Voluntourist Starter Pack

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IrishDynamite on June 11st, 2020 at 12:20 UTC »

Endlessly humble brags about it on social media

Asayyadina on June 11st, 2020 at 13:00 UTC »

"Encourages traumatised children to emotionally attach to them before leaving them to go back home."

Emper0rMing on June 11st, 2020 at 14:43 UTC »

Did y’all see that TedTalk where the speaker told the story of the white saviors that took it upon themselves to try to build a school or library or something in Tanzania... but doing it really really badly. The local builders who were both qualified and experienced in construction (and it was actually their paying job) tore down their work and re-did it overnight, every night.

TLDR of the video: Be honest with ourselves and others about our lack of qualifications & experience, and general suitability. If you’re not a construction worker or engineer, don’t go and try and build something. If you’re not a qualified or experienced English teacher, don’t go and try and do it. Use your skills for a transferable project.

Edit: link here @ 3:50

Edit: My mistake, I should’ve said TedX talk*