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Voluntourism: Impactful and fun when you're well informed

Stacy Dikareva, for the McGill University Blog, delivers some fair points about the importance of knowing what you are doing in regards to voluntourism before you depart. Post>>

Why Paid Volunteer Programs Are A Sham

The MYPKweb.com Travel Blog, took the time to share its opinons on exactly why you shouldn't pay to volunteer and to what degree do you truly know that what you do is of real value to a given community and its residents. Post>>

Give Back While Traveling With These Voluntourism Hotel Packages and Programs

Jessica Festa, for Gadling, shared eight options for those looking to synchronise their accommodations and their desire to give back. Post>>

Intimacy in Volunteer Tourism

Emilie Crossley, on her Journeys Through the Psychosocial Blog, discusses her research in the arena of intimacy and volunteer tourism and her recent presentation at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Post>>

The Word "Voluntourism" And Its Nasty Connotations

From the Volunteer Global Blog came a post by Sarah Palmer who gives her opinions and thoughts on a term that leaves a lot to be desired. Post>>

Voluntourism Debate, Cambodian Orphanages, & The Need for Better Standards and Data

From the Building A Better World Blog came this thoughtful effort by Eric Hartman regarding several important and pertinent topics about voluntourism. Post>>

National & International Media

The Ins and Outs of Voluntourism

Sarah Nicholson, for The Australian, provides details on the work of World Expeditions and some additional insights for travlers interested in voluntourism. Article>>

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Time out, not time off... gap year projects

The Guardian carried this piece by Phoebe Kirk, Hal Hodson, and Siraj Datoo, showcasing three options for volunteering during a gap year at virtually no cost, outside of transport. Read On>>

Taking a Trip to Lend a Hand

The New York Times carried this piece by Ken Budd, author of The Voluntourist, highlighting some of the knowledge Ken has gained through six voluntours over the past half-decade. Article>>

Volunteer Travel: How to make a difference when you go

Josephine Matyas, for The Toronto Star, told the story of her personal transition in thinking about the term voluntourism after her Me-to-We experience in Kenaya. Article>>

Voluntourism: the downsides of medical missions

Alexandra Martiniuk and Joel Negin, for ABC.net, reviewed the challenges surrounding medical missions and brought a number of points to readers' attention regarding academic research on the subject. Article>>

Voluntourism in Costa Rica: Saving the leatherback sea turtles

Matt Payne, for The Washington Times, shares a personal account, and some insights into his fellow voluntourists and the experiences of all involved, regarding his voluntourism engagement in Costa Rica. Article>>

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