Tag: Voluntourism
Volunteering, voluntourism and social impact
The two sides of Ed Sheeran’s development work
“White saviour”, “poverty porn”, “reinforcing negative stereotypes” have been some of the phrases thrown at Ed Sheeran in recent weeks after he ‘won’ the 2017 Rusty Radiator award handed out by Radi-Aid. This annual award, along with the Golden Radiator, highlights the very worst and best fundraising videos in international development. The judges criticise videos […]
Read More The two sides of Ed Sheeran’s development workCambodia’s Fake Orphanages: The Dark Side of Voluntourism
This new documentary gives another insight in to the dangers of orphanage volunteering, focusing on Cambodia. The number of orphans in the country has reduced in recent years but the numbers of orphanages, particularly in tourist areas, has shot up. These are often funded by well-meaning international volunteers and have created a commodity of spending time […]
Read More Cambodia’s Fake Orphanages: The Dark Side of VoluntourismUniversities have a duty to stop promoting orphanage volunteering
This post was originally written by myself for the London School of Economics, who have full copyright. See the original post. At LSE we’re incredibly passionate about volunteering and the role that students play in changing the world for the better. Our most recent research shows that almost 50% of our undergraduates volunteer during their time […]
Read More Universities have a duty to stop promoting orphanage volunteeringDocumentary: The Voluntourist
“In a globalised world where information is so easily accessible young people are becoming more and more aware of the disparities that exist in the world and “voluntourism” is seen as a good way for them to help those who are less fortunate. But without any skills and over shorts period of time how much do you […]
Read More Documentary: The VoluntouristWin a childcare experience. Really?
I received an email today. At first glance I thought it was an April Fools. Been thinking about taking part in a GVI childcare programme recently? Well, today could be your lucky day! To raise funds for the GVI Charitable Trust, we’ve partnered up with PrizeAid and StudentUniverse to provide one lucky donor with a free 2-week place […]
Read More Win a childcare experience. Really?