New International Friendship Club-Nepal
International Workcamp Detail 2008/09
1.Location: Banepa Camp numbers: 12
SN / Camp / Month/Date / SN / Camp / Month/date01 / NIFC-01 / April 01-15 / 07 / NIFC-30 / October 01-15
02 / NIFC-05 / May 01-15 / 08 / NIFC-34 / November 01-15
03 / NIFC-10 / June 01-15 / 09 / NIFC-39 / December 01-15
04 / NIFC-15 / July 01-15 / 10 / NIFC-44 / January 01-15
05 / NIFC-20 / August 01-15 / 11 / NIFC-48 / February 01-15
06 / NIFC-25 / September 01-15 / 12 / NIFC-52 / March 01-15
Place: Banepa(about 1800mt.)is located about 30 KM east fromKathmandu. This is a beautiful town surrounding bythe green hills and panoramic view of Himalayan range from window of the camp house.Banepa can be reached by one and half-hour journey by local bus and then half an hour walk to reach the camp house on the middle of mountain.
Work:There are verities of works in this workcamp location. The main work is an environmental work in association with Saradadevi Community Forest Consumer’s Group. Volunteer will work together with the local people at local forest to help in plantation, taking care of trees, making fire lines, removing un-necessary grass etc.
Volunteer also involve in seasonal agricultural work to help local farmer to plant and harvest crops. We are planning to build some class rooms at the local school from this year. Sometime volunteers may work at the school to assist in construction or painting the school rooms. We will explain in details about the objectives and activities of the workcamp project during the orientation meeting.
Food and Accommodation: NIFC-Nepalarranges accommodation in private ranted house. A shower will be available at the camp house, but not the standard you are used to in your country. Nepalese daily food is Dal Bhat, like Dal (soup of lentil or beans), Bhat (cooked rice), Tarkari (cooked vegetable), is provided. This is the staple diet of the Nepalese and it is eaten everyday. The camp leader will try to offer some different foods but if you would like to enjoy a variety of meals please bring food from your own country. Volunteers will help to prepare meals in turns.
What to bring: Sleeping bag, gloves, trekking shoes, mosquito-net, music cassettes, reading materials or photographs etc.
Meeting Point: NIFC-Nepal office in Panipokhari or Hotel EncounterNepal. We are sorry to mention that we can't pick up all volunteers at the airport due to entrance difficulties at the arrival of Tribhuvan International airport in Katmandu. If volunteer stay at least one day in Hotel EncounterNepalthey are agreed to pick up to our volunteers in nominal cost (Rs 300, Euro 4). Therefore volunteers are requested to send their arrival information to us in time so that we can ask Hotel EncounterNepalto pick up you. Please care your luggage and pay only above mentioned amount for pick up and transportation to Hotel EncounterNepal(Rs. 350 or Euro 4 only), do not pay to hotel extra for your pick up at the airport. If you have reserved any hotel please let us know. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website:
Where to stay: Thamel is quite popular place in Kathmandu for budget travelers. There are several economy hotel/guest houses in Thamel. Most of volunteers stay at Hotel EncounterNepalin Thamel before or after the work camp. We have made an agreement with Hotel EncounterNepal that they will pick up all NIFC volunteers in Rs 350 (about Euro 4) at airport and offer economy single room in US$ 6. We can help them to reserve their room in Hotel EncounterNepalor other economy hotels. Please send us your full arrival information; arrival date and time, airlines name, flight number etc.
How to travel: All volunteers travel together from Kathmandu to Banepa. NIFC manage group traveling to get work camp place. Therefore volunteer need to be one day before the camp date. If volunteer come late, he or she will travel alone but NIFC will help to catch right transportation. A public bus takes about 1 hour to get Banepa.
Insurance:NIFC will not provide any kind of INSURANCE to volunteers, even during the project. Please have the necessary insurance to cover your needs.
Extra Activities: One night two days trekking of Nagarkot and Phulchoki (both mountains are more then 2000 mt. high.) And both mountains are very famous to watch sunrise/set seen and a wide range of Himalayan can be seen on the northeast. Volunteers need to manage US$10 to stay in resort. We will manage a guide and transportation.
