Taking care of children without parents or homes is indeed the pure worship of God as a human being, and is seen as pure humanitarian work around the world. Volunteers will be placed in an orphanage where they will live with the children. The children are mostly between the ages of four to eighteen, and they may or may not have a basic understanding of English.
The general role of the volunteer in this placement is to act as an older sibling: to take care of, look after, and encourage them to participate in different extracurricular activities. These activities include music, dance, games, and drawing. The skills instilled by these volunteers make the children more independent and leave lasting impressions on their lives.
Work & Impacts
Volunteer Responsibilities in Orphanage:
- Teaching and tutoring English, Computers, or any other subject in which the volunteer excels
- Help children understand homework; monitor academic progress
- Take care of the smaller children who are too young to go to school.
- Help with food distribution, kitchen work/duties
- Design activities/programs for the children
- Increase health awareness through brushing teeth, showering, and educating them on how to maintain personal hygiene
- Organize games, drawing lessons, singing, dancing, and other creative activities
How can you help these orphans?
- Volunteer your time
- Sponsor a child
- Sponsor a program
- Donate to the children’s education program
- Donate – books, school supplies, old clothes, toys, indoor games, medicine (vitamins, scabies cream/lotion, lice shampoo, band-aids, etc.
Additional information:
Skills required: Volunteers must have good English (limited-working) proficiency. Experience teaching is a plus, but not necessary for this program/placement. Volunteers must observe the rules and regulations of the monastery, and be respectful and polite to the teachers, children, and local people.
Age range: 16 years and older
Start dates: Flexible, the minimum time of this program is 2 weeks and the maximum stay is 5 months.
Note: Contact us if you have any questions about this program, we would love to hear from you!
Destination
- Kathmandu
- Chitwan
- Pokhara