Nepal is the country where the apostle of peace Lord Buddha was born. Buddha spread the message of Buddhism all across the world. Tibet is also a Buddhist country and there are more than 130,000 Tibetans who live in exile and out of that over 20% of them are living in Nepal . Despite of all difficulties, these exiled Buddhists are practicing their religion and rebuilding their cultural heritage in their own little ways. In this mission of the Tibetans in Nepal, education of the children is the top most priority and command of English is very important.

The Tibetan children are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English to brighten their future and also to be able to translate and preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures. Primary education schools, in the Tibetan Children’s Village were established by the Tibetan community in Nepal. These schools support religious practices in their studies and provide schooling in Buddhist philosophies as well as a variety of other areas such as English and computer skills.

The schools in Tibetan Children’s Village are resource poor, and under staffed. These schools also need teachers who can teach good English to the students. Apart from teaching English, volunteers can also teach extra curricular activities like sports, drawing, music, etc to develop the perceiving power of the children and also help in the administrative works.

Role of Volunteer :
Volunteers will primarily work as English instructors either the schools of Tibetan Children’s Village  or Children home. Depending upon the need, volunteers may be asked to assist in other school extra curricular activities like sports. As a unique facet of this placement, the volunteer will have a rare and unique opportunity to witness and participate in traditional Buddhist rituals.

•  Teach English (2-3 hours a day) in the school
•  Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities
•  Taking kids on educational tours
•  Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic progress,
•  Other helps on administration
•  Help in other activities or programs designed for school children (If any)

Skills/Qualifications Needed

There is no need of specific qualification for teaching English project in Nepal . However, volunteer interested to teach the children must have good command of English.

Room/Food/Supervision

Alliance Nepal manages room/food for volunteer. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with host family where we manage a separate room and Nepali food three times a day.

Alliance Nepal maintains staffs, office and many more . Most of our partner schools are located within 10 miles periphery of our office in Pokhara enabling us to meet our volunteers frequently and whenever needed. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile number of our coordinators. Moreover, head of the school serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.

Location Descriptions

The Tibetan Children’s Village is located at the heart of Pokhara . Pokhara is a vibrant  city of Nepal with places of great tourist attractions like Lakeside, Sarangkot,  etc. Pokhara has a wide range of restaurants, internet cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The volunteers also have numerous opportunities to explore the sites under cultural heritage during free time. Our volunteers can simply hike in near by villages, ride bikes in Pokhara, walk around the tourist city , the options are unlimited. Project also offers unlimited opportunities tol witness and participates in traditional Buddhist rituals.

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