50 years of international development volunteers

$200,000,000. 1961 MAPPTTTTIA SSSSSSSS$ 1450 pims volunteers prvided Palms volunteers provided worth of expertise since Education Administration Health Technical Other %$$$$$55 SS SSSSSSSSSS >120,000 65,00 Community Education Educating over Accommodation $6,338 - Value a volunteer provides per month based on ABS average salary Cost break-down of a 2-year placement days of primary health services, including mentoring local nurses and administrators students and Monthly value of a volunteer Training over Mentoring over 2,000 2,000 1,600 Living Allowance teachers $4,522 - Cost per vol. Field Visit in administration in trades and agriculture month to donors to largest Australian volunteer agency Airfares & Visa 50' years of Palms Australia Medical and Insurance Personal and Professional Support Recruitment, Selection and Scoping $1,535 - Cost per vol. month to donors to Administration Africa Palms Australia 12370 Asia 71 volunteers volunteer days 72 in Timor-Leste 32 other South America >12000 per year volunteer days per year Australia $2m 123 volunteers Pacific 889 in Papua New Guinea 72 in Kiribati 92 2011 Cost 39 180 other Orientation Infographic © 2012 Palms Australia Courses To volunteer or donate visit Countries www.palms.org.au Real value delivered (purple) The value of each volunteer is much greater than the cost of sending them. Donations and grants to Palms Australia are multiplied by the generosity of our expert volunteers. 6663 After stabilising the program and with the election of a new government in 2007, Palms began campaigning for a new AusAID funding arrangement of our volunteers. volunteer days $1m per year 57% female3% In 2011, AusAID announced its Pilot Volunteer Fund in recognition of the value of agencies such as Palms Australia. The pilot will be re-evaluated after one year. male After losing government funding in 2005 (50% of Palms budget, just $250,000) Palms reduced its program size while sourcing alternative funding. Cost of Program (green) Home Mission Fund $ (blue) income not gained from the Home Mission Fund or AusAID is predominantly from individual donors AusAID $ (yellow) 03/04 Average total cost of one Palms volunteer placement Average total cost of one AVID volunteer placement Average cost of one Palms staff member in Australia Average Australian salary 11/12 projected