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r yMapwi t hal lPr ogr ams 0 4 Count i ent at i onWeek 0 5 LanguageandOr phanagePr ogr am 0 6 Or

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ngPr ogr am 0 7 Teachi c alI nt er ns hi p 0 8 Medi ogr am 0 9 NepalSummerPr i on 1 0 YourAccommodat i onandL i v i ng 1 1 Accomodat

1 2 Cost ar tDat es 1 3 St ngf or ? 1 4 Whatam IPayi ngf or ?( Cont d. ) 1 5 Whatam IPayi ngst oDo 1 6 Thi unt eerSt or y 1 7 Vol oAppl y-ThePr oc es s 1 80 How t -2 nTouc h 2 1 Geti

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NepalandKat hmanduOver vi ew

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The Hi mal ayan Ki ngdom has a l ott o oﬀer t oi t s di s c er ni ng t r avel er s . The pi ous and s pi r i t ual ar e mes mer i z ed by t he magni ﬁc entt empl es , andot her sar ej us ti naweofi t sar c hi t ec t ur e, es pec i al l yi n Kat hmandu,whi c hi sf ul lofexampl esofol d and i nt r i c at ear c hi t ec t ur e.Ot herpl ac esofi nt er es ti n Nepalar et he t our i s ts t r eet sofPokhar aandt r ekki ngi nt heHi mal ayanr egi on. Kat hmandui nNepali sapopul ar“ t r avel er ’ sc hoi c e”bec aus eofi t s r i c hs c eni cbeaut yand c ul t ur alher i t age.Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i ons hasmanyi nt er nat i onalvol unt eer i ngoppor t uni t i esi nKat hmandu. Ther ei sas ummervol unt eerpr ogr am whi c hi sami xoft r aveland vol unt eer i ng oppor t uni t i es .I n ourot herpr ogr ams -Or phanage Pr ogr am andTeac hi ngEngl i s hPr ogr am, ourvol unt eer sgett ot ake c ar e,s how l oveandt eac hc hi l dr en.Formedi c alandheal t hc ar e s t udent sandpr of es s i onal swehavei nt er ns hi ppr ogr amsaswel l . Ourmedi c alvol unt eer sgetac hanc et o vol unt eeratt hel oc al , gover nmentandpr i vat e,hos pi t al sofNepal . Ourvol unt eer sc anc hoos et oc ombi net hei rvol unt eerwor kwi t h weekendt r avel .

NepalTr i pHi ghl i ght s Tourt hemaj es t i cKat hmanduc i t yandt hevi br antt our i s ts t r eet sofPokhar a Vol unt eeratt heor phanageands har penyourmedi c als ki l l si nt hei nt er ns hi ppr oj ec t s Takes hor tt r i pst oNagar kot ,Chi t wanandmor es uc hpl ac es Fi nds pi r i t ual i t yi nc har i s mat i cHi ndut empl es Gof ort r ekki ngi nt heHi mal ayanRegi on

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KATHMANDU LanguageandOr i ent at i onWeek Or phanagePr ogr am Teachi ngPr ogr am Medi calI nt er ns hi p NepalSummerPr ogr am

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0 5 LanguageandOr i ent at i onWeek St ar t i ngf r om $250

Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Par t i c i pant ss houl dbe17year sol d andabove Mot i vat i onandFl exi bi l i t yt owor ki na di ďŹ&#x20AC;er entc ul t ur als et t i ng

Languageandor i ent at i onweekgi vesac ompr ehens i veover vi ew t oal l t hevol unt eer swho vi s i tNepalt o vol unt eer.Thi sover vi ew us ual l y i nc l udesi nf or mat i onaboutc ul t ur e,bas i cl anguage,hi s t or y,c ommon t r adi t i ons , andc us t omswhi c hhel pst hei nt er nat i onal vol unt eer st oget t hebr oadc ont extoft hi ngst hatmakeNepal . Youc anei t herc hoos et ot akepar ti nt hi sOr i ent at i onweekorj oi nyour vol unt eerpr ogr am di r ec t l y.Thi spr ogr am s t ar t son1s t& 3r dMonday oft hemont h.Thepr ogr am ai mst ogi veyout r uei ns i ghtaboutNepal , i t ' sc ul t ur e,bas i cl anguage,f ood,pl ac est ovi s i tandt hi ngst odowhi l e yous pendyourt i mei nNepal .Thepr ogr am i shel di nKat hmandu,t he c api t alofNepal .Whi l eont hi spr ogr am t hevol unt eer swoul ds t ayat t hehos t elorhos tf ami l yhous ear r angedbyVol unt eer i ngSol ut i ons .

