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Namaste and welcome!
We invite travelers to come and experience Nepal in a mountain farming community. Saping, which is a 4 hour bus ride from Kathmandu. It is located in a picturesque area of Nepal with scenic mountain views and rice-terraces. If you want to escape the busyness and noise of the city and immerse yourself in a peaceful village. This place is for you!
Currently, The School which had previously received no financial support from the Government and instead relied solely on donations for improvements and volunteers for teaching. It has now merged with another government school in the area due to the current situation.
However, our school has now transitioned into the Learning Centre and is still a great place for students to come to learn a variety of subjects before and after school. Our library is one of the children's favourite places to come to learn English and also play games. Volunteers like you will help continue this. For those that want a more hands on teaching and vocational training can teach basic computer knowledge to our village students.
Along with teaching. Volunteers are more than happy to try their hand at farm work. We are trying to do organic farming. Seasonally we are growing different vegetables and crops that volunteers can use for their dishes. Also do working on handyman tasks around the learning center repairing and create some new things .As well if you are health workers ( like medical doctors or Nurses) you can offer your help in a primary Health post in our rural community.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiquesPratique d’une langueAide avec des éco-projetsEnseignementJardinageBricolage et constructionAide dans une fermeCuisine/repas pour la familleAide à la maisonAccueil / tourismeEntretien généralAide informatique/internetEchange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Volunteers will get a real insight into traditional rural Nepalese life by staying with us. Saping is quite remote, a little like stepping back in time 100 years. This is a traditional farming area; women have to walk up to an hour to get water from a well, and the village only got electricity around 7 years ago...so you will get to experience an authentic side of Nepal. We'll warmly welcome you into our culture.
In village most of the people are depending on agriculture products and always busy on farming work.
We grow up seasonal vegetables and crops like as potatoes, tomatoes, beans, green veg , Maize, wheat and Rice.
Volunteers can help in farming work and learn how we get our foods.
Also Volunteers can learn how to cook Nepali dishes.
Thank you.Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
The Learning Centre -
We're primarily looking for volunteers for our learning center to teach English language, however our volunteers can also do some farming works, maintenance work, artwork, and can help at community health center.
Our volunteers teach the standard English language classes and help to the students for their homework of maths, health, social studies and science - usually high school level. You can also teach art, music, sport, child rights, first-aid, yoga or any other type of educational project you're interested in.
If you're a qualified teacher, you'd be welcome to work on improving our English curriculum, and also to work with our Nepali teachers at the local government school to help them improve their standard of teaching.
We often have a little bit of maintenance, painting and construction tasks, so we'd welcome someone with basic building skills. You do have to be fairly self-directed to do this, and to be able to come up with little projects yourself.
We're also open to any other ideas volunteers might have, so if you have a project in mind, please just email us! (We would welcome long-term volunteers who wanted to get more involved in the running of the learning centre and volunteer program etc...the sky is the limit!)
Volunteers generally work around 4 to 5 hours a day from Monday to Friday. Two of full days to go exploring around Village, That can be organized as long as you let us know in advance.Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Japonais: Courant
Nepali: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.Hébergement
We have three bedrooms on the first floor of the learning centre. You'll have a private room, a foam mattress, and the area is quiet at night.
We have mosquito nets for the beds (if needed), a couple of rechargeable lights, and there's electricity in the rooms. However, (as with all of Nepal!) There is no heating available during the Winter and there are power cuts from time to time. We have plenty of blankets and some sleeping bags. There is solar hot water for showers and a newly built kitchen in the school with a stove, fridge and freezer. There is a lovely little terrace with great mountain views to take in before you start or finish your day. One of the best features is our fireplace with a built- in pizza oven at the top. A great place to unwind and get cosy and also enjoy making scrumptious pizzas.
We can provide the ingredients for cooking Nepalese food of dahl bhat Vegetables, rice, flour, noodles, pasta, lentils, tea, coffee, biscuits and other local products like potatoes, tomatoes, onions etc.
The Foods you cook is sharing and caring eachother. Please don't throw away any rest of foods.
If you have any dietary requirements please let us know. Volunteers are most welcome to buy their own ingredients from the local shops or towns on theirs own expenses.
