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Weveputtogetheralistofeightgreatvolunteerorganizationsthatoffercheap,affordable,andlowcostvolunteerprojects.Thesevolunteerorganizations,suchasInternationalVolunteerHeadquarters,havebeenpickednotonlyfortheirlow

costandaffordability,butalsofortheirreputationsandestablishedhistoriesaswell.Notonlywillweshowcasecheapandaffordablevolunteerprograms,wewillalsoprovideresourcesonvolunteerabroadscholarshipsandgrants,fundraisingforavolunteertrip,andgettingfreeairfareoverseas.

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Ifyouarelikemanyaspiringinternationalvolunteersresearchingvolunteeropportunitiesoverseas,youhaveprobablyexperiencedstickershockbythehighcostofvolunteeringabroad.Indeed,manyinternationalvolunteersdonotinitiallyrealizethattheaveragecostofavolunteertripis$3,000.BeforemyfirstvolunteertriptoIndiain2012,Iwasnaveenoughtothinksomeonewouldpaymetoparticipateinoverseasvolunteerwork!Thetripcostincurredbyvolunteersincludesaprogramfee,airfare,travelinsurance,vaccinations,visas,andothertravelcosts.

Intermsofwhyyouhavetopaytovolunteerabroad,internationalvolunteerorganizationsrelyonvolunteerprogramfeesandyourtimeandlabortosustaintheirorganizations.Theprogramfeenotonlygoestowardsprovidingyouroomandboardwhileyouarevolunteeringabroad,butalsopaysforadministrationcostssuchasstaffsalaries,marketingexpenses,anddirectfundingsupporttothehostcommunity.Volunteerorganizationsdifferenormouslyintermsoftheprogramfeestheycharge.Thisarticlehighlightsaffordablevolunteerorganizationswhoseprogramfeesare$1,000orlesstovolunteerabroadfor2weeks.Whilemanyaspiringvolunteerswouldlovetotravelandvolunteerabroadforfree,theneedsofvolunteerprogramsandtheirhostcommunitiescanmakethatverydifficult.However,thisarticlewillshowyouhowtomakevolunteeringabroadaffordable.

Indefiningcheap,affordable,andlowcostvolunteeropportunities,weexcludewellknownvolunteerprogramssuchasthePeaceCorps(USA),UnitedNationsVolunteers,andVoluntaryServiceOverseas(UK).Whilethesearewonderfulprograms,boththePeaceCorpsandVoluntaryServiceOverseasrequiretwoyearcommitments,whichmaynotbefeasibleforstudentsandprofessionalswhoareseekingshorterdurationvolunteerprojects.Furthermore,UnitedNationsVolunteersrequiresasixmonthcommitmentandcanbeahighlycompetitiveprogram.Hereareeightgreatinternationalvolunteeringalternativesthatarecheapanddontrequirelongtermcommitmentswe'vealsoincludedonevolunteerabroadprogramthatincludesfreeairfare!Readontolearnmoreaboutapplyingtotheseinexpensivevolunteerabroadprograms.

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InternationalVolunteerHeadquarters(IVHQ)isaNewZealandbasedvolunteerorganizationthatprovidesaffordable,safe,andresponsiblevolunteerprogramsinover30differentdestinationsaroundtheworld.WithprogramfeesstartingfromjustUS$180andover42,000alumni,IVHQisalowcostvolunteerprogramthathasbeenabletoattractasignificantnumberofvolunteerstoitsprogramssinceitsstartin2007.IVHQoffersbothshorttermandlongtermvolunteeroptionsthatrangefrom1weekto24weeks.Theorganizationoffersvolunteerplacementsinthefollowingdestinations:CostaRica,Italy,Fiji,Bali,Peru,India,SouthAfrica,Thailand,Kenya,Brazil,Tanzania,Nepal,Madagascar,Argentina,Mexico,VictoriaFalls,Laos,Uganda,Zambia,SriLanka,Philippines,Mexico,Vietnam,Cambodia,Guatemala,Ecuador,China,Ghana,Colombia,Morocco,LaosandTransylvania.

