Volunteer related work and services make up 30% of our spending and include but are not limited to: communication with the volunteers before they arrive, answering phones, emails, sending information and the process of recruiting, attending and supervising volunteers during their placement in Santa Elena (24/7 back-up), volunteer accommodation and board, volunteer program coordination costs, organizing social exchange and involvement as well as promoting cultural immersion. Administrative costs: legal and accounting services, office, bank fees, etc.

35% of our spending goes into outreach and community-based development projects & programs: Operating costs and expenses, didactic materials, allowances, stipends, local staff, services, mobile school, therapeutic horse riding, educational radio program, small sustainable environmental conservation and occasional education projects, wood, hardware materials and tools for workshop and for maintenance work on children's playgrounds, recreational parks and public-schools, equipment reparation and occasional "give away" didactic toy production. Occasional donations to worthwhile causes and projects run by local organizations and grass-roots initiatives in indigenous communities.

35% of our spending goes toward financing the final construction phase of our special-needs kids' therapy centre, the CCI "Centro Comunitario Integral" - due to be fully functional in 2010 and to include: workshops for art therapy and vocational craft and woodwork training, a special-needs kids educational & therapeutical attention centre and recreational facilities, a progressive school, tree nursery and fruit and vegetable gardens. Maintenance of the foundation's facilities, grounds and equipments.