GVN News

12:06pm 22 October 2009  
Filed under: Fees, New Zealand

Due to the increased cost of living and exchange rate fluctuations the program fee for the New Zealand Nature and Heal The Earth programs will increase. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from Wednesday October 28th 2009. The new program fee prices are:

• Cost for 2 weeks - US $797
• Cost for 1 month - US $1397
• Cost for 6 weeks - US $1997
• Cost for 2 months - US $2597
• Cost for 10 weeks - US $3197
• Cost for 3 months - US $3797

> New Zealand Nature Program

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5:05pm 20 October 2009  
Filed under: Fees, Programs, South Africa

The South Africa Youth program is in need of volunteers, so our partner will be running a program fee special for those who volunteer between December 1st 2009 and March 31st 2010. Volunteers who pay their application fee from today will be entitled to the discounted program fee:

• Cost for 2 weeks - US $847
• Cost for 1 month - US $897
• Cost for 6 weeks - US $1240
• Cost for 2 months - US $1583
• Cost for 10 weeks - US $1920
• Cost for 3 months - US $2253
• Cost for 4 months - US $2923
• Cost for 5 months - US $3593
• Cost for 6 months - US $4263

> South Africa Youth Volunteer Program

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11:38am 28 September 2009  
Filed under: Fees, Kenya, Program Information

To cover expenses for the GVN Kenya representative, the Kenya program fee will increase by US $50. This will apply to all volunteers who pay their application fee from Monday 5 October 2009 onwards.

The Kenya program fees for volunteers who pay their application fee from 4 October 2009 onwards are

• Cost for 2 weeks - US $697
• Cost for 3 weeks - US $797
• Cost for 1 month - US $897
• Cost for 5 weeks - US $997
• Cost for 6 weeks - US $1097
• Cost for 2 months - US $1297
• Cost for 10 weeks - US $1497
• Cost for 3 months - US $1697
• Cost for 4 months - US $2097
• Cost for 5 months - US $2497
• Cost for 6 months - US $2897

> Kenya Volunteer Program

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2:56pm 24 June 2009  
Filed under: Costa Rica, Fees, Program Information

Due to increases in the cost of accommodation, park entrance and coordination fees in Costa Rica, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from July 1st 2009 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 2 weeks - US $914
Cost for 3 weeks - US $1040
Cost for 4 weeks - US $1160
Cost for 4 weeks (2 programs) - US $1260
Cost for 5 weeks - US $1392
Cost for 6 weeks - US $1518
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1722
Cost for 10 weeks - US $2052
Cost for 12 weeks - US $2374
>Costa Rica Volunteer Program

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2:48pm  
Filed under: Fees, Program Information, Romania

Due to increases in the cost of living in Romania, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from July 1st 2009 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 6 weeks - US $1037
Cost for 7 weeks - US $1187
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1337
Cost for 9 weeks - US $1487
Cost for 10 weeks - US $1637
Cost for 12 weeks - US $1937
> Romania Volunteer Program

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5:33pm 23 June 2009  
Filed under: Fees, Program Information, Rwanda

Due to the need to hire a translator our partner in Rwanda will raise their program fee for 4 weeks to $1197/month. This change will take effect for volunteers who pay their application fee from 1 July 2009 onwards.
> Rwanda Volunteer Program

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3:23pm 6 May 2009  
Filed under: Fees, Program Information, South Africa

Due to the increase in the cost of living during the Soccer World Cup in South Africa in 2010, our partner program is applying a ‘world cup levy’ to volunteers volunteering between the dates of May 1, 2010 and July 17, 2010. During those dates the new program fee for 4 weeks will be $1347/month.
> South Africa Youth Volunteer Program

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11:37am 24 December 2008  
Filed under: Fees, GVN

Our partner organisation in Thailand has not increased their volunteer fees since 2001. These new fees will apply to all volunteers who sign up for the program from 1 January 2009 onwards:

• Cost for 2 weeks - US $747
• Cost for 3 weeks - US $847
• Cost for 4 weeks - US $947
• Cost for 6 weeks - US $1197
• Cost for 8 weeks - US $1447
• Cost for 10 weeks - US $1697
• Cost for 12 weeks - US $1947

> Thailand Volunteer Program

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11:52am 3 December 2008  
Filed under: Ethiopia, Fees, Program Information, Programs

Due to increases in the cost of living in Ethiopia, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from December 11th 2008 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 1 month - US $797
Cost for 2 months - US $1247
Cost for 3 months - US $1697

> Volunteer in Ethiopia

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9:32am 29 October 2008  
Filed under: Fees, Programs, Vietnam

Due to increases in the cost of living in Vietnam, the program fees for both the Vietnam teaching and Vietnam orphanage programs have been increased. The inflation rate is 25.2%, the highest in more than a decade), and it is affecting daily goods in Vietnam; the cost of rice has doubled this year and fuel went up by more than 50% recently.

The program fee for volunteers who pay their application fee from 5 November 2008 onwards will be:

• Cost for 1 month - US $997
• Cost for 2 months - US $1637
• Cost for 3 months - US $2287
• Cost for 4 months - US $2907
• Cost for 5 months - US $3637

> Vietnam Volunteer Programs

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