Robert Broughton wrote :
> Jerry wrote:
>
> > A good choice is to work as a "volontario" in Ecuador. The language school
> > "Atahualpa" in Quito offers a combination of studies in spanish an whith
> > work in a "fundacion". Minimum time is one month stay. Visit their website
> > at www.atahualpa.com/en/
> >
>
> $420 for 28 days? I've seen worse, but my opinion (so far) is that if your
> contribution is valued, they should be willing to provide a roof over your
> head, feed you, and provide a modest night or two on the town. ("they"
> doesn't necessarily have to be local people.)
>
> I don't have a problem with paying for my own plane flight.
>
> --
> Bob Broughton
> http://broughton.ca/
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
A few reasons people have to pay to volunteer:
- The organisation for which you volonteer receives no outside funding
or grants, and is largely supported by participant fees.
- The process of preparing, training, transporting, housing, feeding,
and supervising volunteers is not cheap. Additional services such as
health care, re-entry assistance, travel medical insurance, and more,
all add to the expenses of a program.
- The costs of recruiting volunteers, producing literature, answering
the phones, sending mailings, developing a website, and interviewing
potential volunteers are significant.
Viviane
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