Baishnavi School
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About the project
Baishnavi School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
NVCYE is a non-profit organization registered with the social welfare Council of Nepal government. The organization aims to empower local communities by organizing community development, education and conservation projects. The organization focuses on community development work and conservation work. Most of the activities are focused on educational training for children.
NVCYE wants to provide a welcoming environment to Volunteers to make them feel at home. This way they can live an amazing experience by enjoying Nepalese food, observing unique Nepali culture and get a general feeling of village life.
It is a unique opportunity for the volunteers who are keen to enjoy the amazing beauty of the Himalayas, nature, the rich cultural diversity and the simple life style of one of the most beautiful countries of the world !
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will be teaching English course book as prescribed by the school in co-ordination with local English teacher ( not only English course book but also they can teach other book given by school coordination).
You can also organize various other activities for students like : Health and civic education, games, drawing, quiz contest, awareness raising activities in the community through students, debate, drama, music class, etc.
Your ideas are most welcome !
Other Activities:
- Play educational games with the kids.
- Teach children drawing, songs and any musical instruments.
- Develop manuals according to the students need, from prioritizing the listening and speaking Classes.
- Organize hiking tour, educational tour, case study and other activities so that student can have the real Experience in their learning practice.
- Run extra English language classes for students if they eager to learn either after school or in holidays,i.e. if the school is closed.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host families will provide accommodation and food for the volunteers. Therefore, they need to share rooms with volunteers of other nationalities joining the same Program.
Note:
- Volunteers need to inform host family if they are going outside to have food.
- Volunteers need to be back home before 7pm in night.
- Volunteers are not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during their stay in host family.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will have their lunch at 9:00 to 9:30 and dinner at 7:30 to 8:00 pm. Food is local style,cooked by a Nepali family. The main types of food will be rice, lentil soup vegetables and pickle but once week host family will provide you meat in your lunch or dinner. For vegetarians the choice is usually limited to Vegetables, lentil soup and pickle.
The host families can also provide meals during the weekends but if volunteers are traveling during weekend, then outdoor meals are not provided by host family or organization.
📍 About the location
Vaishnabi Community School is located in Kirtipur. Kirtipur is one of the oldest Human settlements in the Kathmandu Valley. This tiny town is recorded as an ancient capital of Nepal. Kirtipur means “a famed town” in Nepali language is also known as “kipu”and “kyapu”. The location of this small town is different from the other main towns of the valley in the same that occupies the top of a steep rocky hill. This city of glory is Inhabited and also dominated by Newars which are the earliest settlers in the Valley with their own language and cultural norms and values. Originallya Newari foundation, it is no doubt that Kirtipur is still a center of Newari culture. Volunteers can observe the local festival of the people. They do have their own language Newari Language, it is also known as Nepal Bhasha. It was Nepal’s administrative language from14th to the late 18th century. They always use Newari language when they talk to each other. However nowadays people of different casts and religion stay in this place. So it consists of many Temples, Gumbas and Churches as well. They always use their local language when they talk to each other. The place is somehow can see as crowded of students because of the university,called Tribhuwan University. Volunteers can observe the life of Newari people and culture and in leisure time they can walk and see very historical place Bagh Bharab, Chovar Gorge and Taudaha Lake.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers should pay for outdoor activities : above ("other activities") are sample activities where local host can expect the help of volunteers.
During their weekend or the week, volunteers can travel around and do sightseeing of the area.
NVCYE provide excursions tour for volunteers among them :
- Sightseeing of Kathmandu (Boudhnath, pashupati temple, and syambhunath)
- Sightseeing of Pokhara (2 nights and 3days)
- Cultural tour of chit-wan(2 nights and 3 days)
- Trekking or hikking organized in group of volunteers
Do not hesitate to ask your SVI referent for the price or more infos about the leisure activities organised by NVCYE.
⚠️ Requirements
Being flexible, easy adaptable, very enthusiastic to learn and teach !
You also have to be a role model for the students who might like to follow whatever you do ! So forbid Smoking and drinking and using intoxicating thing in front of students.
🤝 Meeting point
NVCYE will send someone to pick you up at the airport ("Tribhuwan International Airport")
ℹ️ Additional information
Details of the participation fees :
Airport pick up/Drop : 30 euros
Program Fees 1st month: 350 euros
For more than a 1-month stay 70 euros will be asked for each additional week.
> It covers Food (lunch and dinner), Accommodation, project drop and Pick up.
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Baishnavi School Project
01/01/2019 → 01/01/2021
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
380.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kirtipur 44600, Nepal
Nepal
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Nepal Rupee (NPR / रूपैयाँ)
Exchange rate
1 NPR = 0.005958 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken