The HVP-Nepal Link is a bespoke placement opportunity open to University of Kent students
interested in teaching, international development, travel and volunteering.
HVP is an Nepal-based
NGO that has more than 30 years' experience hosting UK university volunteers at its schools and social
projects through GAP and other university links.
The scheme is co-ordinated by Dr. Lars Atkin, a
lecturer at the School
of English, History and Classics, University of Kent, and co-ordinated by HVP employees and volunteers in Nepal.
Unlike some other volunteering opportunities, this is run by a not-for-profit organisation and can be adjusted to suit
individual needs and requirements
The Placements
HVP has 3 schools across Nepal. It also runs
social projects such as the Children’s
Peace Home orphanage and educational
projects aimed at empowering women to
earn their own living.
Volunteers can work as teachers in the
schools teaching across the humanities
and social sciences as the schools are
English medium.
There is scope to work on designing
decorative murals and helping update the
school facilities.
You will pay around £1,000 for flights to
Nepal via Delhi or Dubai and £100 for your
visa (you can apply for funding from the Turing
Scheme. See our Moodle Module for details).
Students registered at Kent at the time of the placement will be covered by the University's travel and personal accident insurance.
You will sign up for six weeks' volunteering
at the Children’s Peace Home in South West
Nepal.
You will attend an orientation day in the
Spring (hosted at the University of Kent) in
which you will hear more about the placement
and learn teaching tips from fully-trained
teachers and former volunteers.
In addition to the cost of the trip, you should
aim to fundraise at least £500 to donate to
the Children’s Peace Home in return for 6
weeks' bed and board, plus the opportunity to
teach in HVP Dang and help out at CPH
