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Who is they? Be careful if its being organised by a company - if you look closer most of these organisations are not registered charities. The fact they've not given you a cost breakdown of where your money goes is worrying. Careful you don't end up with money donated in good faith lining the pockets of some administration firm.
I'm going to Cambodia for a volunteering project!
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Sorry, providing the charity's link would be helpful!
http://www.futuresensefoundation.org/
They're a registered charity
The uni have been in association with them for years organising a few projects a year.
http://www.futuresensefoundation.org/
They're a registered charity
The uni have been in association with them for years organising a few projects a year.I could be wrong but I don't think you can expect many people to hand money over without seeing exactly what it's going to be spent on first, especially when most of it is clearly for the benefit of you gaining an experience.
I certainly won't be, sorry.
I certainly won't be, sorry.
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Oh, ours is arranged through Challenges Abroad UK, but I think it's the same. What would that mean?
No, I know. I was kind of expecting it tbh. It's no harm done though!
Good luck.
Thank you
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Besides, even if most people here don't agree with how the fundraising/expenses side of things have been managed, which I can completely understand (if everyone wants me to, I can remove the part about donating and the JustGiving link), I'll still update this thread with my updates and pictures/video, if only for sharing my experience for those of you that have any general interest in the project, rather than it being asking for donations.
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I lol'd.
Best of luck although you may have come to wrong place.
Maybe you should obtain the funds yourself if its a takes a year so be it. Create a blog which might raise awareness when you are out there then create a donation page to go straight to the schools that would IMO be more of a success along side your blog.
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Sad to say it but, this ^.
Organise it yourself/with some friends or students - save up for a bit longer, head over to Cambodia yourself, liaise with a school there (whilst avoiding landmines,), plan out whatever works need doing and then mobilise the English volunteers and fundraisers necessary. Let the locals do the labour - you have more to contribute than picking up wood and mixing cement.
That way, you are certain that all the money can go to the local communities rather than helping to pay the £30k a year salaries of the charity workers. In terms of what you gain, you can put on your CV that you did all of the above by yourself, showing real independence, organisational skills and bravery.
Let's be honest, it is 2012 and this kind of package tour volunteering is not a new idea - a more cynical recruiter might look at this and think "hmm, so he paid 2 grand to ineptly lay bricks and flail around as an 'I speak it so I can teach it' English teacher for three weeks?" Not quite worth the £2,000 when its put like that.
That way, you are certain that all the money can go to the local communities rather than helping to pay the £30k a year salaries of the charity workers. In terms of what you gain, you can put on your CV that you did all of the above by yourself, showing real independence, organisational skills and bravery.
Let's be honest, it is 2012 and this kind of package tour volunteering is not a new idea - a more cynical recruiter might look at this and think "hmm, so he paid 2 grand to ineptly lay bricks and flail around as an 'I speak it so I can teach it' English teacher for three weeks?" Not quite worth the £2,000 when its put like that.