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SomeIVHQvolunteerprojectsthatyou'lldefinitelywanttocheckoutincludetheirturtleconservationprojectsinCostaRicaandBali.Foraspiringpublichealthandmedicalprofessionals,theirHIV/AIDSprojectinKenyaisagreatwaytoserveotherswhilelearningmoreaboutthepublichealthandmedicalfields.Lastly,foraresponsiblewaytovolunteerwithchildren,besuretocheckoutIVHQ'ssportseducationprograminFiji,theirchildcareprograminCambodia,ortheirteachabroadprograminSouthAfrica!

uVolunteerVolunteerOrganization

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uVolunteerwasfoundedin2006byNathanielAmponsahManu,whofoundedtheorganizationaftervolunteeringinSoutheastAsia.NathanielworkedattheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)fornineyearsandthelefttheBBCtorunuVolunteerfulltime.

Withover70reviewsonourwebsite,uVolunteerisoneofthemostpopularvolunteerprogramsfeaturedonVolunteerForeverandwasnamedatopvolunteerabroadprogramfor2015.Indeed,VolunteerForeverscofounder,BillyBeltz,volunteeredwithuVolunteerinThailandin2013.HeresasummaryofBillyvolunteerexperience:

"OverallIthinktheirbiggeststrengthisvaluetheyprovidethesamesupport&qualityexperienceasmanymuchhigherpricedoptions,andIwouldendorsethemtoanyonewiththeskills/knowledgethataligntheprojectstheyoffer."

uVolunteeroffersoneweekvolunteerabroadandtwoweekvolunteerabroadprojectsinThailand,CostaRica,andGhanastartingat$600and$705,respectively.Pleasenotethatvolunteershavetheoptionofstayinglongerthanoneortwoweeks.uVolunteer'sprogramfeenotonlyincludesyourroom&boardandincountryairportpickup,butalsoyourtravelinsurance.Keepinmindthatmanyvolunteerorganizationsprogramfeesdonotincludetravelinsurance,whichcostsabout$100foratwoweektrip.

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A Broader View

ABroaderViewisaU.S.basednonprofitvolunteerorganizationthatwasfoundedin2007byOliverandSarahEhlers.Theorganizationhas195volunteeropportunitiesoverseasin22countriesandtheirprojectsrangeindurationfrom1to24weeks.BasedoninformationfromthenonprofitdirectoryGuideStar,weestimatetheorganizationhostedlessthan500volunteersin2012.Withnearly70reviewsonourwebsite,ABroaderViewisthesecondmostreviewedvolunteerorganizationonVolunteerForever.

AtwoweekvolunteerprojectwithABroaderViewcosts$995to$1180andtheorganizationoffersvolunteeropportunitiesinAsia,Africa,CentralAmerica,andSouthAmerica.PleasenotethatABroaderViewsprogramfeesdonotincludetravelinsurance,flights,vaccinations,orvisafees.

WhileABroaderViewsprogramfeeisntascheapastheothervolunteerprogramsmentioned,theorganizationmaybeaworthwhileoptionifthereisaspecificvolunteerprojecttypeordestinationthatyouhighlydesirethatisntofferedbytheotherorganizationsmentionedinthisarticle.

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VE Global

VEGlobalisaChileanbasedorganizationthathashad500internationalvolunteersfrom35countriesworkwithatriskchildreninSantiago.VEGlobaldoesnotchargeaprogramfeetovolunteer,althoughvolunteersareexpectedtoserveforaminimumoffourmonthsandtwoweeks.Also,volunteersneedtobeabletospeakintermediateSpanish(oragreetocompleteaminimumnumberofSpanishclasses)andalsosubmitacriminalbackgroundcheckandmedicalphysicalpriortostarting.

