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Development Impact Nepal

Nepalese Children and Community Partners Await Volunteers’ Return

The economic crisis as a consequence of the pandemic poses a great threat to girls' safety and education.

Global Volunteers’ Nepal service program launched in 2018 and suspended due to the pandemic, has resumed. Unfortunately, the needs of our community partners in Kathmandu have grown. This is a wonderful opportunity to provide meaningful volunteer service to people and community-based organizations in need. Nepal Country Manager Stephen Raja provides background on our formative partnership, […]

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December 14, 2022/by Global Volunteers
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Staff Worldwide Nepal

Your Guide to Volunteer Travel in Nepal

Stephen Raja Chinnappan was born and raised in Bangalore, India. He joined Global Volunteers in 2001 after serving as a free-time tour guide for volunteers in Chennai. After being promoted to Country Manager, Stephen led volunteer teams until the India program was suspended in 2018 and the Nepal program began. Stephen also provides service program […]

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August 15, 2022/by Sam Pinakoulaki
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Development Impact Nepal

Building Local Capacity in Nepal

international Volunteer work to improve the quality of life of girls and women in Nepal.

A measure of success for Global Volunteers is supporting local efforts so much that volunteers either are no longer needed, or are assigned to ever-expanding community projects. By avoiding creating dependency, we work so that our partners are self-sufficient and local projects are sustainable. An essential step towards achieving this goal is building local capacity. […]

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July 12, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Nepal, Vietnam

Self-sufficiency is Enhanced Through Genuine Community Development Projects

Volunteer helps Vietnamese blind students learn English to become self-sufficient

Working toward self-sufficiency is related to many of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, and is a baseline criterion of Global Volunteers’ service programs. This post illuminates how volunteers assist two of our community partners in Asia work to elevate local people’s capacity and confidence to become agents of their own progress. When volunteers teach conversational […]

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April 23, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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Development Impact Ecuador, Nepal, Peru

Cognitive Ability is Enhanced in Youth-Centered Volunteer Projects

Global Volunteers promotes children’s well-being around the world in many different ways so they can realize their full potential. This third post in a series about child development projects examines how brain development enhances cognitive ability, and how our work contributes to healthy brain development for children in partner communities. Although the brain’s wiring is […]

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February 21, 2021/by Global Volunteers
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News and Updates Nepal

Overcoming Hardships is Nepal Partner’s Story of Personal Resilience

Among all Global Volunteers’ partner communities, struggle is a common thread. Our inspired and resourceful partners rise to leadership positions with their vision of opportunities that may not be obvious or seemingly attainable to others. In this second interview with Global Volunteers’ partner and consultant in Kathmandu, Nepal, Buddhi Man Shrestha describes how overcoming hardship […]

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November 1, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Cultures and Traditions Ecuador, Greece, Nepal, Peru, Poland, St Lucia

Habitude, Fortitude and Gratitude: Community Partners’ Resilience Inspires Us

As we all confront new questions and conflicts each day about our safety, health and economic security during the pandemic, we appreciate our inspired partners around the world. Every Global Volunteers development partnership has its own origin story and offers its unique inspiration. And, local community leaders personally have overcome threats to their own peace […]

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September 4, 2020/by Michele Gran
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News and Updates China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Nepal, New Mexico, Peru, Poland, St Lucia, Tanzania

Partners Report School Opening Plans in a Post-COVID-19 World

international Volunteers teaching at a secondary school in Tanzania

Few global events ever impact every country simultaneously as COVID-19 has. Besides its devastating consequences for the health and finances of millions of people around the world, the pandemic also disrupted their education. How have schools in our partner communities been affected? How have they’ve been able to cope with the challenges, and what does […]

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July 13, 2020/by Global Volunteers
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Partners' Stories Nepal

Nepal Community Partner Prepares Children for Productive Future

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Buddhi Man Seresta, founder of Papa’s House orphanage and pastor of Fresh Fire Church in Kathmandu, had a difficult time growing up without his father. Yet, the love and care he received from his mother impressed on him his advantages – which thousands of children without parents lacked. As he grew up, he transformed his […]

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May 11, 2020/by Michele Gran
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Partners' Stories Nepal

Nepali Community Partner and Family Struggle During Emergency Lock-down

Dipesh Khadka (second from right) and his family with Global Volunteer George Hayes (third from left). When the nation-wide lock-down was abruptly declared in the early hours of March 24 to combat COVID-19, Dipesh Khadka and his family were caught unprepared. Since then, Dipesh – one of Global Volunteers’ community partners in Nepal – his […]

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April 3, 2020/by Michele Gran
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