AddOnTour( pr epr ogr am andpostpr ogr am suggest i ons) Pokhar a

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Chi t wan

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0 6 Or phanagePr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $200

Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age17year sandabove Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec k/ Char ac t er c er t i ﬁc at ei sr equi r edi sr equi r ed Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i ont owor ki na di ﬀer entc ul t ur eands et t i ng

I h a dt h eb e s t o f b o t hwo r l d s I Vol unt eerwor katanOr phanagei soneoft hemos tc hal l engi ngand r ewar di ng exper i enc ef ort he vol unt eer swher ebyt heyc an r ender i nval uabl es uppor tt ot he or phanage and c hi l dr en c ent er s .The or phanages l ac kt he r es our c es and vol unt eerhel pi s ver y muc h appr ec i at ed.

g o tt os p e n dt i mewi t ht h e k i d sa t S a v eL i v e s F o u n d a t i o n sa n dg o i n gt o t h es c h o o lt owo r ki nt h e

Vol unt eer swor ki ng i nt he Or phanage Wor kPr ogr am i n Nepalwi l l r enderi nval uabl ehel pbygi vi ngl oveandaﬀec t i ont ot hec hi l dr en,ac t

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asanol ders i bl i ngt ot hec hi l dr en,t eac hi ngt hem bas i cc onver s at i onal Engl i s h,hel pi ngt hem i nt hei rs c hools ubj ec t s ,gui di ngt hem about per s onalhygi eneands ani t at i on,t aki ngt hem outons mal lexc ur s i ons and engagi ng t hem

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admi ni s t r at i vewor kwi t ht heOr phanages t aﬀ.

AddOnTour Pokhar a|Chi t want r i p

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2Ni ght / 3Days

Tr ekki ngi nt heHi mal ayas

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0 7 Teachi ngPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $200

T h e r ea r et h i n g si nl i f eu Vol unt eer spar t i c i pat i ngi nt heTeac hi ngEngl i s h Pr ogr am wi l lt eac h Engl i s hatl oc alNepal es epubl i corpr i vat es c hool swhi c har es hor tof s t aﬀandar ei nneedofr egul arvol unt eer s . Tour i s mi samaj ori ndus t r y i nNepalandknowl edgeofEngl i s hi sver yi mpor t antt ogetgoodj obs .

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Ourvol unt eer smai nl ypl ayt her ol eoft eac heras s i s t ant sandar eal s o s omet i mesr equi r edt ot eac hac l as sont hei rown.Vol unt eer i ngasan Engl i s h Teac heri s a gr eatway t o gai n val uabl e wor k exper i enc e abr oad.Vol unt eer ss houl dhavegoodEngl i s hs peaki ngabi l i t i esand l ot sofent hus i as mt owor kwi t hc hi l dr en.St ar t i ngwi t hbas i c soft he l anguage,t heki dsc anbedel i ght edi ft heyar eabl et ol ear ns i mpl e, s hor ts ent enc es whi c h enabl es t hem t o under s t and Engl i s h and expr es st hems el vesi nt hes amel anguage.Vol unt eer sal s oas s i s tt he l oc al s t aﬀoft hes c hool sandevol venewwaysoft eac hi ngi napl ayway met hod.

AddOnTour Chi t wan

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1Ni ght / 2Days

Tr ekki ngi nt heHi mal ayas

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2Ni ght / 3Days

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0 8 Medi calI nt er nshi p St ar t i ngf r om $425

Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age18year sandabove Pr eMedi c al ,Medi c alandNur s i ng s t udent saswel lasMedi c al Pr of es s i onal sar ewel c omet oj oi nt he pr ogr am.Par t i c i pant swi t hot her qual i fic at i onsr el at edt omedi c alfiel d s uc hasCNA,EMTc anal s oj oi nt he pr ogr am. Mot i vat i onandFl exi bi l i t yt ovol unt eer wor ki nadi ffer entc ul t ur als et t i ng

I nt er nsj oi ni ngt heMedi c ali nt er ns hi pPr ogr am gett heoppor t uni t yt o wor katt hel oc al ,gover nmentand pr i vat e,Nepal es eHos pi t al sand medi c alc l i ni c s .I nt er nsgetahandsonc l i ni c alexper i enc eandgett o obs er ve and exper i enc et he heal t hc ar es ys t em i nt he Hi mal ayan Ki ngdom ofNepal . Medi c al i nt er ns wi l l be pai r ed wi t h l oc al doc t or s and nur s es . Dependi ngonyourknowl edgeands ki l l s ,youwi l lbeas kedt oas s i s t wi t hvar i ouspr oc edur ess uc hass ut ur i ngwounds ,gi vi ngvac c i nat i ons , bei ngi nvol vedi nt hedai l ypr oc edur esoft hehos pi t al–obs er vi ngor di r ec t l ypr ovi di ngvar i ouss or t sofas s i s t anc et oexi s t i ngdoc t or sand nur s es .