The bathroom is shared with volunteers. It is basic, and has a squat toilet. We don't have Wifi, but you can put a local SIM card in your phone to use the internet if you want to.
There's a small store about a 15 minute walk from the learning centre which sells basic items like phone recharge, biscuits and soap, but any other bigger shops and markets are 1.5 hours walk away in the town of Dhologhat.
Please do expect to experience some culture shock, even if you've already been hiking in other areas of Nepal. Traditional Nepalese life moves slowly and has a strong emphasis on tradition rather than change. Saping offers volunteers a break from the fast pace of modern life, but can also be frustrating for volunteers to adapt to a slower way of living. Educational, organizational, and hygiene standards are generally low anywhere you go in rural Nepal, and Saping is no exception!
So, we ask that our volunteers be prepared for living in a rural village. The volunteers that cope best are adventurous, self-sufficient and easy-going. There will be cultural challenges that arise, but we're also extremely friendly and welcoming!Autres infos...
Uttam (the learning centre director) doesn't speak English as his first language. So it's helpful if you write in simple sentences and if you're as exact as possible in the dates you'd like to stay. It may take 2 or 3 days for him to answer your mail.
How to get to us:
From Kathmandu to Saping takes around 4 hours on a local bus plus a 2 hours guided walk up a steep mountain. In the dry months (from October to late June), it's possible to get a bus up the mountain, and then just do 1 hour of walking on flat ground.
Because we provide free education to children and support the community (Through donations from people) we ask our volunteers to pay USD $6 ( Equivalent 1USD~NPR130=NPR.780) a day to cover foods and accommodation.
We really look forward to welcoming volunteers into our village to experience rural daily life and we appreciate all that our volunteers do to help our village community.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Could share the kitchen and dining.
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours, 5 days a week
Feedback (79)
From working in a rice field, to teaching little nepali kids, to local parties with Uttams friends or watching bollywood TV with the farmer women in Saping. And so many more things. All in just 11 days. I loved listening to the stories of Saping, about earth quakes, wild… read more
We did small trekking together and it was so amazing time.
I really appreciate with her and hearty recommend to other hosts.
Thank you
We have had very nice time in Saping and in my Guest House.
That are very nice people and loyal.
They are so helpful and kinetic.
I really like to recommend to other host to welcome them.
Thank you.
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From working in a rice field, to teaching little nepali kids, to local parties with Uttams friends or watching bollywood TV with the farmer women in Saping. And so many more things. All in just 11 days. I loved listening to the stories of Saping, about earth quakes, wild… read more
We did small trekking together and it was so amazing time.
I really appreciate with her and hearty recommend to other hosts.
Thank you
We have had very nice time in Saping and in my Guest House.
That are very nice people and loyal.
They are so helpful and kinetic.
I really like to recommend to other host to welcome them.
Thank you.
I found her very calm helpful person.
She did everything perfectly what our community needs.
I really appreciate and wat to welcome her again.
I recommend her to other hosts.
The children in both villages were amazing. They were incredibly knowledgeable and well-behaved, speaking English fluently and showing a… read more
He is so nice person with good manners. He adapted so quickly in our rural basic life style and he helps us.
During his staying with us we found him very friendly and helpful.
I would like to to recommend to other hosts to welcome him.
Thank you.
All the tasks she did was wonderful.
We have had amazing experiences in my Village Saping and in my Guest House in Dhulikhel.
I really appreciate and recommend her for other hosts.
Thank you.
Uttam as well as the people living there and the teachers are very welcoming. Would go there again without any hesitation !
As he has gave his precious time to the community is very appreciative. Everyday he goes to the public school and teaches to the students ,how amazing opportunities got the village children!
I really appreciate and recommend other hosts to welcome him.
Thank you
Uttam really is a caring host, constantly considers the kids in local areas. They are lucky to have him. I always felt like he was looking out for me. If I needed something to feel more comfortable and help… read more
I am very grateful to have them and spend quality time together.
It’s been such a great experience for her to share her precious time in Nepal.
During her staying she could not able to teach at rural village community school because of time firms. Next time sure….
Thank you so much.
