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Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onspr ovi desat hr i l l i ngoppor t uni t yt odoa2week vol unt eert r i pal ongwi t hweekendexc ur s i onsf ort hevol unt eer swi t ha c ombi nat i on ofvol unt eer pr ogr ams and weekend exc ur s i ons t o Mac huPi c c hu andt ourt ooneoft hemos thi s t or i candc ul t ur al s i t esi n Cus c o. Thi spr ogr am i spar t i c ul ar l yc onveni entf orvol unt eer swhodonothave t i met oc ommi tt oamont hormor eofvol unt eer i ngabr oadbutwoul d l i ke t o make s ome c ont r i but i on and al s ot r avelal ong wi t h ot her vol unt eer sont heweekendst ooneoft hemos ts pec t ac ul arpl ac esi n Per u.Thi swi l li nc l udevi s i tt ot hes ac r edval l eyoft heI nc as-i nc l udi ng Pi s aq,Ol l ant ayt ambor ui ns ,ands mal lt owns .Af ul ldayt ourofMac hu Pi c c huwi l lbr i ngyourt r i pt oend.Par t i c i pant si nt hi spr ogr am wor ki n ki nder gar t ens ,dayc ar ec ent er sort eac hi ngpl ac ement sdependi ngon t heavai l abi l i t yaswel last hei rpr ef er enc e
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1 5 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng Vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedac c ommodat i onwi t hl oc alhos tf ami l i es . Bys t ayi ngwi t hahos tf ami l yyouwi l lexper i enc et hel oc alc ul t ur e,
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1 7 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 al c 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 .
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1 8 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.
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1 9 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 .
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.
2 0 Thi ngst odowhi l evol unt eer i ngi nPer u Notsor ui nedaf t eral l Thehi s t or i car c hi pel agosofI nc asar ei nabundanc eal l overt her egi on, es pec i al l yi nt hec i t yofCuz c o. TheSac r edVal l ey, t he Saks aywaman,andt hePuc l l ana( i nLi mac i t y)ar ej us tt hehi ghl i ght s ;youmayfindmanymor ear easofwi l der nes s ,whi c h ar eadel i ghtt ovi s i tf orexpl or er s .
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Li vei tt hePer uvi anway TheI nc ashaveneverwai t edf oras pec i aloc c as i ont ogeti nt oc el ebr at i onmode,j us tgi vet hem ar eas onandt hec ar ni val begi ns . Per uhasmai nt ai nedt hel egac yofi t sanc i entc ul t ur et i l l dat e, whi c hc l ear l yr eflec t sf r om t hei rwayofwor ki ng, at t i r e, f ol kar t ,and even c ooki ng.Even UNESCO c oul dn’ tr es i s tadmi r i ngt he f amousSc i s s or sDanc e( Danz a de Ti j er as )by r ec ogni z i ngi tasanI nt angi bl eCul t ur alHer i t ageofHumani t y.
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Whydi dyoudeci det ovol unt eerabr oadwi t hVol unt eer i ngSol ut i onsi nPer u? Ic hos eVol unt eer i ngSol ut i onsbec aus et heyhadr ec ei vedmanypos i t i ver evi ewsf r om pas tvol unt eer s ,t heywer e affor dabl e,andt hei rpr oj ec t swer es us t ai nabl e. s tmi s s i onwi t hVSt ookmet oPer u.Ic hos ePer uf ort wor eas ons :1)Thec i t ywasbui l tar oundanc i entI nc an Myfir r ui nsand2)Iwant edt opr ac t i c emySpani s h.Thepeopl ewer ef r i endl yand, evenasaf emal ewhot r avel edal one, If el tver ys af e.I nt hi smi s s i on,Ivol unt eer edasanur s eandwasf or t unat et obeas s i gnedt oat r avel c l i ni c .We c ar edf ormanyt ypesofpeopl e,f r om s t udent satnear byuni ver s i t i est onat i veshi ghupi nt her emot evi l l agesof t heAndesMount ai ns .Dur i ngt hi st r i pIwasf or t unat eenought obeabl et ovi s i tt heanc i entI nc anr ui nsatMac hu Pi c c hu.
Whatadvi c edoyouhavef orf ut ur evol unt eer s? Advi c eIhavewoul dbet o1)bepr epar et of al li nl ovewi t ht hepeopl eofeac hc ount r y2)Pac kl i ght l ybec aus eyou wi l l endupl eavi ngwi t hl ot sofs ouveni r s3)Br i ngac amer aandt akel ot sofpi c t ur es4)Br i ngc omf or t abl es hoes5) Havef un!
