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0 5 Bui l daHomeConst r uct i onPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $650
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol derat t het i meofj oi ni ngt hepr oj ec t . Needt ohaveanopenmi ndandflexi bl e at t i t udef orwor ki ngi nanew and di ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eer ss houl dbr i ngener gyand ent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Mus tbei ngoodheal t h.
Phi l i ppi nes ,asac ount r y,needsal otofhel pwi t hl oc alc ons t r uc t i on andmai nt enanc e.Thec ount r yhass uffer edatt hehandsoft ur bul ent t yphoons ,vol c ani cer upt i onsaswel lasear t hquakes .Thef r equenc yi s s uc h, t hatt her egi onneverget st i met ogetoveri t . Ther ec entdamages i nfli c t edbyTyphoonYol andahasl ef tmanyf ami l i eshomel es s .Duet o t hel ac kofpr operadmi ni s t r at i vepol i c i esandappr opr i at es ki l l s ,many Fi l i pi nosar es t i l lwi t houthomes . Undert hi spr ogr am vol unt eer shave t o be i nvol ved i nt he t as kof bui l di ng l ong t er m s us t ai nabl e ac c ommodat i on t hat wi l lhous e gener at i onsofonef ami l yf oryear st oc ome. Vol unt eer sdonothavet o pos s es s any s pec i al bac kgr ound i n c i vi l engi neer i ng or heavy c ons t r uc t i on.Agener ali deaofc ons t r uc t i onmat er i alandmi xi ngwi l l hel p.Someoft het as kwoul di nc l udedi ggi ngf oundat i ons ,s et t i ngup s uppor t i ngpi l l ar s , l ayi nghol l owbl oc ks , r oofingf r ameset c . I ti sadvi s ed t hatvol unt eer sbr i ngi nwi t ht hem s omebas i ct ool ss uc hashammer s , hac ks awsandwi r ec ut t er swhi c hdonotr unonel ec t r i c i t y,ast hati s l i mi t edi nPhi l i ppi nes .
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0 6 Communi t yCent erPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $650
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol der att het i meofj oi ni ngt hepr oj ec t . Needt ohaveanopenmi ndand flexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eer ss houl dbr i ngener gy andent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Mus tbei ngoodheal t h.
Communi t yc ent er s ar ei mpor t antf orPhi l i ppi nes bec aus et hati s wher e al lt he maj ordec i s i onsofa c ommuni t yar et aken.And,of c our s e,nott of or gett hati tdoubl esupasas hel t erhomewhent he wr at hoft henat ur es et si n. Thi spr oj ec ti saptf orvol unt eer swhohaveakeeni nt er es ti ns oc i al devel opmentandc ons t r uc t i onwor k.Thei mpac toft hi swor ki sdi r ec t andyous eet her es ul t sasyouwor k.Tas ksas s i gnedt ot hevol unt eer s wi l lvar yac c or di ngt ot hes ki l l sl eveloft hei ndi vi dualaswel lashi s / her pr ef er enc e.Vol unt eer swhowantt oj oi nt hepr ogr am i nt hemont hsof Apr i land May wi l lal s o be expec t ed t oc onduc text r ac ur r i c ul ar ac t i vi t i esf ort heel ement ar yandhi ghs c hools t udent swhor egul ar l y us eeac hc ommuni t yc ent er .Vol unt eer sar ewel c omet oenr ol lf ort hi s pr oj ec tatanyt i meoft heyear ;however ,wer ec ommendt ofil lt he r egi s t r at i on/ appl i c at i on f or m muc h i n advanc e t o c onfir m t he avai l abi l i t yofs l ot s .
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0 7 Publ i cHeal t hNut r i t i onPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $650
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol der att het i meofj oi ni ngt hepr oj ec t . Needt ohaveanopenmi ndand flexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eer ss houl dbr i ngener gy andent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Mus tbei ngoodheal t h. Knowl edgeofPubl i cheal t hnut r i t i oni s pr ef er r ed,t hos ewhoar ec ur r ent l y
Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i ons ’Nut r i t i onPubl i cHeal t hpr oj ec tai mst or ec t i f y andi mpr ovet hemal nour i s hedc ondi t i onofi nf ant s ,es pec i al l ybor ni n t he l owi nc ome c ommuni t i es .Thi spr oj ec ti smor e on t he l i nesof
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0 8 Rur alMedi calCl i ni cVol unt eer i ng St ar t i ngf r om $650
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol der att het i meofj oi ni ngt hepr oj ec t . Pr emeds ,andpeopl ewi t hmedi c aland heal t hc ar ebac kgr oundc anj oi nt hi s pr oj ec t . Needt ohaveanopenmi ndand flexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eer ss houl dbr i ngener gy andent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Mus tbei ngoodheal t h.
