Why volunteers pay?
Many volunteers ask
us, why should I pay for volunteering in
India?
The answer is that
volunteers who travel abroad need
accommodations, food, in-country transportation,
and to ensure their safety while living abroad.
Thus the fee paid by the volunteer is fed to
following heads of expenditure:
Services to
volunteer (50%)
Following are
the head of expenditure on which 50% program
fee is spent:
- Food and
accommodation setup
- Delhi/local
airport pickups and transfers
- Hotel stays
- Daily
transportation to project site
- Orientation
and local area visit
Administration
and Volunteer Recruitment (30%)
Without
administration and volunteer recruitment
funds, organization would not be able to
sustain its current operations. And you, the
volunteer, would not be able to receive the
personalized attention and around-the-clock
support that we currently offer. The 30%
allocation of funds is distributed to
following sub-heads:
Administration (20%) - The general
administration cost supports office staff
and the field coordinators in each District
where we run programs. It is a fact that no
organization could be operate without
overhead fund that goes toward:
- Staff
salaries
-
Communications – IT, Telephone, Email
Postage
- General
office supplies
- Legal
consultation
- Rent for
project site offices
- Taxes
- Vehicles and
maintenance
Volunteer
Recruitment (10%) -
Sankalp takes volunteers directly without
support of any of the placing agencies
therefore following sub-sub heads need to be
funded:
- Website
maintenance and promotions
-
Communications: Brochures, E-newsletters,
international phone calls etc.
- Web
advertising
Program
Development (20%)
Organization consistently strives to improve
the quality of its programs. In addition,
organization measures the impact it has on
local communities at the end of each year
and makes assessments as to how serve them
better and meet their needs. Program
development includes ongoing program
evaluations, improvement planning and
management; searching and setting new
project avenues that could benefit battered
women and children. Since project
participants are absolute needy ones and
therefore they are to be provided all sorts
of material as per the nature of the
project.
In addition to
what is being provided on routine basis,
such as:
Orphanage
work program:
It needs diapers; baby food etc on daily and
regular basis and at times outings for
children.
Street
children education Project:
It needs all school supplies like uniforms,
books, games and refreshments etc.
Govt. school
teaching program: It
needs writing material, sports items, and
competition/quiz expenses.
Women
empowerment program:
It needs computers/internet expenses and
competition/quiz expenses.
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