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Servas International is an international, non-governmental, multicultural hospitality association present in 128 countries and run mostly by volunteers. It was founded in 1949 by Bob Luitweiler and his friends as a peace movement. Servas International promotes world-peace by encouraging individual person-to-person contacts. ''Servas'' means "to serve", in the sense of "serve peace", in the language Esperanto. The organization was originally called ''Peacebuilders''. It operates through a network of hosts around the world who are interested in opening their doors to travelers, and through open-minded travelers who want to know the countries they visit from within. Travelers and hosts are usually interviewed when they apply to join the organization according to branch (member country) practice; travelers write a self-introduction on a special form valid one year, that is shown to hosts upon arrival. Servas International has consultative status as a non-governmental organization with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, currently with representation at many of the UN's hubs of activity.〔http://pages.intnet.mu/servas/Samoa/RecentArticles/C4.html〕 There are 14,000 Servas 'open doors' scattered throughout almost every country in the world. Because having a conservative basis, Servas has not grown as most similar hospitality organizations born recently. 30 years ago, Servas had 8,000 members worldwide; it has just followed the general increase of population in each country. There are not official general statistics, but in Italy in 2007 the average age of members was 52 years old with a slight predominance of females. == Activities == Servas activities may vary depending on the country, but they mostly consist in hosting and traveling (or both). Unlike many other hospitality exchange networks, Servas requires that potential members be interviewed and approved. Decisions on activities (like meetings, election of representatives, fees required) are taken within local, national or international assemblies or from an elected group of members. The 2006 General Assembly established a set of Financial Policies since updated, which provide the basis of annual audits, and which include procedures for preparing and reporting on expenditures, officer reports, and revenues through fees.〔http://www.servas.org/siexco/images/d/d6/FOP.PDF〕 Servas Argentina The individual fee (decided by the national committee) is AR$500 ($90) per year for new International Travelers and AR$250 (45) for travelers having more than a year as a host or Day host in the organization. Host lists have an also a cost of AR40 for each one ($8) non refundable. Host and national travelers within the county are not subject to fees. Servas Australia Traveler fee for one year is AU$100. There is no host membership fee. See the website of Servas Australia for specific information〔http://servas.org.au/becoming-a-servas-traveller/〕 Servas Denmark Traveler fee for one year is DKR 130. There is no host membership fee. See the website of Servas Denmark for specific information〔http://www.servas.dk〕 Servas Brazil Traveler fee for one year is Reais 120 (EUR 40) for "only travelers" and 60 (EUR 20) for "hosts". There is no host membership fee. See the website of Servas Brazil for specific information〔http://www.servasbrasil.org.br〕 Servas Britain Traveler fee for one year is 25 to 35 Pounds ($34 to $48) Host membership fee in 12 Pounds ($18). There is s special Youth traveler fee in which cost 10 Pounds ($14). See the website of Servas Britain for specific information〔http://www.servasbritain.org/what-is-servas/fee-information〕 Servas Germany Traveler fee for one year is EUR 20 ($26) Host membership fee is EUR 10 ($13). See the website of Servas Germany for specific information〔http://www.servas.de/cms/index.php?menuid=10&reporeid=8〕 Servas Hungary Traveler fee for one year is HUF 3000 ($12). Annual membership fee (for both travellers and host households) is HUF 1000 ($4). Servas India Traveler fee for one year is 600 Indian Rupee ($11). There is no host membership fee. See the website of Servas India for specific information〔http://www.servasbharat.org〕 Servas Mexico Traveler fee for the first year is MX$300 ($24) and MX$100 ($8)for the following years. Host membership fee in MX$350 ($28). See the website of Servas Mexico for specific information〔http://mexico.servas.org/cuotas.html〕 Servas Norway Traveler fee for one year is CR$200 ($38 to $53) There is no host membership fee. See the website of Servas Norway for specific information〔http://www.servas.no/no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4:hva-koster-det&catid=7&Itemid=119〕 Servas Russia Traveler fee for one year is 1500 rubles ($50). There is no membership fee〔http://www.servasrussia.ru〕 Servas South Korea Joining fee is KRW 15,000 ($12), and annual membership fee is KRW 30,000 ($27). 〔http://www.servas.or.kr/〕 Servas Spain Traveler fee for one year is EUR 18 ($23). Host membership fee is EUR 13 ($17). See the website of Servas Spain for specific information〔http://www.servas.es/tramitesServas.htm〕 Servas Sweden Traveler fee for one year is CR$400 ($60) but hosts pays CR$300 ($45). Host membership fee in CR$100 ($15). See the website of Servas Sweden for specific information〔http://servas.se/eng/join-Servas-fact.asp〕 Servas Turkey Traveler fee for one year is about $20〔http://www.servasturkiye.org〕 A membership fee ($33) is required only for new members, there is no annual fee. Servas United States The most common activity in the U.S. branch is the Domestic and the International Travel. The individual fee (decided by the national committee) is for the Domestic Travellers $50 per year (or $25 for college students), and $85 per year for International Travelers. Within the travellers yearly membership, there is no limit to the number of trips even in different countries one can make. Members schedule their own trips and pay for their own travel expenses. Host are not subject to fees, a $40 donation is only suggested. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Servas International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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