Undert hi spr oj ec tVol Sol vol unt eer sgett heoppor t uni t yt owor ki nt he under f undedc l i ni cbas edi nt heout s ki r t soft heTac l obanCi t y.Thes e ar ebas i c al l yr ur alc l i ni c sandf ac es hor t ageofmanpowerands ki l l ed hands .Ourvol unt eer swoul dber equi r edt oas s i s tt hehos pi t als t aff anddoc t or swi t hr egul arheal t hc ar eac t i vi t i es . Vol unt eer swoul d be r equi r ed t o as s i s tt he l oc aldoc t orwi t h dai l y c ons ul t at i ons , hel pi ngwi t hl oc al , gover nmentbas ed, i ni t i at i vess uc has vac c i nat i onsordewor mi ng, vi s i t i ngl oc al bar angaysdur i ngc ommuni t y c l i ni cc ons ul t at i ons ,c onduc t i ngwor ks hopsandmor e.Vol unt eer smay al s ohavet heoppor t uni t yt oas s i s ti npr enat als emi nar sandot her c ommuni t y bas ed heal t h wor ks hops .Ourmedi c alvol unt eer sc an makes i gni fic anti mpac ti nt hel i vesoft hel oc al sbywor ki ngatt hec l i ni c and pr ovi di ngf r eemedi c als er vi c est ot hem.On t hebr i ght ers i de, vol unt eer sgett oper f or mi napr es s ur epi t ,pus hi ngt hei rl i mi t sand al s o gai ni ng pr ac t i c alhandon knowl edge whi l e ati t .Vol unt eer s wor ki ngi naHeal t hc ar eandMedi c alVol unt eer i ngmayal s ohavet he oppor t uni t yt ogeti nvol vedwi t hot herpubl i cheal t hpr oj ec t s ,s uc has AnnualMedi c alMi s s i onorAnnualMedi c alChec kupf oral lc hi l dr en enr ol l edundervar i ouss oc i aldevel opmentpr oj ec t s .
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1 0 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onshel psyout of oc usonyourvol unt eerwor k, whi l e we t ake c ar e ofyourai r por tt r ans f er ,ac c ommodat i on, meal sandweekendt r i ps .Vol unt eer sar epi c kedupanddr opped offatTac l obanAi r por tbyal oc alr epr es ent at i ves t affmember .Al l vol unt eer s ar e pr ovi ded wi t h an or i ent at i on aboutt he l oc al Fi l i pi no c ul t ur e,l oc aldi al ec t ,s af et ygui del i nes ,t he pr oj ec tand vol unt eer s ’ r ol eandr es pons i bi l i t i es ,byt hel oc als t aff.Vol unt eer s ar eal s ogi venal oc alTac l obanc i t yt ourandofal lt hei mpor t ant t our i s ts i ght si nt hec i t y.
Accommodat i onHi ghl i ght s Ful l yFur ni s hedac c ommodat i onwi t h al oc alhos tf ami l y Br eakf as tanddi nneri nc l uded,or meal sasgui dedbyt hepr oj ec t Nearal lt hepr oj ec ts i t es Nearbas i cameni t i esandmar ket s
Vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedac c ommodat i onwi t hal oc alFi l i pi nohos t f ami l y. Li vi ngwi t hahos tf ami l ywoul dbeexc i t i ngasyouwoul dget t o exper i enc et he l oc alc ul t ur e and wayofl i f e. Vol unt eer sar e pr ovi dedwi t ht hei rownpr i vat er oom ors har edac c ommodat i on wi t hot hervol unt eer .Meal si nc l udebr eakf as tanddi nneratt he hos tf ami l y ac c ommodat i ons .Meal s ar ec ooked i nt r adi t i onal Fi l i pi nos t yl eandvol unt eer ss houl di nf or mi nadvanc eaboutany di et ar yr es t r i c t i ons .
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1 1 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 2 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 ve c os t si nvol ved t o ar r ange f ora wor t hwhi l e vol unt eerabr oad pl ac ement .Vol unt eer i ng Sol 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 o t akepar 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 3 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.Toknow c ul t ur alpr ac t i c esandet i quet t esi sof s 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 sat ever ys 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 We c har ge f orf ood and ac c ommodat i on bas ed on yourpr ef er enc es .You may dec i de t o do home s t ay orgr oup ac c ommodat i on orr el i s ht hec ui s i nesc ooked byhos tf ami l yand payt hem.You mayc ookf oryour s el fi fyou find i t ec onomi c aloryourpl ac ementor gani z at i onmaypr ovi deyoul unc h.Youhavepl et hor aofopt i onst oc hoos ef r om and c har gesar edet er mi nedac 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 onc 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 aff i s c 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 an bemor edi s c omf or t i ngt han t os t r uggl ef orget t i ngbas i cs er vi c esl i keheal t hc ar e,banki ngoreven vi s a r 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.Asa vol unt eer ,youhavenotbeent i edupt ot heagenc yonl ybutyoumayr oam ar oundt hec i t yt owat c hhi s t or i c alpl ac es ,z oo, movi eset c . ands houl dhavet ot al ac c es st oever yt hi ngi nor dert odi s t r es syour s el f . Vol Sol hasi 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 he pr oj ec tac t i vi t i esandr es our c es .Thusor gani z at i onsneedpai ds t aff membert oens ur ec ont i nui t yofyourpr ogr am and admi ni s t r at i vedut i es .Pr oj ec tdevel opmenti nvol ved11% oft het ot alpr ogr am f ee.
