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Physiotherapy Volunteer Work

Physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal with Volunteer World Nepal offers an immersive and impactful experience for individuals passionate about making a difference in healthcare. A physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal program invites volunteers to contribute their skills in physiotherapy to support individuals with physical disabilities, elderly and health challenges.

Volunteer World Nepal collaborates with local hospitals, healthcare facilities, rehabilitation centres, and community organizations to address the pressing needs of individuals requiring physiotherapy interventions. Volunteers work under the guidance of experienced local professionals, providing crucial assistance in assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation processes.

A typical day of physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal will begin at 09:00 AM and end around 02:00 PM, Sunday to Friday and depending on your placement work hours could vary. Depending on your skills, you will begin by shadowing your supervisor. You will begin assisting staff in their daily tasks. You may observe as staff work with children to develop their fine motor skills, or you may be asked to help organize physical exercise sessions for special needs patients. Your tasks are dependent on your level of experience.

Physiotherapy Volunteer Work Highlights:

  • You will observe sessions that focus on showing members how to care for and assist children with special needs. This helps families bond, and it will help children with special needs.
  • Join a physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal and gain work experience by observing physical therapists as they work at hospitals. You will watch as they treat adults and children working to improve lives.
  • Shadow medical professionals and physiotherapists
  • Learn more about overseas healthcare systems and various practices the clinic use
  • Gain valuable fist hand experience or pass on skills and practices from back home
  • Get more hands-on, depending on experience, and help children and adults during their physio sessions

What will you do in physiotherapy volunteer work?

You will work alongside physical therapists and medical staff in hospitals and rehabilitation centres, elderly care homes with patients. Here are just some of the things you can do while doing physiotherapy volunteer work:

  • Observe physical therapists and medical staff as they work with children and adults
  • Exchange and share your knowledge with local staff
  • Help staff teach parents how to care for and help children with special needs

Where in Nepal will you be doing physiotherapy volunteer work?

Kathmandu or Pokhara will be your home for the duration of your physiotherapy volunteer work.

What are the aims and impact of physiotherapy volunteer work?

The aim of physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal is to give you a deeper understanding of physical therapy practices in a developing country and build your practical knowledge. We want you to learn as much as possible in Nepal while sharing medical knowledge from your home country.

Nepal is listed as one of the most disadvantaged countries in the world. Natural disasters like earthquakes have also had a terrible impact on the country. Limited medical resources and a lack of experienced doctors have only added to today’s challenges.

Physiotherapy volunteer work will also have an impact on your learning experience. You will see how physical therapists cope with what they have, and how they treat their patients. They will share their knowledge and experience with you, and you can do the same if you have training.

Join a physiotherapy volunteer work in Nepal and start expanding your knowledge by watching physical therapists in action.

Orientation begins on the morning of next day your arrival and covers everything you need to know for your volunteer program in Nepal – an introduction to Nepal, Nepalese customs, language training details, rules and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Nepal, and an introduction to your project and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to visit local temples, sample authentic Nepali food, meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing. The program may vary depending on your time of arrival. We will manage to include all below mentioned activities in you introduction program.
• Arrival and introduction host family
• Survival Nepali lessons and cultural discussion
• Local amenities and sightseeing and project start

On arrival in Nepal, volunteers stay in a host family in Kathmandu for their orientation.

Volunteers are then accommodated together in homestays and hosted by local families who have been approved by our program staff. We give your host family a fee for your support, food and board. It is exciting to stay with a host family, providing you with a unique opportunity to learn about the Nepalese way of life, meet local people, try traditional food and speak the local language – especially when host families in Nepal tend to have limited English.

Living is basic but comfortable and most homestays have electricity and running water, with the exception of some rural homestays which are without these conveniences during the dry season. Squat toilets are the norm in Nepal and you will not come across many western toilets. Volunteers can also expect low-pressure showers that are generally not heated; however, this is refreshing after a day in the heat.

You can expect to share a room with one to three other volunteers and bedrooms have single beds and bunk beds with bedding provided. It is recommended volunteers bring their own sleeping bags and mosquito nets for any trips away.

WiFi is available in most of the volunteer homestays. If you would like to keep connected during your stay, we recommend bringing an unlocked mobile phone and purchasing a local SIM card when you arrive in Nepal.

The staple meal for most Nepali families is dal bhat, which consists of lentil soup (dal), rice (bhat) and vegetables in curry (tarkari) and/or meat (masu) with a side of pickle/sauce (achar). Volunteers are served two meals per day at their homestay and can purchase additional food to supplement this if they wish.

Volunteers can have a meaningful impact on Nepalese communities by providing assistance with a wide range of activities that help make life, and the future, better for local people. Volunteer World Nepal has a number of volunteer projects in Nepal. Some are located on the outskirts of the capital city of Kathmandu in rural and urban areas, while others are in Pokhara and Salleri. Pokhara is located in mid-western Nepal and is a popular tourist destination, renowned for its amazing mountain views. Salleri is the Everest Mountain region: beautiful landscapes, hillsides dotted with villages, a lively weekend bazaar, a Tibetan camp, and many spectacular Buddhist monasteries. In Salleri you can teach in Schools, teach English in a monastery, work in a Health Clinic or work in Construction. Salleri is a small Himalayan Region town that serves as the headquarters of the Solukhumbu District.

Low-cost, fully hosted volunteer abroad programs in Nepal.
Your registration fee and your program fee provide access to a fully hosted volunteer experience with Volunteer World Nepal. In order to apply to join Volunteer World Nepal you are required to make your registration fee payment of 100 dollars.

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Key Information:

Provide care and connection for disabled people
Various locations in Nepal
Homestay accommodation
Based in specialist day care centers, clinics and hospitals
Up to 4 - 5 hours volunteers a day
Fully hosted experience from 250 dollar for 1 week
Base camp treks and other tours available
Durations from 1 - 4 weeks
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What's included:

  • Two meals (breakfast and dinner)
  • Accommodation
  • Orientation and survival Nepali language lesson
  • Cultural sightseeing in Kathmandu
  • 24/7 email and telephone support
  • Volunteer handbook
  • 24/7 hours emergency support
  • Dedicated VWN program and travel co-ordinator
  • Regular program inspection
  • Scholarships for low income students

What's Excluded:

  • Flights to Kathmandu
  • Visa cost
  • Travel and health insurance
  • Domestic flight costs
  • Transportation costs for the volunteers who want to work outside the Kathmandu Valley
  • Personal items, extra beverages and entertainment expenses
  • Personal travel and sightseeing
  • Transportation service during weekends travel
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