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# Volunteering throughout the Pacific with own child Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
Sparky1975 08:43 UTC 27 Jul 2011 | We're looking into volunteering in the Pacific Islands next year for 1-3 months and have a 3 year old daughter. Wondering if anyone has volunteered with their own kids, any recommendations or ideas. Cheers |
api 04:20 UTC 28 Jul 2011 | Do you have specific skills that are useful and hope to have your costs covered? Are you looking at one of these "volunteering" experiences which you pay for?, or do you just hope to do something useful, somewhere, at your own cost? | 1
ozziegiraffe 12:45 UTC 28 Jul 2011 | You are very unlikely to find a volunteer organistation which would cover our fares for as short a period as 1-3 months. | 2
5waldos 02:50 UTC 30 Jul 2011 | Depends on where you are with a child. Many people have nannies- and there are also nursery schools in many places- often run by people there volunteering. Nannies are often very very cheap and also do housework. | 3