Costs

A placement with Kerala Link costs

just   £400   per volunteer for the minimum 6 week placement

or alternatively

                          £200   per volunteer per month for longer placements

This includes:

• rent of the apartment
• cost of equipping the apartment
• all utilities
• use of a mobile phone (you pay for top-ups)
• transport between airport and placement at the start and end of your placement
• all communication costs
• in-country training expenses
• on-going Malayalam tuition
• the services of a local representative throughout your placement

This does not include:

• flights
• food
• visa costs
• insurance (though we can recommend a supplier) 

Kerala Link is a charity. These costs to you cover the expenses Kerala Link has incurred on your behalf. Your money does not pay any UK salaries, as everyone involved in the administration of Kerala Link in the UK is a volunteer. Should the money you pay exceed the expenses incurred, these excess funds will be directed to the Kerala Link fundraising account which is used to benefit the children and staff at the placements.

We would like to encourage you to raise funds to help meet these costs to you and to further enable you to finance projects of your choice once in Kerala. Ask for our fundraising ideas leaflet. You will find that a little goes a long way in India!

But I'm volunteering! Why should I pay you?

Please note: we have recently had to increase our fees due to high inflation in India and escalating costs of supporting our volunteers. Applications received from July 2010 will be charged these new fees.