Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Need help!!

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea

Hi all,

I am looking to Volunteer as a teacher in either Fiji,Samoa,Tonga or the Cook Islands for 3 months but I am really surprised by the prices that all the organisations are asking for !
I can not afford to pay that amount and work for free.. :(
Does anyone know of any reasonable priced organisations or have any contacts in these locations??

Any help will be much appreciated :):)

Thanks in advance and Happy Travelling!

A couple of people I met on Fiji skipped the whole 'volunteer organization' middle-man, and their costs, and found something on their own when they arrived .. simply asked around at a school or two, just some simple instruction on something like how to use computer software. Nothing long-term, but they do appreciate a degree of commitment. Possibly it depends on what your motivations are, whether it's for you and how it makes you feel or whether it's for them.

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Hi bthdth,

Thanks for your message.
I have considered doing it that way and seeing what I end up with.
I will look into doing that :)

Thanks again!!

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