International Volunteering with Palms Australia

For a Palms volunteer who has been agreed to a placement, the cost of the Orientation Course, including eight night's accomodation and food is covered through fundraising initiatives run by Palms, the volunteer and their community. Donations towards the cost of accomodation are gratefully accepted. The cost of the Re-Entry Weekend is often covered by the Bishop of the Diocese to which the volunteer has returned.

For a non-Palms attendee, the cost of the Orientation Course must be covered by the attendee or their sending organisation. The prices for the January 2006 Orientation Course are available here.

Towards Solidarity

Proceeds are directed towards meeting the requests of communities to reduce poverty, by engaging qualified and experienced Palms volunteers; volunteers who pass on their skills to locals, thus decreasing aid dependence. Such funds help communities to cover recruitment, preparation, fares, insurance, accomodation, meals and other expenses, without which they would not be able to host a volunteer.

• Palms asks for an initial donation of $100.
• One-to-One Sessions and Workshops, Meditations, Simulations or Fields Trips, for groups no larger than 30, are charged at a rate of $90 per hour, as is time spent preparing input, arranging details and travelling.
• Direct travel costs will also be added.
• Where an activity is built on previous work, time spent preparing and arranging details will normally be kept within one hour.
• Groups larger than 30 are charged an extra $3.00 per hour per head.
• Some sessions for individual enrolment or made up of smaller groups may be organised and facilitated by Palms at our Paulian Centre. Composite groups will be able to divide costs between them.

For more information on running an activity for your students or staff, contact Palms Australia via email or phone (02) 9518 9551.