Costing survey trips

You may need to do survey work to evaluate such things as

• the general need for literacy
• the existence of schools
• potential literacy sites
• potential teachers
• motivation for literacy
• best sites for a pilot program, and
• the presence of institutional resources.

• Estimate the number of trips to be made.
• Estimate the number of people who will be traveling.
• Estimate travel costs to reach the areas to be surveyed.
• Estimate the amount of time required to do the indicated tasks.
• Estimate living costs in the area to be surveyed.
• Estimate materials and equipment needed to travel and to be in the area.
• Estimate cost of special equipment needed such as tape recorders, computers, travel and camping gear, and personal effects.
• Estimate the cost of gifts, honoraria, or tips you will need to pay for hospitality, cooperation, or services rendered.
• Estimate the cost to hire and train local people to assist in these processes.

• Funding a literacy program
• Preparing a budget for a literacy program
• Costing a literacy program
• Doing preliminary research and planning for a literacy program

• Task module: Costing survey trips
• In task module: Costing preparatory work
• In task module: Determining preparation and training costs
• In task module: Costing a literacy program
• In task module: Preparing a budget for a literacy program
• In task module: Funding a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter and Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)
• In task module: Identifying resources needed for a literacy progra..., by Stephen L. Walter
• In task module: Planning a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter
• In modular book: Plan a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter, Barbara K. Trudell (contributor), and Trudy K. Stewart (general editor)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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