T h eh o s p i t a lwa sf u na n d i n t e r e s t i n g . T h eh i g h l i g h to f t h et r i pwa st ou n d e r s t a n d t h ec u l t u r et h r o u g ht h e n u r s e sa t t h eh o s p i t a l

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AddOnTour Pokhar a|Chi t wan

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Tr ekki ngi nt heHi mal ayas

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2Ni ght / 3Days

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0 9 NepalSummerPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $999

Pr ogr am Hi ghl i ght s TourofKat hmandu-Capi t alofNepal Vol unt eerwor ki nor phanageors c hool Ref r es hi ngandexc i t i ngweekendt our s ofNagar kotandChi t wan Gui danc eandSuppor tf r om t hel oc al t eam

Thi spr ogr am i sas ummar yofever yt hi ngaboutNepal . Cul t ur e, hi s t or y, c ui s i ne,s hoppi ng,r el i gi on,advent ur eandal otmor e. You wi l lembar kon ac ul t ur alj our neyi n Kat hmandu,t hec api t alof Nepal .Her eyouwoul dexper i enc et hej oyofgi vi ngbyvol unt eer i ngat t heor phanage,t eac hi ngEngl i s ht ot hec hi l dr enort aki ngc ar eoft he ment al l ydi s abl edc hi l dr en.Whi l evol unt eerwor kwi l lf or mt hemaj or

Ig o tn e we x p e r i e n c ea n d k n o wl e d g ea b o u t t h e Ne p a l e s ec o u n t r ya n d c u l t u r e

ac t i vi t yofyourweek,dur i ngyourweekendyouwi l lgett oexpl or et he popul art our i s tat t r ac t i onsi n and ar ound Kat hmandu.You wi l lbe vi s i t i ngBhakt apurwhi c h oďŹ&#x20AC;er sal lki ndsofi nt er es t i ngexper i enc es , Pat an oneoft her oyalc i t i es ,and Nagar kotwhi c h hasunr es t r i c t ed mount ai n vi ews .Come nextweekend and you woul dc over t he amaz i ngChi t wanNat i onalPar k.Chi t wanwasawar dedt hes t at usofa Wor l d Her i t age Si t ei n 1984.Thi spar ki shome t o mor et han 700 s pec i esofwi l dl i f eandi nnumer abl eďŹ&#x201A;or avar i et i es .

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1 0 YourAccommodat i on

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1 1 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng Ac c ommodat i oni spr ovi dedonas amegenders har i ngbas i si na l oc al Nepal es e f ami l y home or at our vol unt eer s hous e. Dependi ng on t he avai l abi l i t y you woul d be as s i gned your ac c ommodat i on.Bot ht he home s t ay ac c ommodat i ons and Vol unt eerhous ear eneatandpr ovi deac omf or t abl es t aydur i ng yourvol unt eer i ng per i od i n Nepal .Al lac c ommodat i ons have r unni ngwat er ,el ec t r i c i t yandal lbas i cameni t i esavai l abl e.Bot h

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ac c ommodat edi nGues thous eac c ommodat i ons . Ahal fdayor i ent at i onwi l l bepr ovi dedbyours t aﬀ. Wec overar eas l i ke,c ul t ur e,gr eet i ngs ,l oc at i ons ,t r ans por t at i onet c .Youc anal s o s t ar tyourvol unt eer i ngexper i enc ebyt aki ngt he1weekLanguage &Cul t ur eOr i ent at i onweeki nKat hmandu.2or3Nepal es emeal s wi l lbe pr ovi ded t o al lvol unt eer s dependi ng on your wor k s c hedul e.Br eakf as tt ypi c al l yc ons i s t s of Br ead,But t er ,J am, Sandwi c h,Teaet c .Typi c almeal spr ovi ded i nc l udeDal( Lent i l s ) , Ri c e,Veget abl es,Chi c kenandmeatet c .

