At the home, there will be three paid staff. A manager as well as two cooks/cleaners who live at the centre full-time. These three will look after the children like mothers.

Any other hands-on-help comes from volunteers, usually from abroad. Volunteers are accommodated and fed adjacent to the home (if they choose). Their job is to help the children prepare for school, assist with their homework and spend the evenings with them as they play and prepare for bed.

Food: the guesthouse will provide meals for you, predominantly dahl baht a Nepalese dish consisting of white rice, potato curry and lentils.

A volunteer must pay a fee to cover food and accommodation. This fee will be heavily discounted. Many volunteers like to purchase Western food or fruit and vegetables, which are not provided at the orphanage. We recommend you put enough money aside for this option in your travelling budget. Remember that throughout Nepal it is impolite to eat food in front of people not eating unless you are prepared to share.