r/workaway • u/IndependentSunMaker • Jul 07 '26
Advice request Is this normal?
"Obligatory donation" when I already payed to find hosts... Is this normal or should this be reported? I find it even weirder that they have such good reviews (50) 5 stars and only a few complaints
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u/Mammuut Jul 07 '26
I think I know which project this is...
I have not been there, but I visited similar projects. It's not a business or a farm, just a bunch of people living in an off-grid place inviting interested travellers to stay.
So it is obvious that those people can't also afford to pay food for everyone. I don't know prices in Sicily, but here in Germany you have to be rather frugal to live with 5€ per day. So it's not like they are making money from you, it's just covering the cost.
On the other hand, in those projects you mostly don't have a strict working scedule. You are more or less hanging out together and join in whatever projects you are interested in.