CampFee: NRS: 15000 (Euro 165)
The camp fee we collect in orientation day. Therefore volunteers are requested to pay their camp fee in orientation meeting. We only receive camp fee in Nepalese Rupee. All major international currencies or travelers cheque are acceptable in Nepalese banks. We request volunteer to read volunteer guideline and NIFC refund rule before to pay camp fee. We distribute these papers to all volunteers in orientation meeting. If you do not get it please ask your camp leader or NIFC staff who will be at the meeting.
Orientation: The orientation meeting of Banepa workcamps will be organized as follows:
Camp / OrientationDate and time / Place / Camp / Orientation
Date and time / Place
NIFC-01 / 31 March
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-30 / 30September
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-05 / 30 April
3 pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-34 / 31October
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-10 / 31 May
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-39 / 30 November
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-15 / 30 June
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-44 / 31 December
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-20 / 31 July
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-48 / 31January
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-25 / 31 August
3 Pm. / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-52 / 28 February / NIFC-Nepal office
All volunteers are requested to participate in orientation meeting. We explain in details to volunteer about organization, project and traveling arrangements. The orientation is also important because sometime work and place of work camp can be changed due to local condition. Normally orientation meeting we organize one day before the camp date. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website:
How to Get NIFC-Nepal Office:
NIFC-Nepal is located in Panipokhari (closed to OLD USA Embassy). Panipokhari is about 3.5 KM east from Thamel. If you walk it takes about 20 minute from Thamel. No. 5 Public bus, auto rickshaw or taxi stop you at USA embassy. Then look on opposite after 30 meter you will see our signboard on red color building. There is FRUIT/VEGETABLE store on the ground floor. Our postal address is as follows:
NIFC-Nepal
Post Box No. 11276, Panipokhari
Kathmandu; Nepal
Tel: +977-1-2151415, 6205106, 9841278216(Incoming mobile)
Fax: + 977-1-4363950 E-mail:
URL:
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2.Location: Godawari Camp numbers: 03
SN / Camp / Month/Date01 / NIFC-27 / September 10-25
02 / NIFC-32 / October 10-25
03 / NIFC-36 / November 10-25
Place:Patlechap village, near Godawari about 30km south east of Kathmandu. It a beautiful valley with rich natural beauty. There are several mountains, which are places of interest for hiking and trekking i.e. Phulchoki and Lankuri vanjyang.
Work: We will help to paint classrooms and to make play ground at local lower secondary school.
Food and Accommodation: NIFC arrange accommodation in private ranted house. A shower will be available at the camp house, but not the standard you are used to in your country. Nepalese daily food is Dal Bhat, like Dal (soup of lentil or beans), Bhat (cooked rice), Tarkari (cooked vegetable), is provided. This is the staple diet of the Nepalese and it is eaten everyday. The camp leader will try to offer some different foods but if you would like to enjoy a variety of meals please bring food from your own country. Volunteers will help to prepare meals in turns.
What to bring: Sleeping bag, gloves, trekking shoes, mosquito-net, music cassettes, reading materials or photographs etc.
Meeting Point: NIFC-Nepal office in Panipokhari or Hotel EncounterNepal. We are sorry to mention that we can't pick up all volunteers at the airport due to entrance difficulties at the arrival of Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu. If volunteer stay at least one day in Hotel Encounter Nepal they are agreed to pick up to our volunteers in nominal cost (Rs 300, Euro 4). Therefore volunteers are requested to send their arrival information to us in time so that we can ask Hotel Encounter Nepal to pick up you. Please care your luggage and pay only above mentioned amount for pick up and transportation to Hotel Encounter Nepal (Rs. 350 or Euro 4 only), do not pay to hotel extra for your pick up at the airport. If you have reserved any hotel please let us know. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website:
Where to stay: Thamel is quite popular place in Kathmandu for travelers. There are several economy hotel/guest houses in Thamel. Most of volunteers stay at Hotel EncounterNepal in Thamel before or after the workcamp. We have made an agreement with Hotel EncounterNepal that they will pick up all NIFC volunteers in Rs 350 (about Euro 4) at airport and offer economy single room in US$ 6. We can help them to reserve their room in Hotel EncounterNepal or other economy hotels. Please send us your full arrival information; arrival date and time, airlines name, flight number etc.
