Volunteering is meant to be fun but when your working with sick children a smile and kind word goes a long way.

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

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

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.

All volunteers fall in love with baby goats.

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

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

Taking time out in Chitwan to visit the national park.

Hong Kong group meeting before starting work.

You will be noticed by everyone

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

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

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

The students saying thank you to the painting team.

The group photo at the end of the Dashain festival.

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

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.

William, Scot and Phil getting their welcome Tika

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

All work in the foothills is done by hand.

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

Chilling out with the rest of the group

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

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.

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

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

Maya one of EHN`s al time favourite volunteers

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

Heres Bina hard at work at the Gerkhu local school

Everyone gets involved in the work in the villages

Kanti childrens hospital is very important to all of the poor in rural Nepal.

Here is Phil dancing in the Dashain festival last year.

Only seen in Chitwan but what a beautiful photo

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

Local government school in Bardia

The conditions are basic but the students really want to learn

Customers waiting for the medical camp to open.

After the earthquake our team went shopping for the villagers

A farewell reminder of your time in Nepal

Take a little time out and try bungee

Every where you find children playing together happy.

Elephant washing in Chitwan but who is washing who?

Teach these guys?

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

A morning stroll before the festival starts.

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

Celebrating Dashain in the village with volunteers

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

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

Mary one of our best painters at the Damadge school

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Time out with the locals

A warm greeting is waiting at the airport for you.

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

Even in the Terai it gets cold.

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

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

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

An emergency at one of our camps

Making the schools a more colourful place to study

Dr Van from Australia at our medical camp

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

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

Anthony is helping with this young ladies ear infection.

Our first attempt at painting a school in Nepal.

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

Now you cant miss this school

A worried looking patient at the medical centre in Gerkha

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

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

But be careful because its never sure who washes who.

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

Taking Tikka from Chitwan Mum in Dashain

If you volunteer with rural farming then this is worth trying

From a daycare centre we worked with years ago.

This photo says it all about how welcome volunteers are.

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.

Welcoming a new volunteer to the medical centre

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

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

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

Greeted by the local men in traditional dress

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

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

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

Shows the devastation after the earthquakes.

A rural classroom from Bardia in the south of Nepal.

Traditional cooking in a Nepali rural house

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

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

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

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

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

When you are on placement spend time with the families.

This was actually a hand washing class that went wrong.

A warm welcome in the village awaits every one.

medical centre in Gerkhu

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

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

On a medical camp you will be fronted with all illnesses

Teaching in the classrooms as an assistant to the teacher

Sally getting a lifetime reminder of her class before leaving .

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

We encourage young children to star early with their study.

One of the most amazing views from the school

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

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

A typical class in Bardia.

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

Ladies please try wearing the Sari .

Maarten and Lynsey recieving their welcome to Gerkhu

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

This photo shows just how hard Nepali women will work.

Another attempt at ploughing the old way

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

There is always time for a photo with the patients because as you see it brings a smile from them.

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

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

One photo of the school in Gorkha we have just built

Hard at work in the class

Do you fancy trying to teach in these conditions?

Teaching hygiene in the villages is a good idea because people there think if they cant see it the

Bored with classes sometimes you become more interesting to them.

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