AidCamps

Delighted to see preparations underway for our next Group AidCamp project with the BAFFA team from AkzoNobel 😊

The site was inaugurated by Mr Tirtha Raj Neupane, vice president of NSGF, chair of the district Scout Association and social worker. He was joined by the chair and secretary of the ward, the chair of the school management committee, the school principal and local community members as well as our friends from RCDP.

If you want to be part of our next public AidCamp then why not visit our website to find out more https://aidcamps.org/project/rcdp-school-refurbishment-2026/

Great news! Our next group project is taking place between 21 November-5 December 2026!

We’ll be returning to Chitwan to work with our amazing partners RCDP on a school refurbishment project.

If you have always wanted to volunteer, or are a volunteer who has joined us in the past and wants to do one more project, then contact us to sign up. We’d love to hear from you!

RCDP School Refurbishment 2026 - AidCamps International This is a two-week project based in the Chitwan district of Nepal. The project will take place at the Shree Bindeshwori Basic School, Ratnanagar-15,

There are some posts that you could never have imagined having to write however, today we have to inform our volunteers and supporters of the sad passing of Shumas founder Stephen Ndzerem. AidCamps started work with Shumas Ngo in 2003 and since that time we grew to love and respect this compassionate humanitarian. He led his organisation with no other thought than to improve the lives of the people of Cameroon and it was an absolute privilege to be be able to support that vision. Our deepest sympathy go out to his wife Billian Nyuykighan Njodzeka and their family as well as all those who worked with or knew him.

And that’s a wrap! One new classroom funded and decorated, 7 additional classrooms and railings refurbished, painted inside and out with doors and shutters also primed and painted. It was a big task but we got it done with a mad final 20 minutes with all volunteers on hand to get the last classroom finished. What a great achievement from a fantastic group of volunteers.

Followed by a lovely afternoon having fun with the school children, using sports equipment donated by our volunteers.

Tomorrow we’ll be handing over the new school to the community before the dreaded bus ride back to Kathmandu. 🇳🇵

Penultimate day of work. Started off the day with a wake up call of Christmas carol singing!

More painting murals on the walls. Then a fantastic trip to two previous AidCamps International projects.

Finished off with a trip to town to pick up new outfits from the local tailor and sports supplies for our Sports Day with the children tomorrow.

Can’t believe we’re nearly finished!

Back to work in earnest today. Plenty of sanding, priming and painting and an interesting talk on Nepalese culture by a professor at the local university.

Then the lovely news that 2 of our volunteers became grandparents this morning so we had a toast to the new baby. 👶

Lovely day doing jungle activities in the National Park. Jeep safari where we saw deer, monkeys and the spectacular Asian rhino followed by a canoe ride down the river complete with numerous crocodiles and water birds.

We completed our evening with a display of traditional Tharu dancing.

Now back to our final week of work!

Lovely day visiting 2 important temples in the area. Firstly the massive 1000+ step climb to the Kali temple. A tough climb but we all did it and the view at the top was totally worth it. Then time for a quick (‘Nepali quick’!) lunch and on to the temple town of Devghat where we got a glimpse of a previous AidCamps International project and then we crossed the rope bridge into town for a brief walk around.

We were able to leave a traditional offering (oil lamp with rice and bananas in a leaf boat) in the holy river in memory of the wife of a treasured ex-volunteer who sadly passed recently. It was very beautiful.

Then a dinghy ride back to the jeep and home.

We’ll have some tired muscles in the morning.

Day 4 complete. More painting and sanding. The team also decided to tidy up some of the older parts of the school, not scheduled to be done on this project. Ending the day with a momo making class taught by the excellent kitchen staff. What a great end to the first week. Now for 2 days R&R before we do it all over again.

Day 3 completed. Another classroom painted inside and out and time to join in with school exercises. Followed by a trip to the tailor to order some hand made clothes and a wonderful talk from the lovely Renuka Dhakal on the education system and status of women in Nepal.