How to travel: All volunteers travel together from Kathmandu to Godawari. NIFC manage group traveling to get work camp place. Therefore volunteer need to be one day before the camp date. If volunteer come late he or she will travel alone but NIFC will help to catch right transportation. A public bus takes about 1 hours to get Godawari.
Insurance: NIFC will not provide any kind of INSURANCE to volunteers, even during the project. Please have the necessary insurance to cover your needs.
Extra Activities: One night two days trekking of Nagarkot and Phulchoki (both mountains are more then 2000 mt. high.) And both mountain are very famous to watch sunrise/set seen and a wide range of Himalayan can be seen on the northeast. Volunteers need to manage US$10 to stay in resort with dinner. We will manage a guide and transportation. One day trekking of Lankuri Vanjyang also interesting.
CampFee: NRS: 15000 (165 Euro)
The camp fee we collect in orientation day. Therefore volunteers are requested to pay their camp fee in orientation meeting. We receive camp fee in Nepalese Rupee. All major international currencies or travelers cheque are acceptable in Nepalese banks. We request volunteer to read volunteer guideline and contract paper carefully before paying camp fee. If you do not get it please ask your camp leader or NIFC staff who will be at the meeting.
Orientation: The orientation of Godawari work camps will be organized as follows:
Camp / OrientationDate and time / PlaceNIFC-27 / 9 September 3pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-32 / 9 October 3pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-36 / 9 November 3pm / NIFC-Nepal office
All volunteers are requested to participate in orientation meeting. We explain in details to volunteer about organization, project and traveling arrangements. The orientation is also important because sometime work and place of work camp can be changed due to local condition. Normally orientation meeting we organize one day before the camp date. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website:
How to Get NIFC-Nepal Office:
NIFC-Nepal is located in Panipokhari (closed to OLD USA Embassy). Panipokhari is about 3.5 KM east from Thamel. If you walk it takes about 20 minute from Thamel. No. 5 Public bus, auto rickshaw or taxi stop you at USA embassy. Then look on opposite after 30 meter you will see our signboard on red color building. There is FRUIT/VEGETABLE store on the ground floor. Our postal address is as follows:
NIFC-Nepal
Post Box No. 11276, Panipokhari
Kathmandu; Nepal
Tel: +977-1-2151415, 6205106, 9841278216(Incoming mobile)
Fax: + 977-1-4363950 E-mail:
URL:
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3. Location: Hetauda Camp numbers: 12
SN / Camp / Month/Date / SN / Camp / Month/date01 / NIFC-02 / April 05-20 / 07 / NIFC-31 / October 05-20
02 / NIFC-06 / May 05-20 / 08 / NIFC-35 / November 05-20
03 / NIFC-11 / June 05-20 / 09 / NIFC-40 / December 05-20
04 / NIFC-16 / July 05-20 / 10 / NIFC-45 / January 05-20
05 / NIFC-21 / August 05-20 / 11 / NIFC-49 / February 05-20
06 / NIFC-26 / September 05-20 / 12 / NIFC-53 / March 05-20
Place: Workcamp location is MartyrsMemorial Park situated on the top of a small hill near HetaudaCity of Makwanpur district (about 120KM from Kathmandu). This is the first such a kind of park in Nepal established by HetaudaMunicipality. We are organizing International Workcamps there to help in construction and designing the park since 2000.
Work: NIFC-Nepal started to build a multi-purpose building project there since 2002. Now this building construction work is in final stage. We have taken it as a model workcamp project. It will be a house build by volunteers. We are also developing an attractive garden around the building. Besides it volunteer help in day to day work in the park i.e. gardening, cleaning of picnic spots, feeding to animals in mini zoo, selling entrance tickets etc.
