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Navigating the Challenges of Voluntourism: Lessons in Service Learning

In her insightful piece, Daniela Papi explores the complexities of voluntourism and the importance of service learning. She emphasizes the need for thorough planning, transparency, and follow-up research to understand the true impact of volunteer efforts. Highlighting potential pitfalls such as ineffective projects, moral imperialism, and inadequate traveler education, Papi calls for a shift towards sustainable practices that truly empower local communities. By learning from past mistakes, we can create meaningful change and avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes in global volunteerism.

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Navigating the Challenges of Voluntourism: Lessons in Service Learning

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  1. we have to learnbefore we can help Learning Service vs. Service Learning By Daniela Papi

  2. WHYare weHERE

  3. An ILLICH break

  4. HOWmatters

  5. Travelers Impact on… Non-profit partner, the issue, or the program Local community or ecosystem

  6. Travelers Long term Short term Non-profit partner, the issue, or the program Local community or ecosystem

  7. note We can’t know our actual impact unless we follow up, do research, and stay open to learning the realities of the impact we had.

  8. What went wrong on the “voluntourism” trip?

  9. EVERYTHING that could have gone wrong!

  10. EVERYTHING that could have gone wrong! List of things that could possibly go wrong All of it Bad planning Poor implementation Lies and corruption An evil guy

  11. EVERYTHING that could have gone wrong! List of things that could possibly go wrong All of it Bad planning Poor implementation Lies and corruption An evil guy

  12. Poor pre-planning

  13. Poor pre-planning

  14. Poor pre-planning ! ! ! !

  15. No transparency

  16. No transparency $$$

  17. No transparency $$$

  18. Ineffective project

  19. Ineffective project

  20. Little to notraveler education

  21. Little to notraveler education

  22. The WRONG people were let in

  23. The WRONG people were let in

  24. The WRONG people were let in

  25. So… how can we prevent this?

  26. service learning only looks one way

  27. learning service = trips where you are learning to serve AFTER you leave

  28. Voluntourism: Predicting rain Band-aid “solutions” Forgetting volunteers are NOT free Focusing on “things” to solve problems Poor monitoring Skilled jobs to the unskilled Forgetting the REST of the trip Fostering moral imperialism

  29. 1) Band-aid “solutions”

  30. Just Say NO to Orphanage Tourism

  31. a. Orphanages are not a tourist attraction.

  32. b. It’s not a zoo. No, you can’t pet or feed them.

  33. c. Ask yourself: Would this be okay if this was happening in my community?

  34. 2) Volunteers are not FREE

  35. thingsaren’t the solution

  36. but by investing time in people instead

  37. people have the capacity and connections toreach their own goals

  38. 4) Poor monitoring can = poor impact

  39. 5) Skilled jobs take skills

  40. 6) Fostering Moral Imperialism

  41. 7) What about the REST of the trip?

  42. You vote with your money $ RESEARCH: Giving your money

  43. Do you want more kids on the street?

  44. Poverty voyeurism is voting for poverty.

  45. Let’s avoid the long-neck-women phenomenon.

  46. At we have made many mistakes. RESEARCH: Giving your money

  47. Schools don’t teach kids.

  48. Neither do pens, books, or t-shirts.

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