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1 2 Cost So,whydoIhavet opayf orvol unt eer i ngabr oad?Imean,Iwantt ohel pt hem andal lands t i l lIwi l lhavet opay?Thati sa c ommonques t i onpeopl eas k. Peopl eof t enf or gett hatvol unt eer i ngi sneverf r ee. Vol unt eer i ngAbr oadi sdeďŹ ni t el yac hoi c e, andwhenyouc hoos et odos o,youhavet opay.Forwhat ?Foryourai r f ar e,f oryourl odgi ngs ,f oryourmeal s ,f orl oc alc ommut e,ai r por tt r ans f er ,f oryourpr oj ec tpl ac ementt i eups !Ther ei smor ei nt hel i s t ,butagai n,al lofusdr eadt hewor d" pr ogr am f ee" So,wet houghtwes houl ds i mpl i f yi tf oryou.Yourpr ogr am f ees ol el yai mst opr ovi deyouc omf or t ,whi l eyouvol unt eer abr oad.I ti ss t r uc t ur edt omeetyourmos tbas i cneeds .

NepalPr ogr am Cost s( i nUSD) Pr ogr am Name

1Week

2Weeks 3Weeks 4Weeks 5Weeks

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LanguageOr i ent at i onWeek

$250

NepalOr phanageandTeac hi ng

$200

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$425

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$100

NepalMedi c alI nt er ns hi p

$425

$575

$725

$875

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$150

NepalSummerSpec i alPr ogr am 2015

$999

$120

Pl eas eNot e:Anappl i c at i onf eeof$225i sc har gedoverandabovet hepr ogr am f eeasanappl i c at i onpayment .

Expensesot hert hanpr ogr am f ee Ai r f ar e Mobi l ec onnec t i onandr ec har ge Ent r yf eest omonument sors i ght s eei ngpl ac es( i fnoti nc l udedi npr ogr am) Tr ans por t at i onandl oc alt r avel Vi s aFee Per s onalexpens es Ret ur nAi r por tDr op

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1 3 St ar tDat es Medi calI nt er nshi pPr ogr am Dat es

NepalOr phanagePr ogr am St ar tDat es

NepalTeachi ngPr ogr am St ar tDat es

SummerSpeci alNepal2015

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1 4 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ? Mos tpeopl ear es ur pr i s edt oheart hatt heyhavet opayt ovol unt eerabr oad.Whatt heyof t endonotr eal i z ei st hatt her e ar es i gni ﬁc antadmi ni s t r at i vec os t si nvol vedt oar r angef orawor t hwhi l evol unt eerabr oadpl ac ement .Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onsi snots uppor t edbyanygover nmentf undi ngandr unsi t spr ogr amsent i r el yf r om t hef eet hatvol unt eer spayt ot ake par ti nt hevol unt eerpr ogr ams .Vol unt eer i ngAbr oad,i nvol vesi nc ur r i ngofmanyc os t ss uc hasf ood,ac c ommodat i on, t r ans por t at i on,t r ans f er s ,pr oj ec ts el ec t i onet c .Thepr ogr am f eec har gedbyus ,goesi nt opr ovi di ngyoual lt hes es er vi c es . Themoneyt hatyoupayt ousi sdi s t r i but edatvar i ouss t agest opr ovi deyouameani ngf ulvol unt eerabr oadexper i enc e.

Pr oj ec tSuppor t& Fi el dCos t

Food& Ac c ommodat i on

Admi ni s t r at i onCos t

Pr oj ec tDevel opment

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VOLSOLPr ogr am CostI ncl udes Adver t i s i ngOnl i ne/ Oﬄi ne

Cr edi tCar dpr oc es s i ngc har ges

Sal ar i esf ors t aﬀ

I nc ount r ymai nt enanc eofoﬃc es ,vehi c l eset c .

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St aﬀr ec r ui t ment

Communi c at i onwi t hvol unt eer sandpar t ner s ,by phone/ emai let c . I nt er nat i onalt r aveldonebyours t aﬀt omoni t or pr oj ec t sandat t endl oc almeet i ngswi t hpar t ner s

Vol unt eerr ec r ui t ment Mai nt ai ni ngoﬃc eandot herexpens es

Webs i t emai nt enanc e. Gover nmentt axes .