Teaching: We stayed in Dhulilkhel for most of the time and taught in the Himalayan international school. Which at the beginning was a bit overwhelming. Especially since we didn't have any teaching experience. You just get put into a classroom without any… read more
During her staying because of time firm she could not have a chance to teach to the students in my community but she donated lots of stationery goods for the school students.
This could brightened our students future.
Thank you so much.
I am so happy to host her in my village Saping.
She is so kind and generous in every task she does.
She helps a lot to our community students.
I really appreciate and recommend other hosts to welcome her.
Thank you.
This was my first workaway, I stayed for 50 days and could have easily stayed for half a year more, planning to come back next year!
Uttam was the kindest host, really made sure everything was good and that we had everything we needed :)
The village of Saping is the most beautiful village on the world, with… read more
He stayed a month in my village Saping and helping in my community.
He is so nice with our students and teaching English.
I’m sure he can adapt himself in any situation.
I really appreciate and recommend other hosts to welcome him.
Thank you.
Starting in Dhulikhel, we staying in Uttam's guest house, and volunteered at one of the local schools, did some gardening and helped around the house. Dhulikhel is a small city just outside Kathmandu, but it has very few tourists and allows you to… read more
到着日:ウッタムさんがタクシーで空港まで迎えにきてくれました(送迎車代:3000ルピー)
1週目:ドゥリケルにあるHimalayan Internatinal… read more
We have had very nice time.
I would like to recommend all other workaway hosts to host her.
Thank you.
At the time I was in Saping, kids had holiday so I didn't help in the school, but I worked outside, did some small farming and design tasks. The environment is just great! Life is slow, relaxing, peaceful. I got the chance to meet Uttam's… read more
Very wonderful amazing couple who were in my Village Saping for volunteering.
They are very loyal people who always want to do something for others.
We have had very nice time together.
I really recommend them for other hosts to welcome them.
Thank you.
Because there weren’t children in the school, we helped around with cleaning, gardening and also had the opportunity to play with some local… read more
I am so happy for hosting her in my place. She is so kind, charming and helpful person. She is always eager to help others.
I am so appreciate with her good manners .
I really recommend other hosts to welcome her.
Thank you.
I spend 10 days in the beautiful and peaceful village Saping.
I was a few times in the school nearby and taught some kids English - the kids are very nice and eager to learn. I had a lot of fun!
Besides that I helped in the Learning Center and around the house.. - but most of the time I was laying down in the sun and read a… read more
We have had very nice time working together in my workaway project. They are really nice people with genuine passion. They’re very kind and helpful people.
They know a lot about the community social life and being simplicity of life.
Sharing and caring each others needs and be… read more
First of all Uttam, the host, has a really big heart. It was nice to spend time with him and he did everything for us to have a good stay in Dhulikhel and Saping.
The facilities in Saping are simple - be aware of that-but it's authentic and we enjoyed it.
The village is really amazing. You get… read more
He is great photographer and artist as his profession. He did a lot of things for my project in social media… read more
In… read more
It is so nice time you were here in Dhulikhel~ Saping village. I am very appreciated to welcome you in my community.
You and your friend Dani are amazing guys who can adapt in any situation.
Very simple and easy going genuine personality. Very wise and philosophical person who can make positive vibes.
I really recommend… read more
I spent two weeks in the village and it was amazing. It's not only the peaceful life and the amazing views (which are more than enough reason to love the place), but also the community life that there is and how warmly Uttam's family welcomes you. Everyone is extremely… read more
I am so grateful to host him in my project.
He is so talented and generous in his skills.
I recommend all the other hosts to host him.
Thank you.
She is always willing to do something and active.
I really recommend other hosts not to miss to welcome her.
Thank you.
She is so generous in all aspects.
We really appreciate her efforts in our community.
We recommend to other hosts to host her.
Thank you.
I am very happy to host them in my village Saping.
Three of them are so loyal and kind personalities. They are always ready to help our community with full of energy.
Roxane did hiking up to my Village Saping and she perfectly understand to do more hikes and trekking in Nepal.
I love to welcome them again and… read more
We spent the best weeks of our lives between Dhulikhel and Saping, surrounded by Uttam and his family.
