Costs

 
 

VIA Online Workcamp Fee: €25

VIA Project Standard Fee: €140

This is the standard price for new volunteers that participate in a workcamp.

VIA Project Discounted Fee: €90

Volunteers are eligible for a discounted fee if one of the following is applicable:

Second Participation: A volunteer has participated in an SCI/ VIA project within the last 5 years. Any second and further project that a volunteer participates in, the volunteer is eligible for the reduced fee of €90.

Invite a friend: A volunteer has brought a friend to VIA that is also participating as a volunteer in a project. Either the volunteer or the friend is eligible for the discounted fee.

Active Promoter: A volunteer has actively promoted VIA via different ways e.g. helped with the VIA website, social media, online campaigns etc. The volunteer should have done this work before applying for a project

Financial Circumstances: A volunteer has requested from VIA a reduction due to his financial situation.

VIA camp coordinator or camp organizer within previous 5 years - a volunteer who has lead a VIA project or (co) organized it within 5 years before applying to a project is eligible for a discounted fee while applying for a project.

Please contact our placement officer at info@stichtingvia.nl if you would like to apply for the discounted fee.

Payment Procedure

We set your application procedure in motion only after we have received:

  • the application for the project of your choice

  • the payment fee

You can transfer the fee that applies to you by a bank transfer to the following account:

NL48 INGB 0003 9399 75

Vrijwillige Internationale Aktie, Amsterdam

Please mention your name in the payment description to help us!

Cancellations

If you call off your participation in a project until three weeks before the start, 50% of the application fee will be returned to you. If you call off later than three weeks before the start, there is no refund. Exceptions are only made in special circumstances.

What is included?

  • Accommodation during the project

  • Food during the project

  • Activities linked to the study theme of the project

  • Introduction Day before and Evaluation Day after the project, organized by VIA

  • Insurance during the working periods in the project

What is not included?

Travel costs. These should be covered by the volunteer.

Where does the VIA Project Fee go to?

Part of the fee goes to VIA to support the organization of projects in the Netherlands, the placement process and the organization around it, the preparation of the volunteer during the Introduction Day, the evaluation after the project, and the insurance. 

The other part of the fee goes to SCI International and is redistributed among the local branches based on the projects organized and the volunteers sent.

Costs for food and accommodation are covered by Stichting VIA and the workcamp partner, so the participation fee does not go directly to the project.