Before you volunteer, think twice of WHY you want to do it

Voluntourism is becoming more and more popular way of spending a holiday, gap year or boosting your self-fulfillment. But think twice, before you decide to volunteer, what does the child begging on the street for money learn when a white person gives him 5 dollars, or when a white person takes pictures with him in his lap?

Read an article by Ian Birrel in Guardian

Before you pay to volunteer abroad, think of the harm you might do