Giving Back While Traveling
TTOT
wheresshellyii
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Q5 via @Dave_Coles How can we educate people about how unethical volunteering in orphanages is whilst traveling? #TTOT
SonjaSwissLife
A5 Yes, Sharon. Orphanage tourism is not as beneficial as communicated & many have tried to close them . There are detained & trafficked children who aren't even orphans There are better ways to help. I work with @GmbAkash who alone helps 100s of street & working kids a yr. #TTOT https://t.co/fLKdOsdNr2
travelhouseuk
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @dave_coles A5-Presenting exaggerated image of a particular place could bring more harm Be cautious while talking/writing about such communities & not objectify the poor kids for the sake of fame.Most importantly, we must detect & eradicate the cause of problems in the affected areas. #TTOT
StevenOnTheMove
A5: People (ALL people) need to speak up about the ills of visiting orphanages while traveling. We may not have the biggest platform, but we all have one and stopping one person from visiting may make all the difference to a child somewhere. #TTOT
SonjaSwissLife
A5 COMMUNICATION. Take a break from some selfies on social media & engage #travel newbies in a conversation on ‘the dark side of orphanage visits & the bright side of #volunteer travel’. Your own ac-tions in this type of travel will have the biggest impact! #TTOT Image @Pixabay
TravelDudes
A5: By chatting about it. 😀 The trick is the communication & with that the education. I will read more about it, thanks to the #TTOT chat today. https://t.co/8xWB1ogkyE
aardvarksafaris
A5 Write quality blogs and articles to inform and educate people. We have written about lion cub volunteering for "orphaned lion cubs"
Help lions. Pls don't share lion cub animal selfies on Instagram. Share wild animals only https://t.co/bngjLF70VO #ttot c @MaraNaboisho
SonjaSwissLife
A5 This is a very good thing to have in the works. #orphanages #TTOT https://t.co/ucvgPn4Q4C
myphillymedia
RT @SonjaSwissLife: A5 This is a very good thing to have in the works. #orphanages #TTOT https://t.co/ucvgPn4Q4C
alannafwallace
A5) Follow @BetterCareNet and watch this amazing documentary to learn about why children belong in families not orphanages. https://t.co/7DDLL0GKB0 #ChangeVolunteering @TravelDudes #ttot #voluntourism
myphillymedia
RT @SonjaSwissLife: A5 COMMUNICATION. Take a break from some selfies on social media & engage #travel newbies in a conversation on ‘the dar…
SonjaSwissLife
A5 Excellent comment for all @katevandoore . Complexity is something that so many countries deal with that the volunteers are not aware of. I work with @gmbakash in Bangladesh & visitors want to adopt children taking them off the streets -illegal & not beneficial to kids #TTOT https://t.co/n1GCuJQo9C