it, and this ticket must be in OK status (i.e. not wait-listed)
Asia Horizon suggests that ALL volunteers get tourist visa in their home country BEFORE arriving in the host country to avoid any unnecessary hassle at the airport.
Living, Working and Safety Issue
Living and working in a poor country is really challenging. It demands courage, some experiences and the ability to adapt. It can be overwhelming to adjust in a completely new environment. The climate, food, and atmosphere – everything is different than your hometown. You will be faced with a harsh social reality every day of your volunteer work and experience things a tourist never sees.
Independence, maturity, flexibility and the desire to do social work are required if you want to take part in the volunteer work program. Asia Horizon takes full responsibility for your safety and tries its level best to bring sense of security and peace of mind in you from the time of your first arrival to the completion of your project in a host country. When we receive your flight information, we will make the necessary arrangements here for your airport pick-up. Generally, volunteers arrive on Sunday. Our country coordinator will be there to welcome you at the airport, to pick up and take you to your accommodation, and you will receive basic orientation about your itinerary and placement along with a comprehensive briefing on the country and specific locale by the coordinator and transfer to the project on the following day or after the one week orientation. The staff/ coordinator will accompany you until you have a sense of complete safety. You are allowed to contact 24/7with an assigned person directed by Asia Horizon during your stay. We will be fulfilling our additional duties such as monitoring, guiding and counseling. Our staff/ coordinator will be there all the time supporting and coordinating you.
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