DATES AND COST

Volunteer WindAid is currently offering three dates for volunteer programs starting in 2010:

12^th July – 13^th August

23^rd August – 24^th September

18^th October – 19^th November

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Collection upon arrival in Trujillo

All food throughout the duration of the project (2 meals per day, 6 days per week)

All accommodation throughout the duration of the project

All transport during project activities

Constant supply of safe drinking water

24-hour support from volunteer coordinator

Advice for visa applications, flights, insurance, kit, cultural awareness, language etc

Full supervision and guidance by a trained engineer during the manufacture and installation of the wind turbine

All tools and equipment required for the wind turbine construction and installation

All materials and components required for the manufacture of a wind turbine

Introductory Spanish language class

Guided tours of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Chan Chan, Colonial Trujillo and Huaca del Sol y Huaca de la Luna.

Volunteer WindAid T-shirt

AND WHAT’S NOT (BUT WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU)

Flights and transport to Trujillo

Travel Insurance

Visas (if required)

Personal Vaccinations / Medications

Accommodation and food prior to the project start date

Food, accommodation and travel should you choose to leave the project base (e.g. during weekends)

Personal spending money (e.g. souvenirs or personal travel)

DIRECT CONTRIBUTION AND TRANSPARENCY

Unlike other volunteer travel providers we are transparent about where the money goes.

45% of your money goes directly towards the cost of the wind turbine. This accounts for the raw materials, equipment and tools required for the wind turbine manufacture and installation. This also covers the cost of ancillary components such as batteries and inverters that are needed to convert the energy generated by the wind turbine into useable electricity.

The Volunteer WindAid program was set up to help provide electricity to those without through the use of wind turbines. As such we aim to set as low a price as possible in an effort to make this opportunity available to more people and increase the number of wind turbines that together we can provide to those communities most in need.

We are not funded by grants or benefactors and so it is the contribution from our volunteers that enables us to buy the materials required to build the wind turbines. Subsequently we can provide wind turbines to communities in Peru who cannot afford to financially contribute.