Volunteering is widely known as an act of selflessness, an act of helping those in need. When Sally Hetherington moved to Cambodia to volunteer, she didn’t realise her beliefs around volunteering would change. While she was in Cambodia she noticed what was called ‘voluntourism’, which for those who don’t know is a form of volunteering […]
‘It’s Not About Me’: a thought-provoking mix of travel memoir, biography, social commentary and development manifesto
Guest post by Kate Sunners, HHA Inc. Social Media Manager Having been a development studies student, I was familiar with voluntourism and the side-effects of ‘development’ when done to communities by outsiders, rather than by and with locals. I’ve also known many well-intentioned folks who have had a voluntourist experience as a student, and […]