Sunday, February 12

An article in the Telegraph on volun-toursim

A follow up to my earlier blog post "Helping Others: sure we have good intentions, but is that enough?" (Jan 4, 2012) - an article by the Telegraph on orphanage tourism: help or hindrance?

"Sometimes doing good can cause harm, and the practice of visiting orphanages which you have not properly vetted, and which have not properly vetted you, can be a harmful practice"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/9055213/Orphanage-tourism-help-or-hindrance.html