Volunteer with Maya ! (teaching)

Name: Volunteer with Maya ! (teaching)
Start: 2026-07-01
End: 2028-01-01
Location: Lalitpur, Nepal

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Nepal Education Children Education Children Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Maya Universe Academy was established in 2011 by youths determined to challenge the education system in Nepal. The chain of private schools provides access to affordable and quality education to children living in rural Nepal.

Quality education does not need to be exchanged for money. We believe access to quality education unlocks doors to new opportunities and helps children and their families to realize their dreams and contribute to positive social change in Nepal.

Most parents and family members of our students cannot pay financially and work for our social enterprises for two days a month. Instead of paying money, they exchange knowledge and skills for the education of their children. During those two days, they build the classrooms, farm the land or help host volunteers.

We are currently operating from two locations. The largest school educates up to grade 8. both schools have a farm where vegetables are grown and animals are kept.

Around 80 students live on campus at Maya home. Many of these children come from Udayapur, where Maya previously operated a school. Another large part joined Maya Home from Ghorka following the devastating 2015 earthquake.

Maya Universe Academy accepts students from all ethnic origins. Maya alumni are currently furthering their education across Nepal, with continuous support from our team. Others are currently teaching the younger generation at our schools.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers get involved in various activities including, but not limited to,
agriculture, construction, education, and administration. We try to
match your skills, interests, experience, and desire with the on-going
projects at the school. Your role will not be entirely clear until we speak
to you and assess our needs at a date close to your arrival. If you’re not
working in the classroom, there is plenty of time to play and get to
know the students. Each morning before class we meet for morning
circle (assembly). In the evening, there’s never a shortage of kids
running around the school.
Here are some examples of volunteer duties at Maya :

teaching : This requires a minimum commitment of 2 months and we
accept all levels of education. You should submit an
up-to-date CV and a reference letter to the
coordinator when contacted. As a teacher
you are responsible for 3 - 4 classes in a day.
This would involve lesson planning,
conducting the lesson and reporting.
Teachers must follow the topics from
the books available but are encouraged
to add up / change activities creatively and
effectively to achieve the desired learning outcomes.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers sleep in the main school building in a hostel setup and atmosphere. Basic bedding-mattress, bed sheet, mosquito net, and pillow are provided. We have an electricity supply. Please bring your own sleeping bags.

shared toilets/ tap/ wifi/ volunteer kitchen and hang out spot/ locker.

Private rooms are also available

Avocado rooms (two avocado rooms. They are single rooms with attached toilets/showers) (USD 15°

Twin room (we also have two twin rooms. They each have two beds so it's for couples / friends/ family. you have more privacy and your own veranda. (USD12)

simple room : We have two simple rooms which do not have an attachedcbathroom or a veranda. It can fit up to two people. (USD 8)

Electricity and internet - The school has electricity from main
supply and solar energy, which runs for the best part of the day.
There is wifi available at the school. Most Nepal telecoms
companies offer portable Internet solutions. You can buy Internet
data for your mobile SIM card; we usually recommend NCELL or
NTC. These two companies also offer Wifi device solutions. We
recommend you to get a SIM card before coming to Maya (at the
airport or Thamel).
Water - There is a freshwater spring (commonly referred to as
the tap or dhara in Nepali) near the hostel’s kitchen, where we
get our drinking water. It’s set up like a mini waterfall/tap so we
also shower and do laundry there. The water comes from an
underground aquifer so it’s quite pure. Some volunteers,
especially those staying a short period may prefer to filter/purify.
It is free of course. The dhara is a public area! Please respect
other people’s space and the time you take using the water.
Girls must wear a ‘lunghi’ to bathe in, which can be purchased
from school. A lunghi is a ‘sarong- type’ cloth, which is stitched
together. It should be wrapped around the body to cover the
body from the chest to the knees. Boys must wear loose-fitting
shorts. You can also buy bottled water at the old kitchen.

🍲 Food

We eat breakfast and dinner together with the hostel students in
the school’s main kitchen. Variations of Nepali traditional dish ‘daal
bhat’: rice, dhal (lentil soup), and vegetables are served for
breakfast, and dinner. Lunch is served in the old kitchen for the
volunteers. We try to cook different kinds of lunches every day to
cater to different international tastes. It's a more private lunch
where other staff members and students do not join. You can also
use the old kitchen fridge. Volunteers are welcome to join the
cooking process and cook. Please let the volunteer coordinator
know accordingly. The old kitchen is also a good spot to hang out in
the evening with coffee or beer. Volunteers often throw a going
away party with barbecue, bonfire, songs, and dances. Its a great
place to meet and get to know each other after a long day of work.
The organic vegetables we eat are from our own produce! Fruits
and other supplies can be purchased in Damauli. You can also find
cereals, bread, meat, fast food and junk food in Damauli. The
volunteer coordinator can help you get to and from Damauli
according to the school bus which goes to Damauli every day.
Volunteers assist in meal preparation, according to a roster
stipulated by the coordinator, with the ‘kitchen lady”
. Volunteers
also have the option to cook their own meals if they wish to do so.
A small kitchen is provided for volunteers with an oven and gas
stove. Basic supplies like rice and vegetables are available.

📍 About the location

Maya NEPAL

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteer teachers are expected to commit a minimum of two months at one of the locations. We give priority to those with teaching experience. Design and conduct your classes according to our curriculum. Teachers are expected to share and report back progress and challenges to the team.

Must be 18 years or older (we do accommodate groups younger than 18, send your request by email)
Minimum stay of one week (7 days) – for short visits please email us.
A Maya representative will get in touch with you with more information

🤝 Meeting point

WILL BE CONFIRMED LATER

ℹ️ Additional information

Travel / medical insurance - Please make sure you are
covered for any accident, hospital treatments, loss or damage.
You will be asked to read and sign a service contract including
liability, upon your confirmation.
Plan your arrival - Maya’s volunteers can benefit from rates at
hotels in Kathmandu. Some volunteers try to go straight to the
school from the airport, however we do not recommend this.
Staying a few days in Kathmandu allows you to take some rest
after your long flight and explore the city, becoming accustomed
to the culture and the people. Please ask your co- ordinator for
their recommendation on transfers, hotels, sightseeing

Necessity and stuff :

Two passport sized photos - one for visa, one for local SIM (a few
extra are useful if you want to get trekking permits etc).

Local SIM card* and cell phone - you need a copy
passport and a passport sized photo.

Sleeping bag

Medecines

Lice comb

Clothes and shower

Sandals/flip flops and towels

topiletries

laundry soap bar

foot wear

Jacket and warm clothes