The Dark Side of Rich Kids Volunteering Abroad | Informer

Summary by Krater

A former volunteer discusses the darker side of voluntourism, sharing her personal experience in Tanzania and highlighting issues such as exploitation, lack of oversight, and the disconnect between volunteers' intentions and the reality on the ground.

From the video

Answers: What is the dark side of voluntourism?

• Voluntourism ethics
• Orphanage tourism
• Unqualified volunteers
• Child welfare in orphanages
• Child trafficking risks

What it concludes

• Voluntourism is a multi-billion dollar industry that often sells wealthy people access to impoverished communities under the guise of making a positive impact.
• Many volunteers are entirely unqualified and unprepared to work with vulnerable children in orphanages.
• Eighty percent of children living in orphanages have at least one living parent and are not true orphans.
• There is a disturbing connection between voluntourism, orphanages, and child sex trafficking.
• Trip providers frequently market trips to Tanzania as an opportunity to escape COVID and pretend it didn't exist while falsely claiming 100% of fees go back to the community.