Location

We offer volunteer placements from high in the Himalayan mountains, to Nepal’s ancient cities and the lowland jungle terai

For centuries, Nepal has been cultivating a rich cultural heritage. This multidimensional legacy encompasses various ethnic, tribal, and social groups which each contain differing styles of music, art, language, literature, philosophy, religion, festivals, food and drink.

Nepal is a landlocked country of South Asia that’s situated in the Himalayas, and was the world’s only Hindu kingdom till 2006, now a secular Federal Democratic country after 10 years civil war and people’s movement. It shares its borders with the People’s Republic of China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and India. The population of Nepal mainly consists of Tibeto-Burmans from the north and Indo-Aryans from the south. The giant bordering cultures that are adjacent to Nepal have had a great impact on Nepal’s own traditions and society, and Nepal’s different regions have adapted these foreign practices to fit their own indigenous requirements (based on topography, available resources and climate).
With eight of the highest peaks in the world, Nepal is home to some of the most outstanding achievements in the world of mountaineering. For many decades these dauntless and breathtakingly beautiful icy mountains have posed a challenge to those who dare, and there are some 326 peaks in Nepal open for mountaineering today. These mountains have long been a mystery to Western civilization, and until recently they were still relatively unexplored by travelers. Even today, vast areas of the Himalaya range are still untouched, and the mountains remain a source of fascination and inspiration for people from all over the world. Himalaya (“Him” means snow and “Alaya” means abode), the abode of snow and the Gods, extends about 2500 Kilometers, and the Brahmaputra (Assam) in the east and Indus river in the west demarcate the length of the Himalaya range. It is 300 km wide and rises nine kilometers above sea level.

Volunteer Society Nepal (VSN) has selected the following beautiful working places for volunteer placement. Volunteers are welcome to choose one of these locations, as connections there have already been established with Volunteer Society Nepal (VSN), but We can also arrange volunteer opportunities in many other parts of the Kingdom of Nepal.