Agriculture Farm (NEP-54)

Type: Agriculture - Country: Nepal

Brief description and main aims

This Agricultural Farm is growing trees, vegetables and various other plants in order to protect the local environment. 

The main aims of the project are to create awareness about the environment. We make several types of conservation and awareness programs and promote natural environment. At the same time, the project has also been providing training to local farmers and people in order to protect the environment. The project has also been distributing saplings to the local community, in order to encourage tree plantation. 

Volunteer tasks

Among the Volunteer´s tasks we can find: 

• Collection of the seeds, and placing them in the right order
• Plant seeds
• Cleaning, gardening and planting new flowers
• Create fences around the conservation areas and nurseries
• Water the plants and saplings
• Weeding, mulching and sowing
• Landscaping, transplanting
• Search for seedlings

Volunteer requirements / Skills

Volunteers must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Be reliable 
• Show eagerness 
• Show creativity
• Be confident in their work and have mangament skills to ensure an effective support. 

Location

Chitwan, 120 Km away from the capital Kathmandu in the southern part of Nepal. It is located in a distance of about 30 km from the Royal Chitwan National Park.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

The volunteer will live with a Host Family. Our Host Families have basic bathroom facilities and running tap water, electricity is also available. 

More Information

A maximum of 4 volunteers can be engaged in this project. Volunteers need to check with the hosting organization in advance to see the availability of the project.