Your donation is used according to the designated needs at the time of your donation. Recently post earthquake all donations received were being used for immediate emergency relief. Mostly now donations are being used to develop eco rebuilding projects and educate villages how to rebuild safely. If you specifically asked that your donation be used for a special project, then indeed it will be used for this purpose. (See our “adopt a project” page for specific projects.)

It is a very complex situation regarding volunteering in Nepal at the moment. Since the earthquake we have suspended all of our (HandswithHands) volunteer postings, as it is simply too much stress on our local Nepali counterparts.

However if your wish to come and volunteer in some way with the rebuilding in Nepal is sincere then we can recommend two organisations:
1. Abari is an eco-building organisation that we are partnering with for rebuilding, they are offering a dedicated volunteer program: http://www.abari.org/rebuilding-nepal/
2. The other is an organisation that is specialised in managing volunteers after disasters and now has a current project in Nepal: http://hands.org/projects/nepal-earthquake-response/

Please refer to (above) Hands with Hands is not currently offering a volunteer program directly. Contacting the organisations we have recommended directly will ensure that they will advise you on what is required for their programs. In general you will need to be 18 yrs. of age and above, in good health, financially responsible and familiar with living in simple conditions.