How Does Travel to Teach Use Your Volunteer Fees?

Travel to Teach Costs

Travel to Teach has very low costs compared to other volunteering organisations (see chart at the bottom of this page).

The reason for this is that we have no "western" overhead, we do not spend large amounts of money on promotion and we are not out to make a profit. All our western staff are basically volunteering for food and accomodation and most of our local staff are working part time while financing their studies.

Accommodation

Accommodation costs cover the rent for dormitories, office and staff housing. Accommodation also includes donations to home stay families, house tax, electricity and water.

Administration Costs

Includes all the costs incurred recruiting volunteers such as producing literature, developing and maintaining a website, sending mails as well as accounting, legal fees and staff salaries.

Program Expansion

Research and selection of new programs, travel costs incurred visiting new programs, staff recruitment, furniture and supplies for new projects. In the past year Travel to Teach has expanded into 4 new countries and started working 16 new project locations.

Investment in Teaching

Some of the investments made by Travel to Teach in the last year include: - The Meechai school restoration projects. - The computer centre at Meechai communtiy centre - Teaching materials for 12 English camps. - Direct donations to schools to purchase teaching supplies.

Volunteer Coordinators

At every project location there is at least one local coordinator and/or one western coordinator.

Volunteer Costs

These include preparing dorms for new volunteers, hosting induction weekends, making welcome packs, materials for cooking and language lessons, parties and basic supplies such as drinking water and toilet paper.

How Does Travel to Teach Compare To Other Volunteer Organisations?

Thailand 4 Weeks

Organisation	Dollar	Euro
Travel to Teach	$   790	€   550
Global Service Corps	$ 2815	€ 2135
Cross Cultural Solutions	$ 3032	€ 2295
Global Crossroads	$ 1224	€   930
I to I	$ 1725	€ 1310

Vietnam 4 Weeks

Organisation	Dollar	Euro
Travel to Teach	$   930	€   650
Global Crossroads	$ 1474	€ 1120
I to I	$ 1920	€ 1455

Nepal 4 Weeks

Organisation	Dollar	Euro
Travel to Teach	$   930	€   650
Global Crossroads	$ 1132	€   860
I to I	$ 2305	€ 1750

Ecuador 4 Weeks

Organisation	Dollar	Euro
Travel to Teach	$   970	€   680
Global Crossroads	$ 1244	€   940
I to I	$ 1174	€ 1120

**Prices and conversion rates correct as of 14th March 2007. Projects from different organisations vary in areas such as location, type of accomodation, inclusion of food and medical insurance, level of teacher training, for more information regarding these differences please refer to the individual websites.