Program Fees
Prices are for one month only. Payment must be made once you make an agreed commitment to volunteer with Mundo Exchange. If for any reason you choose to extend your time at the school beyond one month, you will be completely independent of Mundo Exchange.
What the fee covers for both options:
- Initial transportation to your project site from Buengkan, Thailand
- Orientation
- Accommodation and placement set up
- Lunches on school days
- One (1) weekend outing with Mundo
- Emergency avaiability and liaison in case of unresolveable conflicts
Costs you are responsible for:
- Airfares and transportation to Buengkan, Thailand
- All vaccines, medicines, and medical concerns
- Visas and work permits, travel and fees
- Personal expenses
- Travel to and from your placement (after orientation) if you choose to go on holidays or extra weekend getaways
- All of your own expenses during school holidays and vacation times
- Some meals, check the pricing ta lble for specifics
- Health insurance or travel insurance (REQUIRED)
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- *Police background check
*You will be working with kids and we like to take every step possible to protect vulnerable populations such as children and keep them safe. The school we are connecting you to is requesting the volunteer has a background check and we fully agree with and support the school’s decision.
Full Immersion Homestay: $330 On-site Housing: $250
Full Immersion
Homestay Option
$330
- Transportation to your placement from Nong Khai
- Orientation and placement set up
- On-call emeergency contact and liasion
- One weekend outing with Mundo
- Accommodation at a homestay with local family
- Lunch during school days
- Breakfast and dinner during school days
- All meals on weekends and non-school days
- Cost of work permits and travel visas
- Vaccines and medications needed to travel
On-Site
On-Campus Housing Option
$250
- Transportation to your placement from Nong Khai
- Orientation and placement set up
- On-call emeergency contact and liasion
- One weekend outing with Mundo
- Accommodation at the on-campus housing
- Lunch during school days
- Breakfast and dinner
- All meals on weekends and non-school days
- Cost of work permits and travel visas
- Vaccines and medications needed to travel
Who and what your fees support
Inscription fees
for students to go to school
Local volunteer assistants
who set up your placements and who help you from orientation all the way through until the end of your placement
Medical care
and supplies for people who cannot afford to pay
School supplies
such as school uniforms as well as pencils, paper, notebooks, etc for students who cannot afford to pay for their daily materials
Food
for families who would otherwise go hungry
Transportation
both for students to go to school and for persons with HIV and other serious illnesses to get to the hospital for on-going treatment
Who and what your fees DON’T support
Mundo Director's Salaries
Mundo Directors volunteer our time and pay for all of our own daily living expenses
Administrative Overhead Costs
We have a private donor who pays for all of our overhead costs including rental fees, and technology and communication fees
Advertising and Fundraising
We do not pay any outside source for advertising or fundraising of any kind