The following is a list of some costs each intern will incur:

Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia Community Legal  Education Initiative is a grassroots organization where many of the staff and  directors receive a very small amount of income for their work and many others are volunteers. Nevertheless,   in order to function, our organization does incur a low level of administration   expense. This cost helps us cover these overheads to administer the externship   while being able to continue our work in the region.

The Program Cost includes:

• Accommodation: shared accommodation (2-3 persons per room with fan)
• Administration, legal supervision & coordination costs
• Support for our Community Legal Education partner programs and projects

The Program Cost does not include:

• Airfare/s
• Visas, travel, health or theft insurance or other travel documents
• Optional activities such as cooking, exercise and language classes
• Food and personal incidentals
• Costs incurred for or during activities to complete the “Volunteer Log”
• Daily transit to and from work
• Transportation between regional partners for Options C,V,M,L,I
• Air Condition

*Many past participants have received partila fellowships, grants and student loans from their educational and other institutions to assist with these program costs.  This has also included academic credit.

Additional Costs other than Program Cost

Depending  on  the extern’s  program  option,  Visas  for  the  12-week  Legal Externship  Program  will  total approximately $50 – $200 USD, including   incidental costs in obtaining and renewing them. More information will be   available upon acceptance or check with the Thai, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam,   Laos, and/or Indonesia Consulate in your home country.

You will be responsible for paying for any local overland travel   (motorbike, tuk tuk, taxi, bus, tours, etc.), restaurant meals or shopping   that you might wish to enjoy during your stay. Itinerary trips to other towns   or provinces are usually by bus, the price will usually vary between USD $4 – $20   depending on destination. An approximate cost might average USD $100, which   depends on the individual person’s desire for travel and comfort.

Workshop participation outside the city in which the intern is based. Inters wishing to attend CLE workshops in cities and countries outside of the city they  are based will be responsible to pay their own way for all costs if they are interested in voluntarily attending.

Cultural and Traditional Activities Participation Interns   wishing to join with activities that focus on cultural and traditional   activities will be responsible to pay their own way; these expenditures are   not included in the “Program Cost”.