UBELONG Volunteer Organization

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UBELONGisarelativelynewvolunteerorganizationfoundedbyRaulRomanandCedricHodgeman.RaulRomanisaprofessorattheJohnsHopkinsSchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudiesandCedricisasocialentrepreneurwhohaslivedinandtravelledtoover30countries.IhadthepleasureofmeetingProfessorRomaninWashingtonD.C.in2012justasUBELONGwasgettingstarted.UBELONGwasrecentlyfundedbyaprestigiouscivicacceleratorprogramandhasnowhostedseveralthousandvolunteers.

Comparedtothevastmajorityofvolunteerorganizations,UBELONGisquitecheap(Imeanthatinapositiveway).Indeed,VolunteerForeverfundraisersStephaniandTaylorspecificallypickedtheorganizationforitslowprogramcosts.Forexample,UBELONGoffersnumerousvolunteerprojectsinCartago,CostaRicawherevolunteerscancareforelders,contributetoconstructionprojects,orraiseawarenessofenvironmentalissuesforalocalconservationorganization.TheUBELONGCostaRicaprojectstartsat$370fortwoweeks.

UBELONGalsooffersprojectsinQuito,Ecuadorforonly$270fortwoweeks.InQuito,volunteerscancontributetolocalpublichealtheducationefforts,volunteerinaschool,orassistcaregiversatanafterschoolcenter.

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YoushouldnotethatUBELONGsprogramfeesincluderoomandboardandanairportpickup.Youwillstillberesponsibleforyourownairfare,travelinsurance,vaccinations,andvisafees.Withvolunteeropportunitiesin10countries,UBELONGisafantasticchoiceforthebudgetmindedvolunteertraveler.

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

WorldWideOpportunitiesonOrganicFarms(WWOOF)offersvolunteerstheopportunitytoworkonanorganicorsustainablefarminexchangefordailyroomandboard.Volunteersareexpectedtowork46hoursperdayandcanstayforasshortasafewdaystoseveralmonths.

Unlikemanyvolunteerorganizations,WWOOFdoesnotchargeaprogramfee.Instead,prospectivevolunteerspayasubscriptionfeeinordertoaccesshostfarmsonWWOOFswebsites.EachcountryhasitsowndedicatedWWOOFwebsiteandthesubscriptionfeecancostanywherefrom$0to$72dependingonthecountry.

Furthermore,asaWWOOFvolunteer,youareresponsibleforfindingahostfarmandworkingoutyourvolunteerarrangementswiththefarmdirectly.Unlikevolunteeringwithatraditionalvolunteerorganization,thereisnomatchingperformedbyWWOOF.

WWOOFingisagreatoptionfortravelerswhoarewillingtovolunteerafewhoursoftheirtimeeachdayinexchangeforfoodandaplacetosleep.Also,therelativelyshortcommitmentisconducivetotravelerswhoareonlystayinginatownorcityforafewdaysatatime.Volunteersshouldnotethattheywillberesponsiblefortheirownairfare,travelinsurance,vaccinations,andvisaexpenses.

Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.wwoof.net/

Volunteers For Peace(VFP) Volunteer Organization

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Since1982,VolunteersForPeace(VFP)hashostedmorethan32,000volunteersforitsoverseasopportunities.VFPoffersmorethan3,000volunteeropportunitiesin100differentcountries.Mostofthevolunteeropportunitiesarefor23weeks,buttherearelongervolunteeropportunitiesas

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well(13months).TheregistrationfeeforaVFPprojectis$500forvolunteers18+and$650forvolunteersunder18yearsofage.However,pleasenotethattheremaybeanadditionalincountryfeeforsomeprojects(typicallyafewhundreddollars).Evenwiththisadditionalfee,VFPsvolunteerprojectsarestillunder$1,000fora23weektripandrelativelycheapcomparedtootherprograms.Also,VFPsprojectsarecurrentlyonlyavailabletoU.S.residentsorAmericancitizenslivingoverseas.

