The Volunteers
At the center, there are three paid staff. Geeta is the manager, Santu and Mangali are the cooks/cleaners who live at the centre full-time. These three women lovingly look after the children like mothers.
Any other hands-on-help comes from volunteers, usually from abroad. Volunteers are accommodated and fed at the center (if they choose). Their job is to help the children prepare for school, assist with their homework and spend the evenings with them as they play and prepare for bed.
Annegret from Germany (pictured) was the very first volunteer at OHC, staying for a month in November 2004.
If you would like to talk to Annegret about her volunteer experience, you can email her on annegretvolz@hotmail.com
HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER
The most important requirement to be a volunteer is that you love connecting with children.
It is also important that you are willing to learn about Nepalese culture, as it is a poor country and can sometimes be a major cultural adjustment.
Information you need to know:
Airfares and transfers (taxi to and from the airport): you are required to fund your own way there.
Accommodation: you will have a room with a bed and a bathroom for you at the orphanage, next door to the children's rooms.
Food: the orphanage will provide meals for you, predominantly dahl baht a Nepalese dish consisting of white rice, potato curry and lentils. A volunteer must pay a small compulsory fee to cover food and accommodation. Many volunteers like to purchase Western food or fruit and vegetables, which are not provided at the orphanage. We recommend you put enough money aside for this option. We also ask that you don't eat such food in front of the children.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please visit PA Nepal
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