Food And Accommodation:NIFC arrange accommodation in private ranted house. A shower will be available at the camp house, but not the standard you are used to in your country. Nepalese daily food is Dal Bhat, like Dal (soup of lentil or beans), Bhat (cooked rice), Tarkari (cooked vegetable), is provided. This is the staple diet of the Nepalese and it is eaten everyday. The camp leader will try to offer some different foods but if you would like to enjoy a variety of meals please bring food from your own country. Volunteers will help to prepare meals in turns.
What to bring: Sleeping bag, gloves, trekking shoes, mosquito-net, music cassettes, reading materials or photographs etc.
Meeting Point: NIFC-Nepal office in Panipokhari or Hotel EncounterNepal. We are sorry to mention that we can't pick up all volunteers at the airport due to entrance difficulties at the arrival of Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu. If volunteer stay at least one day in Hotel Encounter Nepal they are agreed to pick up to our volunteers in nominal cost (Rs 300, Euro 4). Therefore volunteers are requested to send their arrival information to us in time so that we can ask Hotel Encounter Nepal to pick up you. Please care your luggage and pay only above mentioned amount for pick up and transportation to Hotel Encounter Nepal (Rs. 350 or Euro 4 only), do not pay to hotel extra for your pick up at the airport. If you have reserved any hotel please let us know. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website:
Where to stay:
Thamel is quite popular place in Kathmandu for travelers. There are several economy hotel/guest houses in Thamel. Most of volunteers stay at Hotel EncounterNepalin Thamel before or after the workcamp. We have made an agreement with Hotel Encounter Nepal that they will pick up all NIFC volunteers in Rs 350 (about Euro 4) at airport and offer economy single room in US$ 6. We can help them to reserve their room in Hotel EncounterNepal or other economy hotels. Please send us your full arrival information; arrival date and time, airlines name, flight number etc.
How to travel: All volunteers travel together from Kathmandu to Hetauda. NIFC manage group traveling to get workcamp place. Therefore volunteer need to be one day before the camp date. If volunteer come late he or she will travel alone but NIFC will help to catch right transportation. A public bus takes about 5-6 hours to get Hetauda.
Insurance: NIFC will not provide any kind of INSURANCE to volunteers, even during the project. Please have the necessary insurance to cover your needs.
Extra Activities: One night two days trekking of Daman (about 2500 Mt.). Daman is very famous to watch sunrise/set seen and a wide range of Himalayan can be seen on the northeast. Volunteers need to manage US$10 to stay in resort. We will manage a guide and transportation. RoyalChitwanNational Park is also near form the camp (about 50KM). It is famous for wildlife and Jungle safari (see your guidebook). Volunteer need to manage the expenditure to visit park by themselves (about Euro 70 for two night 3 days package programme including Jungle safari by Elephant riding).
CampFee: NRS: 15000 (165 Euro)
The camp fee we collect in orientation day. Therefore volunteers are requested to pay their camp fee in orientation meeting. We receive camp fee in Nepalese Rupee. All major international currencies or travelers cheque are acceptable in Nepalese banks. We request volunteer to read volunteer guideline and contract paper carefully before paying camp fee. If you do not get it please ask your camp leader or NIFC staff who will be at the meeting.
Orientation: The orientation of Hetauda work camps will be organized as follows:
Camp / OrientationDate and time / Place / Camp / Orientation
Date and time / Place
NIFC-02 / 4 April
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-31 / 4 October
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-06 / 4 May
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-35 / 4 November
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-11 / 4 Jun
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-40 / 4 December
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-16 / 4 July
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-45 / 4 January 2009
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-21 / 4 August
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-49 / 4 February
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
NIFC-26 / 4 September
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office / NIFC-53 / 4 March
3 Pm / NIFC-Nepal office
All volunteers are requested to participate in orientation meeting. We explain in details to volunteer about organization, project and traveling arrangements. The orientation is also important because sometime work and place of workcamp can be changed due to local condition. Normally orientation meeting we organize one day before the camp date. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website: