My daughter wants £4,500 to volunteer in Costa Rica – I’m sorry, what now?

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For most people, the idea of volunteering is to give your time, expertise or skills free of charge to support a cause you believe in.

It might be doing some shifts in a charity shop, it could be becoming a volunteer Community First Responder for your local ambulance service.

Lots of people volunteer to help underprivileged children with their reading or to deliver meals on wheels to the elderly and those in care.

Little of it is glamorous. But, wow, does it matter.

It’s not just those people who...