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What volunteers actually do here

Not observation. Cutting fabric, carrying supplies, painting classrooms, planning sessions. The ordinary work that programmes are made of.

Kathmandu and project sites2 min read

Five volunteers and staff members posing together in an office in front of an organisation banner and Nepali flags
A volunteer cohort at the HISCUS office.

Volunteers with HISCUS end up doing the same things staff do. Cutting and stitching fabric for reusable pads. Carrying and handing over supplies. Writing up sessions. Preparing materials the night before.

Through Charity Trek, run with Mountain Routes, the same applies on the trail: cleanup, school cleaning and maintenance, classroom painting, infrastructure support and library development.

Why it is framed this way

Placements that promise transformation tend to deliver photographs. Placements that promise specific, useful work tend to deliver both the work and, incidentally, a better experience.

Roles, time commitments, eligibility and costs are confirmed case by case, and the volunteer page explains how to start that conversation.

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