How hast hi sexper i encei mpact edyourf ut ur e? Thes et r i pshavei mpac t edmei nmanyways .Iam muc hmor eappr ec i at i veoft hehar ds hi pspeopl egot hr ough.I am muc hmor eamaz edatt her es i l i enc eofc hi l dr en.Iam muc hmor eopent ot hec ul t ur aldi ffer enc esofpeopl e. Mos tofal l , Iam mor ei ns pi r edt owantl es sandt ogi vemor ebec aus et hepeopl et hatIwor kedwi t h( pat i ent sand c hi l dr en)havet aughtmehow t ogi veunc ondi t i onal l y.
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01 Fr om t hedr opdowns el ec t ei t herVol unt eerAbr oad,I nt er n Abr oadorSummerpr ogr ams abr oad.
I fyouar eal r eadyf ami l i arwi t ht hewebs i t eandar evi s i t i ngj us tt oappl yi gnor et hi ss t epands i mpl yc l i c kont heAppl yNow but t onatt he endoft hedr opdownheader .
02 Whenyouc l i c kont heappl y now but t on,youwi l lgeta wi ndow l i ket hi s :
Wher ei twi l las kyout oc r eat eal ogi nandpas s wor df oryourMyAc c ountl ogi n.Youremai li dwoul dbet r eat edast heus er nameorus er i d.Cl i c kont hepr oc eedt onexts t epbut t on.Thenexts t epbut t onwi l lt akeyout oaf or mt hatyouhavet oďŹ l lt opayyourappl i c at i onf ee of$225.Thi sappl i c at i onf eewi l lbookyours eati nt hepl ac ementunt i lyoupayt heent i r epr ogr am f eeamount .I fwef ai lt opr ovi deyou t hepl ac ementwewi l lr ef undyout hemoney. **Poi nt st oHeed **I fyouar eapas tvol unt eerandal r eadyhavemyac c ountus eri dandpas s wor dt henl ogi nt oyourmyac c ounts ec t i ondi r ec t l y. **I fyouar ear et ur ni ngvol unt eerwi t hi nayear ,t henyoudonotneedt opayt heappl i c at i onf eeagai n.
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03 Fi l loutt hef or msmar ked2t o4 ands ubmi tappl i c at i on,i twi l l ber edi r ec t edt oyourpayment gat eway,wher eyouc anmake t hepayment .
I fyoumaket heappl i c at i onf eepaymentnow,yourMyac c ountl ogi nwoul dbeac t i vat edass oonaswer ec ei vet hepayment .I nc as eof anygl i t c hesi fyourMyac c ountl ogi ni snotac t i vat ed,pl eas ei nf or m usandwewi l ldoi tmanual l y.
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Youwi l lr ec ei veaThankyoumai lf orbooki ngt heappl i c at i onormaki ngyourmyac c ount l ogi n.Youwi l lgett hi semai li r r es pec t i veoff ul lpaymentmadeornot .
Thi semai l woul dbef ol l owedbyaWel c omemai l andac ommuni t yemai l wi t hpl at f or mst o hel pyouc onnec twi t hourpas tvol unt eer s .I fyouar eus i nggmai l ,pl eas ec hec kyour pr omot i onsf ol derors pam f ol derandmar kt hem nots pam ands hi f tt hem t oyouri nbox. Ac t i vel ypar t i c i pat ei nVol SolFac ebookpageandGr oupsandal s oj oi nt hes oc i al c ommuni t ymadebyvol unt eer s ,t hatwi l lhel pyoubet t erpr epar ef ort het r i p.
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I fyourpl ac ementi sc onfir medyouwi l lgetanemai lf r om uss t at i ngt hes ame,al ongwi t h t hefinalpaymentdueamount . Youc anpayyourpr ogr am f eef r om yourmyac c ounts ec t i onorf r om paymentpage.The l i nksf ort hes amewoul dbepr ovi dedi nt heemai l .Paymentdet ai l swoul dbeupdat edon yourmyac c ountpage.
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Onemont h pr i ort o yourbooki ngyou wi l lgetyourpr edepar t ur ebookl et .Thepr edepar t ur ebookl etwoul dc ont ai nal lt hedet ai l saboutyourpr oj ec tandpr oj ec tl oc at i on.
Whi l eont hepr oj ec t ,wewi l ls endyouanemai lt oc hec konyou,whet heryouar edoi ngfineornot .Youc ans endyourpi c t ur es ,bl ogsor vi deosoranyt hi ngr el at edt oyourongoi ngwor kt ousandwewi l ls har ei twi t hot herpr os pec t i vevol unt eer s . Af t ert hec ompl et i onofyourpr oj ec t ,wes endyouaf eedbac kf or m,fil lt hi sf or m outandhel pusi mpr oveours er vi c es .
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