Category: Human Rights

The Dark Truth About Orphanage Volunteering

Blogger Michael Huxley, a registered nurse and lover of travel, gives his thoughts on orphanage volunteering, as well as volunteerism more generally

It’s good to volunteer – but not in orphanages

Hope and Homes for Children work to transform outdated childcare systems into ones based on family care. Executive Director Delia Pop discusses the impact of volunteering in orphanages

Interview with director of The Voluntourist documentary, Chloé Sanguinetti

For 18 months, Chloé Sanguinetti travelled the world, interviewing volunteers and people working for volunteer orgs about the growth of voluntourism

Most children in orphanages aren’t orphans

Most kids in orphanages have at least one living parent. Families send their kids there because they think it will provide better opportunities for them.

How will volunteer tourism organisations respond?

Research shows volunteer tourism organisations that communication of issues may influence market improvement, especially when highlighted in the press

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