We spent 5 days in Dhulikhel (6$ per night), where we got to know each other, and then we have the last 2 weeks of our stay with Uttam in Saping (5$ per night).
We would have liked to meet more children in the… read more
I stayed 3 months in Nepal with Uttam and his family, and it was even better than expected. The little village of Saping is really lovely and peacefull, I already miss this place. There, I met Uttam's family and it was such a good experience ! They are very welcoming and friendly, and the fact they don't speak english will… read more
I am very happy to welcome you in my village.
It is one of the best time we spend together caring and sharing.
Anna &Teilo are so energetic and positive for any kinds of tasks. They can handle and survive in any situation.
I am proud of you you.
Wishing you bight future.
But When they are staying in my village they adapted so quickly I followed up life style of Rural village culture.
I am very appreciate with their time and support… read more
He stayed in my place for about month and helping in my project.
He is so interesting and intelligent person I found. He works any tasks easily and find out the solution for any problems.
In near future I will host him again and again.
Very happy personality!
Miss.Clara! I am so glad to host her in my volunteering program. She is so nice and loyal person who has been in my guest house help. She helped me a lot of things inneed for managing the café and Guest House.
As we visited my… read more
I could see how it runs the guest house and enjoy relaxing afternoons in the amazing and super beautiful caffee terrace of the guest house.
After a few days we visited Saping and it… read more
Wonderful time during her stay with us.
She is so generous person to be honest.
She has given her precious time to improve our society and it could change the part of world in positive vibration.
I am always eager to meet new people and wants to… read more
From the beginning Uttam was very helpful for me to start my travelling time (after Covid) in Nepal. He picked me up from the airport and made my start into my journey much easier. I am very grateful for that.
I felt very welcome and what's more I felt free to share my help… read more
I hosted Michael from USA for two weeks.
I am so happy to welcome him in my volunteering programs and introduce myself and my work for to the Village.
He is so humble genuine person and care taker in every task.
I am so much appreciated for his memorable time with us in Saping village.
We hope we can welcome him again soon.
I arrived in Nepal the 10th of July at the airport and Uttam kindly picked me up. I've first spend few days with his nephew Salikram. The place is really nice and the coffee… read more
I spent 2 weeks in Saping last month helping at the learning centre and teaching in the nearby school. The experience was authentic and really profound. What amazed me the most is the incredible peace of the village lifestyle. It is indeed a yet untainted segment of our world. The pandemic left a lasting imprint on all activities… read more
He is always helpful and responsible for us.
We are so much appreciated with him.
We hope in near future we can again host him.
Thank you.
Uttam and his family welcome me and helped me during lockdown, I always felt at home and despite the cultural differences I rarely felt uncomfortable, thanks to them.
On my arrival, Uttam came to pick me up at the airport, which was really helpful after a long journey, and it saved me a… read more
The kids are really nice and they want to learn from you as much as the want to play and have fun.
This is the perfect experience in case you want to… read more
We (Megan and Daniela) plus another two volunteers all decided to choose here for its wonderful reviews by other volunteers that previously visited. We have collectively discussed our feelings about the conditions here and feel it is only fair that we provide some constructive feedback for the benefits of other Workawayers.
As with any… read more
Uttam was away to guide a trek for the first week I… read more
My name is Arild and I spent 2 months teaching at Uttam's School in Saping this past spring. Reading through the reviews here I believe that there is not much left to say about the school, village and people there without repeating what has already been written before. I can only add that these two months were absolutely amazing. I had a… read more
This was definitely one of the best experiences I've had. Everything was perfect during my stay there. From waking up with the view of the rice fields and the Himalayas on the back to meeting some wonderful people living around. The kids in the school were always eager to learn and incredibly sweet to all the teachers.
Getting there is… read more
The place is so nice and people fantastic!
Uttam is a so nice person, always working helping everyone and sharing so many moments during the day speaking, cooking, walking...
.A good open minded leader that make easy working in this nice… read more
I‘ve just finished one month of teaching and a little bit of maintenance work at Uttam‘s school. I really enjoyed it! Uttam was the best host you could ask for. He is very open minded, no matter if it comes to new ideas or food ;-). He was always availabe and could help me with every question or request I had.
