Quest Sabbaticals

COST BREAKDOWN

Kenya WaterRelief Project cost breakdown

4weeks (£600), 6 weeks (£800)- Project Contribution
Short term costs:

  • Food
  • Accommodation, beds, pillows, lighting
  • All on the ground transport
  • Project Materials for all project activities such as sand dam construction, barrage building, water tanks, nursery gardens and school projects
  • Local skilled staff wages for all project work
  • Local wages for lady to provide cooking, cleaning
  • Local wages for two trained night-watchmen
  • Communications- mobile phones and internet cost 

Medium term support: 

  • Maintenance and upkeep of project over the next year i.e. funds for maintaining tree nursery, employment of local Excellent Development staff year round 

Long term commitment: 

  • Donation to Excellent Development for ongoing work, development and staff costs.

£75 Weekend activities and orientation in Africa

  • In-country orientation and training days
  • Food on weekends off
  • Accommodation on weekends off
  • Transport to weekend location 

4 weeks (£805), 6 weeks (£860) - Quest UK

  • Pre-departure training course and preparation
  • Pre-departure Info-CD expedition manual
  • Project Leader wages, flights and on the ground expenses
  • Project Leader training
  • Safety equipment and first aid kit, emergency contingency planning, continual risk assessments
  • Repatriation assistance and emergency back-up funds
  • Quest UK staff costs – pre-departure support and 24 hour back-up from the UK
  • Quest medical consultant Dr Jon Dallimore– 24-hour medical advice and support when you are overseas
  • Negotiating with flight companies and insurers to provide the best deal for you
  • Your Quest T-shirt
  • Year round planning and development of project- including assessing aims and objectives for the project in the short, medium and long term
  • Recces by Operations Managers to assess validity of project aims, maintain quality of project site and continually check conditions for volunteers
  • Selection costs associated with volunteers (Interview/Open Evening, support when signing up).
  • Selection costs associated with Project Leaders
  • Marketing and administration costs
  • Office rental and costs 
Call 01444 474744 or info@questsabbaticals.com
for further information or to apply for a sabbatical