So, in lieu of gifts this year, I'm asking my friends and family to help fund my trip to Moldova. Thank you so much for your support!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Jacy's 30th Birthday Orphanage Adventure
No one can deny, turning 30 is a big life event. I've decided to celebrate my 30th birthday doing things that I love, travelling and working with children. I need your help to fund my trip to volunteer at an orphanage in Moldova. Eastern Europe is notoriously known for the lack of support and care within its orphanages. Chisinau, Moldova, situated between Romania and Ukraine, has an orphanage in need of my help. I will spend two months living in Chisinau, caring for infants and toddlers. Many of these orphanages are more or less a warehouse for children, with one care-taker to every 40 children. If these children are lucky enough to get adopted, adjusting to their new lives in safe and loving homes is difficult. Many of these children haven't even received the eye contact necessary to grow into well-adjusted adults, let alone touch and comfort. The program I am going with is called Real Gap. For two months, starting April 8th, I will work in Chisinau. The program cost is $2,859, which includes: -Airport transfer -Orientation -Accomodation -2 meals a day -Emergency support -Internet access. However, this cost does not include my flight. I need your help in raising money for this trip.
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ReplyDeleteWhy Is There A Placement Fee? - As a travel company our responsibility is to you (the traveler), your safety and satisfaction and also the projects we work with. Your placement fee covers key elements such as accommodation, food, airport transfer and the support of your local in country team; so your fee remains in the community you’re there to help. On average just over half of the fee you’ve paid to us is spent in your destination for your support, transport and housing. That’s around US$3 million a year that goes into the local economy and helps small businesses around the world succeed. The remaining amount covers our administration costs, which includes marketing to recruit volunteers just like you.
It also covers your pre-departure support from our team of expert travel advisors and the services of our global support team, in case of an emergency. Like any travel business that needs to grow and continuously improve, we aim to make a small profit each year.
Who Really Benefits? - When you volunteer on one of the many projects we partner with overseas, the local community or environment will benefit greatly and so will you. While we really can't shout enough about the value of your volunteer support to the projects, we also want you to know as a volunteer how special you are and the great things you'll bring home from a volunteering adventure with us. All our meaningful travel projects are a two-way process; the community or project you are assisting have everything to gain and you'll have a life-changing travel experience and gain skills for life.