Pavones Volunteer Placement Market Study (Southwest Costa Rica)

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1. How old are you?

2. What is your nationality?

3. What languages do you speak?

English

Spanish

French

Italian

Portuguese

German

Other

4. What is your yearly income?

Less than $40,000

$40,000 - $60,000

$60,001 - $80,000

$80,001 - $100,000

More than $100,000

5. How do you like to travel?

Alone

With friends

With family

6. Do you like to participate in service projects while on vacation?

7. Have you ever participated in a service project in Costa Rica?

8. If yes, what was the weekly participation fee?

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

Other

9. If you were to volunteer 20 hours a week, what would be your weekly budget for housing and food?

$250

$200

$150

$100

10. If you were to participate in a volunteer project, how much time are you able to spend on site?

1 week

2 weeks

1 month

3 months

6 months

1 year

11. What kind of accommodations interest you most?

Homestay in a rustic indigenous home far from modern conveniences with traditional meals included

Homestay with a Costa Rican family close to modern conveniences with traditional meals included

Renting a private room in a hostal where you can prepare your own meals in a shared kitchen

Renting a private cabin with your own kitchen

Renting a hotel room and eating out

Living in a volunteer house where communal meals are provided

12. What volunteer projects interest you most?

Sea turtle conservation

Scarlet macaw conservation

English instruction

Community art projects

Manual labor to beautify public areas

Self directed academic studies related to conservation and/or sustainable development

Farming

Other

13. What you think is an appropriate way for Pavones Volunteer Placement to earn money for operation costs?

Charge a commission on participation fees that volunteers would pay

Charge a commission on participation fees that local businesses receiving the volunteers would pay

Ask for sliding scale donations from volunteers