Global
PeaceWorks' programs are driven entirely by volunteer contributions. We
charge a fee to make our programs possible. However, we only
charge a fee to about half of our volunteers. The others
who do not pay fees are from economically distressed countries. We
depend on the fees paid by those in America, Japan, Europe and
elsewhere to make the participation of South Asian participants
possible (many people in South Asia earn less than $100 USD per
month).
We incur costs as we develop each including
costs for identifying and selecting host organizations. Preparing,
training, transporting, housing, feeding, and supervising volunteers
is not cheap. Additional services such
as local travel, site visits and outings add to the
expenses of a program. Naturally, recruiting volunteers,
producing literature, sending mailings, developing
a website, and interviewing
potential volunteers are all additional costs significant.
If you compare programs, you will find that Global PeaceWorks
fees are less than the fee charged by comparable programs
of other international volunteer programs.
Program fees and the cost of international airfare are usually U.S.
tax-deductible.
In addition, volunteers are provided a
fundraising kit to help
raise funds for their participation (kit is provided after the initial
deposit is made)