1 4 Thi ngst odowhi l evol unt eer i ngi nPhi l i ppi nes Vol canoes/ Mount ai ns Al t hought her ei snotanexac toffic i alc ountt ot henumberofvol c anoesi nt hec ount r y,i ti ss ai dt hatt her ear ear ound37 vol c anoespr es ental lac r os st heFi l i pi noi s l ands ,outofwhi c h18ar es t i l lc ons i der edt obeac t i ve.TheMayonVol c ano, l oc at edont heLuz oni s l and, i sc ons i der edt obet hemos tac t i ves t r at ovol c anopr es enti nt hePhi l i ppi nes ;i ti sf ondl yknown ast he‘ Per f ec tOne’ ,bec aus eofi t sper f ec tc oni c als hape.TheTaalvol c ano,Mt .Apo,Mt .Bul us anandMt .Pi nat uboar e s ever alot herf amousvol c anoes ;mos toft hem l oc at edi nLuz oni t s el f .
Beaches Thi si sa‘ goeswi t houts ayi ng’ f ac t oroft hePhi l i ppi nes .Imean,yous i mpl yc an’ tbei nani s l andnat i onand expec tj us ta handf ulofbeac hes ! ! !Wi t h Pac i ficwat er ss ur r oundi ngf r om al ls i des ,ever yi s l and i nt hePhi l i ppi neshasanumberof s c i nt i l l at i ngbeac hest oc hoos ef r om.Go t o Pal awan I s l and and you havet hes ec r etbeac h and t heElNi do beac ht o mes mer i z eyourwi t s ,atAkl anyouhavet heBor ac aybeac hwi t hc r ys t alc l earwat erandt hewhi t es andys hor e.
Landscapes/ Ar chi t ect ur es TheBanaueRi c eTer r ac esand TheChoc ol at eHi l l sar eamongs tt hemanymar vel ous l ymai nt ai ned l ands c apesi nt he Phi l i ppi nes .Whi l et het er r ac esar eal mos t2000year sol dandar ef ondl yc al l edt he“ Ei ght hWonderoft heWor l d”byt he Fi l i pi nos , t heChoc ol at eHi l l si savas tl ands c apeofal mos t1500hi l l s , al l i ns ymmet r i c al s i z e.TheSanJ uani c oBr i dge, l oc at ed i nTac l obanc i t y,i st hel onges tandoneoft hemos tadmi r abl epi ec eofar c hi t ec t ur ei nt hehi s t or yoft hePhi l i ppi nes .
Cui si ne Wheni nt hePhi l i ppi nesyoudon' tonl yneedt ohaveas t r ongappet i t e,butal s os t r i ngentt as t ebudst ohandl et hel evelof t angc r eat edduet oheavyl oadofi ngr edi ent sus edi npr epar i ngt hedi s hes .Wi t hs oys auc e,vi negar ,por k,r i c e,andfis h s auc ebei ngac ommonpar t i c i panti nmos toft hes i gnat ur ec ui s i nes ,t heki t c hensoft hePhi l i ppi nesar eknownt os er ve s omeext r aor di nar yandi nnovat i vepl at t er s . Adobo, Si s i g, Por kBar bec ue, andt hever yf amouss t r eetf oodBal ut( t al kabout ext r aor di nar y)ar es omeoft hemout hwat er i ngdel i c ac i es .
Wi l dl i f e The l and oft he Phi l i ppi neshass ome oft he wor l d' smos tepi demi cs pec i esofani mal si ni t swomb.The Phi l i ppi ne mous edeer ,Phi l i ppi neTar s i er ,Cr oc odyl usmi ndor ens i sandt hePhi l i ppi neEagl ear ej us tahandf uloft henamesamongs t al ongl i s tofendanger edandneart oext i nc ts pec i es .
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One mont h pr i or t o your booki ng you wi l lgetyour pr e depar t ur e bookl et .The pr edepar t ur e bookl etwoul dc ont ai n al lt he det ai l s aboutyourpr oj ec tand pr oj ec t l 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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