📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
FFN : Frienship Foundation Nepal
💼 What the programme involves
Community forests are parts of the National park in which local people can cut down trees under strict regulation. They use those to make firewood, furniture, building material and more. In return they take care of the forest under the supervision of professionals.
Volunteers in this project try to improve the symbiosis between the local community and the nature. They will plant new trees, destroy harmful weed and create firewalls. Furthermore, they will improve a security fence that protects the forest and start campaigns to gain more environmental awareness among the local people. The close contact to the Nepali people is a great chance to gain intercultural experience on both sides.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Simple accommodation in a camp house or with a local family. A camping pad and sleeping bag are required. Showers with cold water are available in your place.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will have three traditional meals a day, mostly the Nepalese national dish Dhal Bhat and take part in the cooking process and all chores. It is also possible to bring own food.
📍 About the location
Champanager, a village situated on the borders of Chitwan National Park.
⚠️ Requirements
What to Bring :
Souvenirs for the children from your home countries, seasonal clothing, a sleeping bag, working gloves, trekking shoes, a mosquito net, mosquito repellant, music, reading material, photographs of your home country.
Qualifications needed :
Beyond at least basic English skills and your best motivation, there are no special qualifications needed.
🤝 Meeting point
The first meeting will be arranged at the airport where the volunteer will be received by the local staff. We are going to pick up the volunteers for free according to their arrival dates. We work together with Hotel Encounter Nepal, in Thamel, Kathmandu. The room is available from about 10€ per night. From Kathmandu we will arrange a bus to the project side.
Note : Arriving date, time and flight number should be given to us at least one week before your arrival, because we have to manage the hotel and transportation
ℹ️ Additional information
Personal Benefits
-Work with children, women and local community people
-Develop construction, presentation, communication and many other skills.