Host Family and Cultural Exchange

From the time you arrive until you complete your volunteering program you will live in host family. In the host family you can eat Nepali food with the family members twice a day (around 9 o' clock in the morning and 7 o' clock in the evening) daily. Tea is served in the morning and in the afternoon. In the house you will live as part of the family. By living with a Nepalese family, volunteers will have the unique opportunity to connect on a personal level with its people and culture, and it provides an excellent opportunity to use ones new language, skills and to learn more about its culture. Within a home stay situation, learning by doing provides the best.

You will have your own private bedroom and an internal power supply but all other facilities will be shared.  In the very rural locations the power is fickle and often weather dependent, so bring a flash light. In the urban areas or care centers your standard of living will include bathroom facilities with access to toilets and showers but rural host stays have squat toilets and pump washing facilities. Clothes washing will be by hand. If your rural host family does not have a phone one will be in an adjacent village. Internet access will be available at the nearest regional centre and in the home office.

Volunteers may have the opportunity to get together with other volunteers and share their experience. You will be able to travel to nearby towns to purchase things for daily use and could travel to other areas on longer vacations.

Name and Location of the Host Family:

Name: Sita Pun Total Family Persons: 5(2 Sons and 1 Daughter) Education: Literate Location: Patihani-6, Chitwan, Nepal
Name: Suvadra Acharya Total Family Persons: 4(1 Sons and 1 Daughter) Education: Literate Location: Gaindakot-1, Nawalparasi, Nepal
Name: Tika Dhakal Total Family Persons: 3(1 Son) Education: Literate Location: Gaindakot-1, Nawalparasi, Nepal
Name: Chinta mani Acharya Total Family Persons: 4(2 Sons) Education: Literate Location: Ratnanagar, Chitwan Nepal
Name: Laxmi Acharya Total Family persons: 9 Education : Literate
Name: Sarita Devkota Total Family Persons: 4 (1 Sons and 1 Daughter) Education : Literate Location: Patihani-6, Chitwan, Nepal