An emergency at one of our camps

This photo makes our work worth while when you see a child receiving medical care.

Celebrating Dashain in the village with volunteers

One of the classrooms in the foothills, children are keen to learn anywhere

We encourage young children to star early with their study.

These students are ready & waiting to learn from you.

All Nepali students love a show so get up there and give them one to remember

A warm greeting is waiting at the airport for you.

A lifelong memory for the Sam who spent time with the students of Damadge school

Taking time out in Chitwan to visit the national park.

A photo can say a thousand words

A warm welcome awaits all volunteers

Part of EHN`s work is helping with prize ceremonies and we are always happy to help

Play time for the children and Trey and we arent sure who is enjoying it more.

A rhino wallowing in the ponds in Chitwan after another hot day.

Some volunteers headed to the villages to help clear up after the earthquakes.

Shows the devastation after the earthquakes.

This photo shows just how hard Nepali women will work.

Phi on one of the medical camps being checked out by the Doctor

A medical camp takes preparation and here are the girls arranging the medicines.

Everyone loves a selfie so we do see plenty of them

Martina with one of the young ladies at Shree Kalika Secondary school Gerkhu where she was a volunteer.

A big welcome is always waiting for volunteers

meet the studnts at one of our schools.

Dont worry William chose to have his haircut in Gerkhu. The hairdresser is Hari with the same cut throat razor.

Fancy teaching these students?

The conditions are basic but the students really want to learn

A photo can help you remember your time in Nepal for the rest of your life.

Saying Goodbye to one of our longest serving volunteers, Martina from Italy. Gone but never fogotten.

Playtime is always important,

There is a lot of writing notes with each patient the next team can reger from them.

Making children smile is always important so spend time with them.

A photo from just after the earthquakes of 2015 in a rural school.

People will travel any way they can to come to our medical camps

A rural classroom from Bardia in the south of Nepal.

When you are at the homestay please try everything as its an experience.

Thank you to the amazing team from Kuwait

Welcoming a new volunteer to the medical centre

Its always a great day as everyone gets a day off for the prize givings

A warm welcome in the village awaits every one.

One volunteer even went as far as raising money to build a toilet block for over 200 children.

medical centre in Gerkhu

Well you wont miss the Maitri Griha if your in the same street.

A typical class in Bardia.

Now these are the views waiting for you when you come to Nepal

Try the traditional way of carrying but make sure its not too heavy.

Every where you find children playing together happy.

Be prepared to teach children who are interested in learning as well as knowing about their volunteer teacher.

Volunteering teaching is always a challenge

Maarten and Lynsey on Mt Gerkhu taking a break from volunteering at the school and medical centre

We have been working with the Shree Rupa school for a number of years now

Part of the sightseeing around Kathmandu is to visit Durbar square

Martina and Doug are made most welcome by the locals when they went to teach English

Beautiful scenery & amazing views

One of the young students have hurt themselves and here the medical treatment is free.

Only seen in Chitwan but what a beautiful photo

At the rural Medical camps we always provide the basics medical tests for free.

Yoon taking a class with his students, by playing hangman it gets the whole class thinking.

Tihar the Brother sister festival where you give blessing for your siblings

Mary one of our best painters at the Damadge school

Rural farming is hard work churning the milk is done by hand

Anyone coming to spend time in an orphanage and wants to bring something then we suggest balloons.

If you are planning to bring some things then pens are always a good idea.

Hearing tests help diagnose whether the children is having problems & can help especially in the classroom.

Most of the classes are small which helps you to interact better

Being a volunteer means being ready for anything as Trey from Texas found out.

Sally getting a lifetime reminder of her class before leaving .

But be careful because its never sure who washes who.

All volunteers fall in love with baby goats.

Teaching in the classrooms as an assistant to the teacher

Traditional cooking in a Nepali rural house

One of our first schools that we painted and it still looks good now

A lot of planning goes into the rural medical camps to make sure everyone knows what their jobs are.

