Nepal Community Medical Volunteer Project

Project Costs

The costs for volunteering in Nepal for 2 weeks either in a hospital placement or for the medical camp is £690 and each extra week costs £165 (the maximum you can stay at this project is 16 weeks).

The above costs cover your airport pick up when you arrive, taxis around Kathmandu during your orientation, hotel stay for two nights in Kathmandu to settle in before you head out to your placement, guided sightseeing in Kathmandu, local bus transfers to and from your placement, drop off back to the airport to catch your flight home, support from our partner organisation in Nepal and WorkingAbroad Projects, and all food (2 meals per day provided by your host family) and accommodation with a local family homestay. What is not included is your flights and travel to and from Nepal, visa costs, personal expenses,  and your own health and travel insurance.

Payment Terms

To secure a placement volunteering in Nepal, please complete and submit the online application form including your application payment of £195 (included in the total project costs listed above). If for some reason, your application is not accepted, we will reimburse this payment fully. However, for those who are accepted, the remaining balance needs to be paid one month before departure. Once you are confirmed on the project, you will receive pre-departure information with further details on your project, when to arrive, contact details, suggested items to bring, programme information and lots more.

Project Dates

You can volunteer in Nepal for 2 weeks up to 16 weeks in duration, all year round, apart from the medical camps which are held on fixed dates in July/August. We are flexible with dates and can accommodate as well, so you do not necessarily have to arrive/leave on the dates below, they are just listed as a guideline. Please email info@workingabroad.com if you have specific questions about dates.   Currently only hospital placements in Pokhara are available for medical students.