Why we have program fees…

The program fee paid by volunteers is used to cover accommodations with a host family and administrative expenses, as well as to partially fund the programs that we provide. Because the Philippines is a developing country, there are limited resources available either locally or nationally to fund social service programs. Without outside help, VFV simply would not be able to operate our current programs that help malnourished children, disfranchised youth, underfunded schools, and poverty-stricken families. VFV (and other volunteer organizations in developing countries) can only provide these critical services through the contributions of international volunteers and donors. VFV absolutely understands that international volunteers are making a major personal investment in time and money to volunteer with us, and our goal is reciprocate by making their volunteer experience a truly meaningful and enjoyable one.

As a non-profit NGO, Volunteer for the Visayans does not allocate any surplus funds to people such as owners or shareholders, instead the funding is used to help augment projects that help empower local Filipino communities.

Where Your Money Goes

Accommodating Volunteers: 40% of our program fee is spent back on providing the resources to accommodate volunteers; this includes the payment of homestays, the arrangement of airport pick ups, excursions and orientation expenses.

Community Disaster & Healthcare Relief: 5% of program fees contribute to our annual healthcare relief medical missions and to our emergency disaster relief fund.

Community Empowerment Projects: 5% of funding contributes towards our local client group projects, community restoration and Adopt-A-School project

Local Volunteers: 5% of our program fee compensates for a transportation allowance and a small honorarium to low-income, local volunteers.

Build-A-Home/Build-A-School: 5% of the fee Contributes to the Build-A-Home and Build-A-School programs, to supplement private donations

Scholarship Program: 10% of the program fee contributes to our scholarship program, which enables tdeserving members of our Boys and Girls Clubs to pursue a college education or vocational training. (Note:. Some children receive help with post-high school education/training needs from their sponsors, who choose to continue sponsorship.

Administrative Costs: 20% of the program covers our administrative costs, such as paying the salaries of our local staff as well as the utilities for our community center (electricity, water, internet) which is used daily by our project dependent clients.

Dumpsite Project: 10% of the program fee contributes towards our dumpsite project, our flagship outreach project that rehabilitates children working or previously working in the Tacloban City Dumpsite by enrolling them in school.

Program Fees (Figures shown in US Dollars)

2 Weeks: $799
3 Weeks: $879
4 Weeks: $959
5 Weeks: $1039
6 Weeks: $1119
7 Weeks: $1199
8 Weeks: $1279
9 Weeks: $1359
10 Weeks: $1439
11 Weeks: $1519
12 Weeks: $1599
13 Weeks: $1679
14 Weeks: $1759
15 Weeks: $1839
16 Weeks: $1919

Additional Week thereafter: $80 USD

Program Fee Includes: Airport Pickup & Drop Off, Accommodation with local host family, 2 meals a day (breakfast & dinner), excursions, crash courses in our local dialect Waray Waray, in-depth program orientation, 24 hour local staff support. Find out more about what we include in our program fee by clicking here.