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Subject: Re: South America Volunteering Posted on: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:50:04 MST

Viviane wrote:

> - 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.

So the main question becomes, are the volunteers actually a net benefit?

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