Refund Policy for $99 pre-application fee, language and culture fee, and tours/safari

First Application Fee Deposit of USD99

Each application must be submitted with a $99 refundable application deposit fee. Thereafter, RCDP guarantees you a placement. If not, we will refund your $99 deposit. The initial application deposit fee is later deducted from the total registration fee. Regarding application deposit fee, the following refund policy will be applicable:

• Full refund if you cancel within 24 hours
• 50% refund if you cancel within 3 days
• 25% refund if you cancel within 7 days
• No refund after 7 days
• 100% refund if we fail to give you a placement
• No refund for situations beyond our control like war, disease outbreaks, natural calamities etc.

Second Installment of Application Fee

USD180 (or second installment) is non-refundable

In the event of war, disease outbreaks, natural calamities, and other situations which is beyond our control, RCDP Volunteers will not be responsible and liable for any loss and damage. RCDP Volunteers will also not be responsible for flights, hotel, and other costs that may incurred because of these situations. However, RCDP Volunteers may allow volunteers to change their project to a different location or postpone their project to a later date.

Program Fee

Volunteers pay weekly program fees directly to the country coordinator. The country coordinator distributes fund to host families, projects, and other places. As RCDP does not collect weekly program fees, we are not responsible for the refund of weekly program fees, and all matters must be resolved directly with the country coordinator.

Sometime volunteers also pay the weekly program fee to RCDP rather than paying directly to country coordinator. If RCDP collects the weekly program fee, the following refund policy will apply

• 100% refund if we fail to give you a placement.
• 75% refund if you cancel before the 60 or more days from the start of the program.
• 65% refund if you cancel within 45 to 59 from the start of the program.
• 50% if you cancel within 30 to 44 from the start of the program.
• 25% refund if you cancel with in 29 or Less Days from the Start of Project.
• 0% refund if you cancel the program within 29 days or after the Start of Project.

In the event that we have already transferred funds to local partner or country coordinator, there will be NO refund from RCDP. Our local partner/Country coordinator distribute fund in advance to book/confirm project/room/food, all matters related to the refund of weekly program fees must be resolved directly to the country coordinator.

Language and Cultural Program Fee and Tour/Safari Program Fee

The fee will not be refunded after the program starts. Volunteers are entitled to full refund if RCDP cannot organize the program.