If your confident why not take the class Alice here is now a teacher in the UK.

Rural living in Nepal is hard as our volunteers are finding out. Optional is the carrying

Hong Kong group meeting before starting work.

A busy day at the medical camp but we keep working till the last patient has been seen.

Medical volunteering comes in many forms.

Just spending a little time with sick children makes them realise that people do care,

basic medical checks are always first on the line

When you volunteer with EHN we promise to take you to some amazing places.

Dr Van from Australia at our medical camp

Everyone gets involved in the work in the villages

EHN teamed up with the Seed foundation to help build a womens centre

Rahul in prison . Don’t worry its part of the Nuwakot palace you can visit

Some of the patients at the latest medical camp run at the school.

Take a little time out and try bungee

Another one of our medical camps where its attracting a lot of attention.

Always time for a photo

A serious photo showing the work we are supporting in hospitals in Nepal

William and Bibas in Gerkhu where he spent time working an the traditional farming.

Its basic living in the villages but getting back to Nature can be relaxing

Try teaching in this background as you wont find many better. In the summer time its better to teach outside because of the heat.

Lord Buddhas eyes are everywhere in Nepal

When your tired you can rest anywhere

Its a busy first day sightseeing but always time for a photo

EHN are building records so each year we go back we can check on progress

Greeted by the local men in traditional dress

Meeting and giving blessings to some of the studnets we help

Something that most students dread standing in front of the class.

Maarten and Lynsey recieving their welcome to Gerkhu

Usually you will eat fresh home cooked food but occasionally its good to eat out.

We run medical camps with the local schools as they are the centre of the community.

Teach these guys?

One of our new projects testing students for potential health problems

Liam spent his time as a volunteer teaching in Gerkhu and helping with health lessons.

Bored with classes sometimes you become more interesting to them.

And this is how Mendi is drawn on your hand. it takes a steady hand and a good eye.

Our international volunteers always work with a Nepali translator

Something you dont usually do at home and a memory that will last for ever,

When you are on placement spend time with the families.

This was actually a hand washing class that went wrong.

As you can see the classrooms are basic but these students are willing to learn

EHN always likes to see volunteers getting involved with dy to day life in Nepal even when it means carrying the milk to the dairy.

Making the schools a more colourful place to study

The traditional Nameste Greeting, do this when meeting everyone

Anthony drinking Nepali style by making sure his lips do not touch the water container

Its not all work and a day out in Pokhara is fun.

Some of the students we were testing

Anthony is helping with this young ladies ear infection.

After the earthquake our team went shopping for the villagers

EHN & its medical volunteers can make a difference offering free medical care

After a hard day at a rural medical camp its always good to have a laugh.

Hard at work in the class

Phil is always good for a photo

Hard at work with an audience of the students come to watch,

Our Nepali translators are always there to help

The group photo at the end of the Dashain festival.

A warm greeting is given to all because it sets you up for a great experience.

Heres Bina hard at work at the Gerkhu local school

Do you fancy trying to teach in these conditions?

On a medical camp expect many different sorts of injuries.

Well when Holi is on in Nepal you must join in.

Teddie is the sort of volunteer that will try anything. Here its carrying grass the Mountain way.

You will get to see some amazing sights on your first day and it just gets better & better

Its amazing what happens when a request comes from the school in trissuli. Add two volunteers, paint, children and a little imagination.

Somebody doesnt want to see the doctor but happy for a photo

Our volunteers often bring presents & equipment for our projects

Customers waiting for the medical camp to open.

One of the most amazing views from the school

Nepal is full of natural beauty so look north and this is what you will see.

Height and weight is recorded so we can build up a record for the following year.

One of the patients

Talk to the kids as it gives them chance to practice English. as well as building their confidence.

Somebody left a rope so it was rude not to use it.

Elephant washing in Chitwan but who is washing who?

Catching a lift in the back of the truck instead of walking..

