Help me out with a cheap/free flight for charity

hey guys, i dont come here often but im hoping one of you lovely people can help me

i need to get from the uk to guatemala in the very near future. the prices are around £700 to over £1000 and i have basically nothing. i want to go there so i can do some work for an up and coming charity called Hug It Forward that build schools in villages that really need them. so far they have built 15 schools in just over 2 years but things are picking up a lot now and they are starting another 5 in the next month. i could write LOTS about how great they are but i wont clog the thread so look at their site if you are interested.

where i come in: i am going to help them sort out their branding. get some nice looking websites (which are desperately needed), do all sorts of design stuff and do a lot of video work for them to show off the awesome work they are doing. ive been working remotely for some time now but i really need to get over there to really get things done. and i cant video whats happening from the uk ;)

so if anyone works for an airline or knows someone who knows someone etc who can help out with a buddy pass to get a free flight. or if anyone has an airline voucher sitting around or anything that can help me out then it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks for reading

Have you thought about doing a kick starter?

i have but i wanted to see where my reach of contacts/social media can get me first

aren't there approximately a million private school kids every year doing it for a gap year?

they go to build schools. im helping develop the charity as a whole rather than doing the work the locals would otherwise be doing. and by helping them get going. they can build a load more schools for gap year kids to come and help with

Why can't the charity pay for you to get there?

why don't you work from home?

What's your hourly rate for standing on the roadside handing up bidons and food?

#maybewecanworksomethingout

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they go to build schools. im helping develop the charity as a whole rather than doing the work the locals would otherwise be doing. and by helping them get going. they can build a load more schools for gap year kids to come and help with

Woah there, what makes you think a local person can't do the job you're going to do?

That said, good luck.

bloody immigrants

why don't you work from home?

ive been working remotely for some time now but i really need to get over there to really get things done. and i cant video whats happening from the uk ;)

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Woah there, what makes you think a local person can't do the job you're going to do?

That said, good luck.

If you are referring to the gap year kids reply, that is exactly what I'm saying. They are doing a pointless role which thelocals would otherwise do.

If you mean me going over there. The guys over there now are from America and hardly speak Spanish. They are also based in the middle of nowhere where most people have never had their picture taken. They could advertise the role but then they would have to invest time they don't have to see if the candidate is the correct fit and capable of doing a good job. I have been working for them for 7 months, we get along well and they are very happy with my work.

What's your hourly rate for standing on the roadside handing up bidons and food?

#maybewecanworksomethingout

:)

If I can get the money together in a couple of Weeks I don't care what the hourly rate is as long as I can get enough hours to make the money I need

Why can't the charity pay for you to get there?

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Perhaps because it's a charity and they expect the participants to cover costs?

If I can get the money together in a couple of Weeks I don't care what the hourly rate is as long as I can get enough hours to make the money I need

Hmm.. I don't really need helpers until towards July.

set up a blog and ask companies to sponsor you for positive publicity. e.g camera manufacturer etc

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Why can't the charity pay for you to get there?

Perhaps because it's a charity and they expect the participants to cover costs?

exactly. they are paying for me to live there and food etc its just fronting £700-£1000 is a bit much. they operate on a 100% model so every penny of donations go towards building schools etc so they cant just dip into that.

Hmm.. I don't really need helpers until towards July.

ok, thanks for the offer though. i really appreciate it.

set up a blog and ask companies to sponsor you for positive publicity. e.g camera manufacturer etc

i dont think i could do that in a week or so. i think my time would be better used asking airline workers to hook me up with a buddy pass and thats what im going to do. i was sort of hoping someone on here might have loads of spare air miles or a flight voucher they needed rid of or something like that.

bloody migrants

ftfy

Hmm.. I don't really need helpers until towards July.

What are you up to, mister? Need a trained race mechanic?

What's the name and website of the charity?

They are called Hug it Forward, i mentioned that in the first post. you can find thier main website at www.hugitforward.org its pretty crap although it was worse. so that son my list of things to do.

Voluntourism is not really the same as charity. Shouldn't you and your folks be paying for your gap year?

hug it forward runs voluntourism trips so the gap year lot can come and help build schools. it means that they can make money to pay the rent so that they can operate the 100% model. i am not going on one of those trips. i am helping the charity which builds schools to develop their brand and help promote them with some bitchin videos. along with a lot of other stuff they need.

i remembered why i dont come here often. so much bullshit without knowing anything

charming!