The children are all very… read more
I volunteered in Saping for a bit more than a month and the first thing that comes to my mind is: don't think twice about joining this beautiful reality, just apply!
The description is absolutely and honestly faithful to reality, nothing is hidden and you can imagine the difficulties that you could face. You can prepare… read more
I just finished 1 month of volunteer here with Uttom.
This month was absolutely amazing and i would definitely recommend it to anyone.
The children are so nice, smiling and happy. They are always ready to interact.
Uttom was very easy going. He let you bring any new idea and project that seems to be good and he is always ready to… read more
Starting from the pre-arrangement communication till the last day it was all smooth. Uttam is a great person, dedicated to what he does and willing to do his best to support education in the village.
He and his family are very… read more
Uttam is super friendly and helpful and the kids are just adorable.
You should be aware that it is in the mountains, where you don't have the possibility to go to a supermarket or anything. It is a super easy and chilled… read more
Uttam is every thing you want in a host. Sublime guidance if needed on teaching, trekking, cooking or anything else you might be… read more
We volunteered for 3 weeks at Saping School, as teachers for local students aged 6 to 12. You have 3/4 hours of teaching everyday, so you have free time for you in the morning and in the afternoon to read, trek, cook… read more
Thank you so much your kindness and great contribution to Saping Village.
During his staying at the School and teaching to our School students was amazing and fantastic time.we share the time as a family.
He is so nice , gentle and very understanding person.
We highly recommend him to any other host.
With warm regards.
Uttam.
You will definitely come to use your creativity and invent from day to day to make up classes for the kids and hold up their attention.
After a week, I realized that… read more
We are very happy to share his experience at our school. Our students are so lucky to get him such a wonderful gentle man as their teacher.
FLO is very simple and capable person, he can adapt himself in any situations .
Personally we respect his peaceful smile and kind contribution to… read more
Altogether I stayed for 2 weeks with Uttam and his family. They were really nice and very
accomodating. Thanks again to Uttams Dad for the fresh honey and homegrown bananas!
The accomodation itself is clean, but you might find the occassional spider hanging on the… read more
He likes cookings many items of good food.we share best wonderful time in Saping.
Bike riding up to the Village amazing experience. ...!
Thank you.
She is so great and helpful kind heart person. She helped a lots for our school and society.
She is very easy going person to host.
Every work she can handle very perfectly.
Our school students are so happy to learn many things from her.
We hope in near future we can welcome her… read more
Thank you so much to Uttam and his family for taking such good care of me.
One thing to note, the school is crying out for… read more
This experience was amazing. Uttam is a great person and has really made a difference for the children by building the school.
I was teaching maths and English to kids aged 5 - 10. The kids were amazing, very eager to learn, so motivated that it was hard to keep their energy down during… read more
If you find yourself wanting to volunteer somewhere relaxed where you can both spend worthwhile time with kids AND have a bunch of personal… read more
Teaching the kids can be a tough challenge, especially if you haven't taught… read more
I have spent 3 weeks in Nepal and wish it could have been more.
When I arrived in Saping I had no background in teaching… read more
If you come to teach, it's a wonderful experience to live that redefine most of your education standards, you'll need some time to… read more
I hope to return one day… read more
Waouh !! What an amazing and interesting project ! Probably the best project in my life !!
You will meet fantastic people as Uttam, Pabitra and her family ! Thanks to them I learned a lot about the way of living, nepalese culture and history !
And the most important : you will feel very useful and confortabl not… read more
First, more me than him, I had a culture shock. When I was reading the description, I was thinking : ok ! I'm ready, I'm open-minded. But the reality is very different. You can see hard-life of farmers and childrens too. During this month, a lot of children was… read more
We had a great month in Saping teaching english, math and music, and because of the big cultural difference we learned a lot from the friendly, nepali people - and we felt, we also tought them something.
But you… read more
I don't come from a teaching background but I was able to tailor classes due to the wealth of material available to volunteers. In saying this… read more
For accommodation, it was much more advanced than other places I stayed with hot water showers and a private room. The food was cooked well, but it was redundant with dal-bhatt (rice, potatoes and pumpkin leaves flavored with a lentil broth) twice a day. It is easy to get used to, but you may… read more
Getting There:… read more