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Why do I pay to do volunteer work ?
This is a frequently asked question
which we hope we have can answer to you satisfaction below.
Our volunteer projects are
community based. These townships and rural villages desperately need the
assistance of educated volunteers who are willing to give a hand, they
are however unfortunately not in a financial position to accommodate,
transport and feed these volunteers.
The need for the assistance of
capable volunteers is ever increasing and your time spent here can make
a great impact on the lives of the local community.
Transport
Due to high costs such as driver
costs, fuel costs and vehicle maintenance costs this is often one of the
most expensive costs to the volunteer organizers.
We have established our sister
company “J Bay Cabs” which transports our volunteers between the Airport
and our projects. By the establishing of this company we were able to
employ a person from the local community who was previously unemployed.
Our friendly driver Shane has now been with us for four years and is an
important part of the family.
Meals
We offer cooked meals which are
prepared for you daily. Evening meals are prepared from a set
weekly menu. This means jobs have again been created for a cook and a
cleaner but it also means costs for the food which has to be prepared.
Accommodation
All Africa has a lodge
situated two minutes walk from the main beach and town center where the
volunteers which work in our J Bay community projects are accommodated. During
the building of this lodge we were again able to create employment for
the local community. We currently employ a fulltime gardener, security
guard, maintenance worker, cleaner, cook and a lodge manager and your
staying at this lodge makes it possible for us to employ these people.
All Africa also have built the
lodges at African Dawn for Volunteers.
Taxes
As a registered Close Corporation
and VAT vendor All Africa has to pay 14% VAT and other
government taxes which are included in your fees.
Other fees and commissions
In order to keep our fees as low as
possible we do not use outside booking agencies which often charge
commissions of between 15% and 50%. We do all the bookings ourselves and
also offer support to the volunteers ourselves as this leads to a cost
cut which we then pass on to the volunteer.
Donations to the projects
With our community projects the full amount (100%) after our expenses have been
deducted is put back into the project as we feel this is our companies
social responsibility. Our sister company “Enchantment Tours” also
donates a percentage of each tour booked to our new project fund.
We hope this information has been
useful to you and we hope to see you at one of our projects in the near
future.
Some Completed Projects
Find some examples
here of
the work we have done for both the Townships and wildlife projects on
this site.
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