Over at The Daily Beast, I have a new piece on volunteer tourism, or voluntourism (“The Hidden Dangers of Volunteer Tourism“). Volunteer tourism is a way to see the world while doing good, but it also comes with potential unexpected consequences, meaning doing good can sometimes inadvertently do harm. Check it out:
“….In other words, you may have flown to another country, created a massive carbon footprint to build an unsafe orphanage (without a work visa), all the while helping someone to exploit children, who may be paired with potential child predators also on the trip—and oh right, the kids aren’t really orphans.
Welcome to The Bad Place….”