3. Location: Bhorle village of Chitwan district, about 130 KM south west from Kathmandu in center part of Nepal. Bhorle is a popular work camp destination for international volunteers. We are working there since 1995 and hundreds of volunteers already joined international workcamp in Bholre. Major attraction of Bholre is their reach Gurung culture, friendly behavior of local people to volunteers and their active participation in cultural exchange day. More then that, Bhorle is located on the foot of two high mountains and closed to Trisuli river famous for rafting (you can see rafting boats from camp house ! ) Chitwan is the main destination for the jungle adventures and wild life in the world. One horned rhino, Bengal tiger, ghadials (long/short snout) crocodiles, species of birds and others, are the main attraction of Chitwan district.
4, work: There are varieties of works in Bhorle work camp
1. Physical work to build more facilities in camp house i.e new rooms, painting, gardening etc.
2. Educational activities in local primary school i.e. teaching English, sport, music etc.
3. Environmental awareness activities with local women’s group (how to keep their village beautiful by keeping clean, using toilet, not throwing plastic or paper everywhere, volunteers are welcome to present their new ideas !
4,Local people wanted to set up health center and computer room for the school so we need to help them to collect the stone and sand from the river .
5. Food and Accommodation: FFN has camp house in Bhorle. Food and accommodation will be arranged there. This is like ‘a camp type’s accommodation’ floor only, campers need to bring their own sleeping bag and mattress. The camp house can accommodate 15-30 people. There. A shower (cold water) 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 your native meals please bring food from your own country. Volunteers will help to prepare meals in turns.
6. Meeting Point: Friendship Foundation Nepal (FFN) office or Pilgrims Guest House. 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 100, Euro10). 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, 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: www.theffn.org
7. Where to stay: Thamel is quite popular place in Kathmandu for travelers. There are several economy hotel or guest houses in Thamel. Most of volunteers stay at Hotel encounter Nepal in Thamel before or after the work camp. We have made an agreement with Hotel Encounter Nepal that they will pick up all FFN volunteers according to your arrival information at airport and offer economy single room from 10 Euro 50 euro it is depen on your choice. We can help them to reserve their room in Hotel Encounter Nepal or other economy hotels. Please send us your full arrival information; arrival date and time, airlines name, flight number etc.
8. What to Bring: seasonal clothes, sleeping bag, working gloves, trekking shoes, mosquito-net, music cassettes, reading materials or photographs and BEST MOTIVATION! .
9. How to travel: All volunteers travel together from Kathmandu to camp site (Bhorle). FFN 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 FFN will help to catch right transportation. A public bus takes about 5 hour to get Bhorle.
Insurance: FFN will not provide any kind of INSURANCE to volunteers, even during the project period. Please have the necessary insurance to cover your needs. But we assure you that we will make our best effort to create safe working environment.
10. Camp Fee: Euro 200. We collect the camp fee in orientation day. Therefore volunteers are requested to pay their camp fee in Nepalese currency according to the change rate. All major international currencies or travelers’ cheque and cash 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 FFN staff who will be at the meeting.
11. Orientation Day: The orientation meeting will be held One day before the project start
1:00 PM at the FFN office in Thamel.
All volunteers are requested to participate in orientation meeting. We explain in details volunteer about organization, project and travelling arrangements. The orientation is also important because sometime work and place of work camp can be changed due to local situation. Normally orientation meeting we organize one day before the camp date. Please check latest information before you leave your country at our website: www.theffn.org
12. Extra Activities.
1, Trekking of Sinchang Gadhi (about 1500mt.),
2, Jungle Safari in Chitwan National Park (about 30km). Cost of Chitwan National Park: Euro 160 for two night three days programme including food and accommodation in a tourist resort..
3, Rafting in Himalayan river one or two days it is depend on your budget it is not comfortable free choice.
13. Education programme:
There is small school run by the government but there are very small number of student so all the time we try to attract the local children through the volunteers moment right now most of the volunteers will have chance to teach and play with them if volunteers could brings pencils ,pen books and text books are highly welcome for them.
14, Culture Exchange programme : This is the main programme for the volunteers who really like to see and experience about it we may organized both kinds of culture exchange from the volunteers side and also local people side.
15, How to find Friendship Foundation Nepal (FFN) Office: FFN is located in Thamel, near Amrit, Campus in front of Pilgrim Guest House on Main Street. You can see our signboard, please note the building where Adventure Trekking International is located on ground floor, our office in on 2nd floor.