Indoor and outdoor activities
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About the project
Indoor and outdoor activities
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Nepal is an underdeveloped country. Years of political conflict, poverty and lack of education have prevented the Nepalese people from getting the chances they deserve. At the Friendship Foundation Nepal (FFN), we believe it’s our responsibility to help ad try to improve those conditions, but improvements take time. To better a society you must first live in it. In order to change a country’s conditions you must first experience those conditions firsthand. Only after experiencing them you can share your knowledge through teaching, sharing ad interacting, which can in turn have a lasting effect on the local population. You might discover that living with a local family and adjusting to the Nepali lifestyle will have a lasting effect on you too.
💼 What the programme involves
Mainly, the volunteer will be teaching Sports and/or Music to children between 6 and 15 years of age. However, since schools are always in need of teachers, it’s possible for the volunteer to also teach Math, Science and English. In Nepal school goes from 10 am to 4 pm. The volunteer will teach 3-5 classes each day, with each class lasting 45 minutes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will live with a Nepali family close to the school, and experience their hospitality, friendliness and immerse yourself in their unique lifestyle. You’ll be welcomed as a member of the family and of the local community. At least one member of the family will speak English. Nepali houses are simple, with basic facilities (squat toilet, shower, kitchen, etc). Most families DO NOT have hot showers, but most of them have western style toilets. Just don’t expect to find the same facilities as in your home country. You’ll get your ow room ad the family will respect your privacy. In order to make the most of your experience in Nepal, we encourage to interact and socialise as much as possible with your host family ad take part in their daily activities.
🍲 Food
You will be served food twice a day: breakfast around 9-10 am ad diner around 7-8 pm. You’ll soon realize that tea is the most popular beverage in Nepal: whenever you visit a family you’ll be offered a cup.
📍 About the location
We provide living accommodations in the Nepali cities of Kathmandu or Pokhara.
You’ll fid cities to be more similar to your country, while in the countryside many Nepalese grow their own vegetables and typically ow cows, buffalos, goats or chickens.
🎒 Leisure activities
Saturdays are holidays, and Fridays are half-holidays. When not in school, you’ll share your everyday life with the host family.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers must be at least 18yo. No formal education is required, but relevant qualifications are very much appreciated. Positive attitude, respect and an open mind are obviously very important, as well as an interest in discovering the Nepali culture.
ℹ️ Additional information
Long term volunteering lasts 2 to 5 months. It takes some time to get used to the different lifestyle, so we advise to stay for as long as possible. Camps start the first Friday of every month.
Office registration fee: 250€ - To be paid at the FFN office, covers airport pick up and drop off, 3 days orientation in Kathmandu, transportation from Kathmandu to the camp and back.
Extra fee: 150€/month - To be paid either to the local coordinator or to the FFN, covers meals and accommodation during your stay in Nepal.
What to bring Seasonal clothing, sleeping bag, comfortable shoes, mosquito net, music player, reading material, photographs from your country. Every piece of sports equipment or music instrument you can bring would be greatly appreciated, as equipment is scarce in Nepal. Pencils, pens, notebooks and textbooks for the kids are also greatly appreciated, and can be bought for a reasonable price in Kathmandu prior to your departure. Before the project Before your project starts, we strongly advise that you attend our 3-day orientation seminar at the Training Center in Kathmandu, which aims to provide basic knowledge about the Nepalese education system, culture, dress, food, as well as detailed information about the project, the school, Nepali language classes and much more. The orientation seminar starts on the first Monday of every month, but can be arranged according to each volunteer’s travel itineraries. During the orientation you’ll be staying at our dormitory in Kathmandu along with the other volunteers waiting to go to their respective placements. Every morning and evening you’ll eat together with FFN staff.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
FFN/LMTV-07AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 → 30/12/2026
FFN/LMTV-07AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 30/12/2024
FFN/LMTV-07AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
FFN/LMTV-07
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
FFN/LMTV-07AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2024 → 30/12/2025
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
400.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Nepal
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Nepal Rupee (NPR / रूपैयाँ)
Exchange rate
1 NPR = 0.005958 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Nepal Time
Local time: 21:14 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken