Of course! If your child (children) will be younger than 14 by the start date of the Build, their fundraising goal will be 50% off the standard fundraising goal. Please contact our office for more details and to determine what Build options would be most suitable for your family.
Unless otherwise requested, we will keep children on the same team as their parent(s)/guardian(s) so that you are able to share this amazing experience together. Children younger than 14 are required to stay on the same team as their parent(s) and/or guardian(s).
We do not accept applications for leadership on our LiveDifferent Builds. Leaders are our staff members or Volunteer Builds Leads. Volunteer Build Leads are experienced LiveDifferent volunteers with exceptional leadership skills who have completed further LiveDifferent leadership training by invitation.
We want LiveDifferent Builds to be safe for all of our volunteers and the communities we serve. This is why we require a criminal record check (CRC) from all adults 18 years and older. If you need to discuss your CRC with us, please feel free to contact our office. To apply for a CRC, you must visit the police station in the city or town in which you live.
Once you are registered for a Build, if a CRC is required there will be a letter you can download/print through your registration on your mylivedifferent account that can be brought into your local police station. This letter can be helpful in explaining to others the purpose of the CRC request.
Yes. A valid passport is mandatory for all LiveDifferent Builds destinations. Don’t worry if you don’t have one at the time of registration, you can notify us when you receive it. If you hold a passport from a country other than Canada, it is your responsibility to ensure you have met all the requirements for entry into the country you are visiting, and for some, this may include acquiring a visitor’s visa. If you don’t currently have a passport, be sure to apply for one as soon as possible to avoid any delays.
If you hold a Canadian passport, you do not need a travel visa to participate in a LiveDifferent Build. If you hold a passport from a country other than Canada, it is your responsibility to ensure you have met all the requirements for entry into the country you are visiting, and for some, this may include acquiring a visitor’s visa.
Please contact your destination’s embassy or consulate in Canada or your country of residence well before your departure for accurate and up-to-date information on visa requirements.
No, but it does help! On each of our Builds, we will always have local translators available to facilitate conversations. We do our best to provide our volunteers with many opportunities to communicate with the people they are working with.
In the Dominican Republic and Mexico, the official language is Spanish. In Haiti, they speak Creole, which is a French/African-based language; there are also Haitian communities within the Dominican Republic that speak Creole as well. If you speak French, you will be able to communicate fairly well with Haitians! For Thailand, it’s Thai!
It’s always great to brush up on some useful phrases in the language of the country you are visiting.
This would be a question for the insurance company. Schools that purchased full insurance packages prior to covid were able to get full refunds that included flights and registration costs. LiveDifferent was not involved in the claims or any payments. That was completely between the schools and the insurance providers.
LiveDifferent is not a government agency. However, LiveDifferent is a charitable organization registered with the Government of Canada. Our registration number is 86123 2890 RR0001.
