Project Volunteer Nepal works hand in hand with hamromaya Nepal e.V., a German non-profit organisation that has been supporting children, young people and families in Nepal since 2012.
Our roles complement each other. hamromaya raises funds and finances social projects, while PVN coordinates and implements much of the work on the ground in Nepal. Together, we can respond directly to local needs, stay closely connected to the people and institutions we support, and follow projects over the long term.
This partnership is about much more than transferring money from Germany to Nepal. Projects are discussed, planned and carried out together with the people involved locally. Rajeev and Vishal coordinate the work in Nepal, while hamromaya provides the financial foundation that makes many of these projects possible.
Over the years, this cooperation has become an important part of who we are. It connects our social projects with our approach to responsible volunteering: listening first, working with local partners and supporting what is genuinely needed.
Working Together in Nepal
Our partnership with hamromaya Nepal e.V. has grown over many years and now connects a range of social projects across Nepal.
Together, we support Nirmal Bal Bikas in Kathmandu, provide schoolbags to children in remote regions, support school projects and help organise medical and dental camps together with Nepali healthcare professionals.
Some of these projects are closely connected to our volunteer placements. At Nirmal Bal Bikas and Shram Rastriya High School, for example, volunteers can become part of everyday life at institutions that we also support through our long-term project work.
Other projects take us far beyond Kathmandu. Schoolbag distributions and medical camps bring us to rural communities where our local connections and knowledge are especially important.
You can learn more about these projects, their background and how our cooperation works on our
Our Aid Projects page.
Join the Project Work While You Are in Nepal
Staying with Project Volunteer Nepal does not mean that your experience has to begin and end with your volunteer placement.
Whenever possible, our guests are welcome to join us when project work is taking place during their stay. This might mean travelling with us for a schoolbag distribution, accompanying a medical or dental camp, or helping with another activity organised together with hamromaya Nepal e.V. and our local partners.
These are not activities created for visitors. The projects take place because there is a local need – and if the timing fits, you may have the opportunity to become part of them.
For many of our guests, this becomes one of the most memorable parts of their time in Nepal. Project work can take us far beyond Kathmandu and into villages and regions that most travellers would otherwise never experience. It offers a very different perspective on the country and, above all, the chance to meet people and communities outside the usual tourist routes.
There is no participation fee for joining our project work. Donations are always appreciated, but they are never a requirement. What matters to us is genuine interest, respect and the willingness to take part in whatever way is useful at that moment.
A Partnership That Started Before PVN
The connection between hamromaya Nepal e.V. and Project Volunteer Nepal goes back further than PVN itself.
After the devastating earthquakes of 2015, hamromaya financed the rebuilding of a destroyed primary school in the remote village of Ikudol. At the time, Project Volunteer Nepal did not yet exist. Rajeev and Vishal became involved as private individuals, helping Khai organise and coordinate the project on the ground.
What began as a shared project gradually became something much bigger. Working together under difficult conditions built trust, friendship and a common understanding of how projects in Nepal should be approached: locally, practically and with the people involved at the centre.
For Rajeev, Vishal and Khai, Ikudol marked the beginning of a journey that continues to this day – full of challenges, lessons learned and experiences that none of them could have imagined at the time. The trust that grew through this work eventually became one of the foundations on which Project Volunteer Nepal was built.
Today, Rajeev and Vishal lead PVN in Nepal, while Khai remains closely involved from Germany. He is the chairman of hamromaya Nepal e.V. and the person behind meinNepal, which brings together his long-standing connection to Nepal through knowledge, travel and social engagement.
This means that hamromaya is much more than an organisation that finances individual projects. It is part of a relationship that has grown over many years, across countries and through countless shared experiences – and continues to connect the people behind PVN today.
Want to learn more or become part of it?
Explore Our Aid Projects, discover Our Volunteer Projects, or simply send us a message.
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hamromaya Nepal e.V..