Posts tagged with "Volunteering"



To start off with what is voluntourism? According to the Oxford dictionary it is: A form of tourism in which travellers participate in voluntary work, typically for a charity. On the surface it seems like a good idea but I when I really began to think deeply into it I began to feel quite uncomfortable with the idea. Why, you ask? Well let me list a few of my issues with it. I often wonder what is the real reason behind it. Many charities that run such programmes are able to offer travel at a...