To become a Fordnepal volunteer, you must get authorised
visa for
nepal. One can get upto 5 months tourist visa per year.
Any age group and gender who have motive and interst, could
be a volunteer but the age of 15 to 60 will be added advantages.
Once you become Fordnepal volunteer, what you see is what
you experience. A volunteer can have measurable contribution
to the local communty development. Not only this, one can
experience the real life style of the people of himalayan
country.
Area: 143 000 square kilometres
Population: 23.4 million (1999)
Capital city: Kathmandu
Official languages: Nepali, and some 60 regional languages
Gross national product per capita: US$ 223 (2000)
Population growth: 2.4 per cent per annum
Life expectancy: 46 years
Infant mortality: 79 per 1 000 live births
Child mortality: 15 per cent
Rate of illiteracy: 72 per cent (men 61 %, women 88 %).