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1 5 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ?( Cont d. ) Admi ni st r at i on I ti snec es s ar yf oranor gani z at i ont oempl oyf ul l t i mes t afft or ec r ui tandmanagevol unt eer s .Ther ei sl otofwor kt hatgoes s i debys i deens ur i ngt hatyouar es uppor t edbef or eanddur i ngyourpr ogr am. Wear ededi c at edt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadamemor abl eexper i enc eandwar doffofal l pos s i bl ehunc hesatever ys t eps .Ouradmi ni s t r at i onc os ti s28% oft he t ot alc os twhi c hi nc l udeadver t i s i ng,s t affs al ar y,webs i t emai nt enanc e,t axes ,vol unt eerr ec r ui t mentandot herexpens es . Theappl i c at i onpr oc es s i ngf eei spar tofyouradmi ni s t r at i vec os t s ,unl i kemanyot hervol unt eert r avelc ompanywedonot c har geanyaddi t i onal c r edi tc ar dpr oc es s i ngf ee. Thes ec ompani esc anc har geasmuc has6% onyourappl i c at i onf eet aki ng i tt oadi ffer enc eofal mos t$100ext r a.Wehaveaflatr at eandt hati swhatwec har ge.

Tr ai ni ngandor i ent at i on Youmaybeendowedwi t hexc ept i onals ki l l sandac umeni nyourar eaofexper t i s ebutt oﬁgur eoutyourexac tr ol ei nt he pl ac ementagenc yandt ogai ni ns i ght sofi t soper at i onsr equi r et r ai ni ng. Toknowc ul t ur al pr ac t i c esandet i quet t esi sofs ubl i mei mpor t anc et oc ar r youtyourt as ks .Soyouneeds omeonewhoc oul di mpar tt r ai ni nganddi s pelyourdoubt satever y s t ep,obvi ous l yhe/ s hedoubl esasyourf r i endandt r ai ner . Goodgr as poft hel oc all anguagei sanaddedadvant aget hathel psyout oc ommuni c at eeﬀec t i vel yandl ear nt hec ul t ur e pr ompt l ys oi ns omec as est heyal s oas s i gnl anguaget r ai ner st ohel pyououtwhoi spai dbypr ogr am pr ovi der .

Foodandaccommodat i on Wec har gef orf oodandac c ommodat i onbas edonyourpr ef er enc es .Youmaydec i det odohomes t ayorgr oupac c ommodat i onorr el i s ht hec ui s i nesc ookedbyhos tf ami l yandpayt hem. Youmayc ookf oryour s el fi fyouﬁndi tec onomi c al oryour pl ac ementor gani z at i onmaypr ovi deyoul unc h.Youhavepl et hor aofopt i onst oc hoos ef r om andc har gesar edet er mi ned ac c or di ngl y.Hos tor gani z at i onpr ovi desas af eandwel c omi ngat mos pher ef ort hevol unt eer s .Foodandac c ommodat i on c har gesc over40% ofyourt ot alexpendi t ur e.

I ncount r ysuppor t Vol unt eers er vi c eor gani z at i onof t enempl oysi nc ount r ys t aff t opr ovi del oc als uppor tandt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadexper i enc ememor abl e.Asl ongasyouar evol unt eer i ngout s i dewhi c hmayt akeupt os i xmont hs ,ours t affi sc ont i nuous l ywor ki ngf oryoubehi ndt hes c r een.Sowepayt hem f r om pr ogr am f eeswer ec ei vedes pi t eot hers our c esl i ke gr ant sanddonat i ons . Not hi ngc anbemor edi s c omf or t i ngt hant os t r uggl ef orget t i ngbas i cs er vi c esl i keheal t hc ar e, banki ngorevenvi s ar evi ewi ngi naf or ei gnl andt hatot her wi s ewoul dhavebeenc ompar at i vel yl es sdi ffic ul ti nanEngl i s hs peaki ngc ount r y.Asavol unt eer , youhavenotbeent i edupt ot heagenc yonl ybutyoumayr oam ar oundt hec i t yt owat c hhi s t or i c al pl ac es , z oo, movi es et c .ands houl dhavet ot alac c es st oever yt hi ngi nor dert odi s t r es syour s el f .Vol Solhasi nc r edi bl ei nc ount r ys uppor t ( ar ound12%)t oens ur eyourt r i pr unss moot hl y.

Pr oj ectDevel opment Themos ti mpor t antpar toft hevol unt eer i ngf eesi sont hepr oj ec twhi c hyouhavec hos en. Pr ogr am f eeshel pf undt hepr oj ec tac t i vi t i esandr es our c es . Thusor gani z at i onsneedpai ds t aﬀmembert oens ur ec ont i nui t yofyourpr ogr am andadmi ni s t r at i vedut i es .Pr oj ec tdevel opmenti nvol ved11% oft het ot alpr ogr am f ee.

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