Despite wanting to volunteer in India, you might have a question. Why is it that I have to pay to volunteer abroad in India?
The answer is simple! When you volunteer in your local community, you pay for your living expenses because nobody is going to pay for your rent, car, gas, food or cell phone. It works the same way with volunteer abroad trips. These organizations that you end up volunteering with are funded by program fees. When you apply for a volunteer abroad program, you will see that a lot of organizations have a fee breakdown similar to this:
- 1 week $800
- 2 weeks $850
- 3 weeks $950
- 4 weeks $1250
- 5 weeks $1450
- 6 weeks $1650
- 8 weeks $1800
- 12 weeks $2050
Don’t freak out when you see this! These programs are well structured and developed for people like you to go abroad and do good for communities around the world. Some companies charge more, some less, it all depends on their ideology and involvement with the community that they are supporting. So, it's okay to charge for volunteer abroad programs because this is simply a way to pay for your living expenses while abroad. With that you get assistance, support, and guidance as well.
The good thing is that India isn't a very expensive country to live in, thus volunteer abroad programs in India are fairly cheap compared to other countries.