We have been lucky to have a number of great artists volunteer with us

From a daycare centre we worked with years ago.

Maya one of EHN`s al time favourite volunteers

This photo says it all about how welcome volunteers are.

Here is Phil dancing in the Dashain festival last year.

All part of the sightseeing tour of Kathmandu

Local government school in Bardia

A large part of our work in Nepal is the running of medical camps in rural areas

A must for every volunteer when you are in Nepal, washing elephants is so much fun.

This little one looks so serious but Martina will cheer her up.

A serious part of our work is with several hospitals in Nepal so medical volunteers are always welcome.

This photo shows just how much work we have in Nepal if every child gets to study in a good enviroment

Time out with the locals

A brave man is Maarten as he allows Hari to shave him with a cut throat razor.

Chilling out with the rest of the group

Some amazing buildings are waiting for you .

Happy to be part of the school ceremonies as it gives us a chance to become part of the community.

Now you cant miss this school

Phil running some training lessons in Rupa school.

So far we have painted 4 schools in total more to follow.

Taking Tikka from Chitwan Mum in Dashain

When working with children in Nepal they do like a day out.

We helped to fund a build a school for these children after the earthquakes

A farewell reminder of your time in Nepal

Farewell meals are planned always to say goodbye and remember the fun you had

Just after the earthquakes we We gave a load of baby nets out after the earthquakes because people were sleeping outside to protect them from damaged buildings.

If you are a medical professional then you can perform basic medical tasks here.

There are many things to do as a volunteer and every now and then you need a rest.

William, Scot and Phil getting their welcome Tika

Using the ipa and a special training course

Basic medical checks are for everyone.

Beauty in rural Nepal is waiting.

When you arrive in Kathmandu we take you sightseeing so you can settle in better.

If you are planning to volunteer then a teaching English placement can be a lot of fun as Martina and Doug found out.

Even Phi helps out with the volunteers especially when its about playing

Part of the work with schools is to paint them so they are fun to study in.

Hard day volunteering then a swim is good but not in southern Nepal where there are Crocs.

Amazing history in these temples and not the sort of thing you see in the west.

Our first attempt at painting a school in Nepal.

A morning stroll before the festival starts.

Ladies please try wearing the Sari .

One photo of the school in Gorkha we have just built

When on a rural farm please join in, the work is back breaking but you do have good company.

EHN works with medical professionals around the world who come to help Nepal.

Expect to try anything when you are a volunteer and preparing Nepali food is one task everyone should try and then eat.

All ladies when volunteering will get the chance to have Mendi

Kathmandu is a historic place with temples dating back hundreds of years so its worth a look

On a medical camp you will be fronted with all illnesses

A newly built medical centre in Gerkhu thanks to Building Bridges & EHN

Nepal does have a number of ceremonies each year for the students.

A photo says a thousand words and this one is perfect. This young student is ether very bored of study or tired from playing at break.

If you volunteer with rural farming then this is worth trying

All work in the foothills is done by hand.

Churning the old fashion way by hand

A worried looking patient at the medical centre in Gerkha

Another attempt at ploughing the old way

Engaging with the students is so important as they really want to learn.

Giving a gift to visitors to their home sis so important and in the villages they may not have much but what they make is given from the heart.

A Nepali classroom can be a busy place with lots going on.

If anyone has been to Damadge school they will recognise this tree

As a volunteer teacher you will always get a lot of attentive students

Quality painting makes a school stand out among the others in the district.

A big part of Hindu culture is festivals and here its Tihar where the sister gives blessing to her brother

A couple of years ago we help build a school in Gorkha

Maarten and Lynsey working out of Gerkhu testing our medical plans to help the village.

Even in the Terai it gets cold.

A lot of volunteers will bring supplies especially for the hospitals.

Ed wasn’t actually on a traditional farming placement but with Phil by nearby its amazing what you end up doing..

You will be noticed by everyone