HereareafewofVFPsprojectsthatdonotchargetheadditionalincountryfee:

VolunteerataschoolinKenyaVolunteeratarhinosanctuaryinBotswanaVolunteeratamonasteryschoolinMyanmarVolunteerataworkcampinMongoliaVolunteeronanorganicfarmintheCzechRepublic

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People and Places Volunteer Organization

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PeopleandPlacesisanawardwinningresponsiblevolunteerorganizationthatwasfoundedbySallieGraysonandtwoofhercolleaguesin2006.InadditiontobeingoneofVolunteerForeverstoptenreviewedorganizations,PeopleandPlaceshaswonanumberofawardsandaccoladesincludingthefollowing:

1. 2014NationalGeographicTop5EthicalVolunteerOrganization2. 2013WorldResponsibleTourismAward3. 2009BestVolunteeringOrganization

ThemajorityofPeopleandPlacesvolunteerprojectsarentconsideredcheap,buttwooftheirprojectsstandoutbecausetheprogramfeeincludesroundtripairfare,whichisquiteunique.Indeed,theonlyothervolunteerprogram(outsideofstatesponsoredvolunteerprograms)thatincludesairfareisYouthChallengeInternational,whoprovidesaflightbursaryforitsGhanaandTanzaniaprograms.

ThetwoPeopleandPlacesvolunteerprojectsthatincludeairfarearelocatedintheGambiainAfrica.ThefirstprojectisatanurseryschoolthathasaspecificneedforvolunteerswithexperienceinEarlyChildhoodDevelopment,TeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage,childnutrition,education

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administration,orartsandcrafts.

ThesecondPeopleandPlacesvolunteerprojectthatincludesairfareistheirWealththroughTourismproject.ThisvolunteerprojectseekstohelptheGambianpeoplebyprovidingthembusinessandcraftskills.Specifically,volunteerswillbeworkingwithsmallbusinessesinGambiatoearnalivingthroughtourism.Assuch,thisprojectisseekingvolunteerswiththefollowingskillsets:accounting,informationtechnology,generalmanagement,businessadministration,marketingandsales,productdesign,hospitalityandtourism,andagriculture.

Asmentionedpreviously,theprogramfeeforbothoftheseprojectsbyPeopleandPlacesincludesairfareandroomandboard.However,thevolunteerwillstillberesponsiblefortravelinsurance,vaccinations,andvisafees.

Other Resources for Cheap Volunteer Abroad Trips

WiththeexceptionofthePeaceCorps,UnitedNationsVolunteers,VoluntaryServiceOverseas,andotherstatesponsoredinternationaldevelopmentprograms,mostinternationalvolunteerswillberesponsibleforassumingsomecostsforvolunteeringoverseas.However,thereareseveralwaystoreduceyouroutofpocketcostsforvolunteeringoverseas.

First,checkoutourlistof200VolunteerAbroadandStudyAbroadScholarshipsandGrants.OurlistincludesscholarshipsandgrantsfromsourceslikeTravelocity,NationalGeographic,VolunteersforProsperity,andtheRotaryFoundation.Theseawardsrangefromafewhundreddollarstostipendsworth$85,000.YoucanalsoclickheretojoinourprioritywaitinglisttobeamongthefirsttoknowwhenthenextawardoftheVolunteerForeverscholarship($500$1000)isannouncedinSpring2015.

Next,checkoutourarticleonhowtovolunteerabroadforfreebyfindingnocostvolunteerprograms(hint:youllstillberesponsibleforyourroomandboard,airfare,andotherexpenses),findingfreeairfare,andreducingothermiscellaneoustravelcostsliketravelinsurance.

Lastly,considerfundraising(akacrowdfunding)foryourvolunteertripabroad.VolunteerForeverfundraisershavealreadyraisedmorethan$1,000,000fortheirvolunteertripsabroad.Infact,manyofourvolunteershavecompletelyfundedtheirvolunteertripsbyfundraisingthroughVolunteerForever.IfyourecomfortablewithemailandFacebook,thenyouvegotthebasicskillsneededtofundraiseonline.Andifyouneedalittlemoreassistance,ourexpertstaffwillprovideoneononeguidanceandsupporttohelpyoureachyourfundraisinggoals.It'sourmissiontomake

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