FAQs

• What is the cost of an average program?

  It is difficult to generalize but, in the case of a 4-week program in Costa Rica for instance, our program costs around $764 including all accommodation, meals, project coordination and program support. This compares with fees between $1060 and $4976 for 4-week programs with other US volunteer organizations.

• Why are your programs cheaper?

  Many volunteer organizations have high overheads, running costs and profit targets that reduce the amount of money that actually ends up with the people that need it. We are a ‘lean’ organization and fees are paid directly to the local projects and families through our country coordinators.

• Which countries do you run programs in?

  With 8 destinations in Asia, 6 destinations in Africa, and 7 destinations in Latin America, we run programs in areas of the world that are most in need of assistance; at the same time they are home to inspiring people and projects that really make a difference to the lives of the local people and to volunteers.