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Budgeting

The chart below lists typical trip expenses

Team Component	Source	Cost
Airfares (including departure tax)	Mission Travel Services	$
Travel Insurance	Mission Travel Services	$
Visas (if required)	Mission Travel Services	$
Stopover Costs (if required)	Mission Travel Services	$
Internal Travel (e.g. fuel, bus hire etc)	Field Contact	$
Accommodation	Field Contact/Mission Travel Services	$
Daily Food ( $cost/day in food kitty)	Field Contact/Leadership	$
Group 'holiday' activities (e.g. game park visit or trekking costs)	Field Contact/Mission Travel Services	$
Translators (if required)	Field Contact	$
Ministry Expenses e.g. craft items,building equipment, literature	Leadership/Field Contact	$
Thank You Gifts	Leadership/inconsultation with Field Contact	$
Administration/Advertising	Leadership	$
Police Checks (if required)	Leadership/State or Federal Police	$
Team Leader's subsidy	Dependent on church policy	$
Contingency	Experience says 10%-20%	$
Donation to local ministry	Leadership/Mission Agency	$
Team Training	Mission Travel Services/Leadership/ Mission Agency	$

TOTAL		$

A simple way to work out cost per participant is to add up the total expenses and divide by the number of people participating in the trip.

Participants may also need to factor in their personal budget for the trip expenses such as:

Personal Component	Source	Cost
Passport	Apply at Post Office if you don't already have a current one	$
Medical Expenses e.g. vaccinations	Traveller's Medical Centre or GP
Spending money snacks, souvenirs etc	Personal discretion with some guidance from Leadership
Personal medical/health items e.g. malaria preventatives, mosquito net, travel sickness medication etc
Additional travel after mission ends e.g. Why don't I visit X on the way home
Photography camera/film/memory cards and developing
Appropriate luggage backpack/daypack etc
Appropriate clothing e.g. seasonal attire or local style clothing on arrival (shalwar, kameez, burka etc)