Selfies or Selfless: The politics of volunteer tourism

Year 2015Episode 5630 minMay 13, 2015
Selfies or Selfless: The politics of volunteer tourism

Nepal's earthquake has renewed interest in international volunteer tourism as good samaritans line up to help. It's one of many "voluntourism" opportunities that let people pay big money to experience a different culture and do good. But is the multi-billion-dollar industry serving the host communities as much as the volunteers? At 19:30 GMT, The Stream asks what responsible voluntourism looks like.

Selfies or Selfless: The politics of volunteer tourism has aired on May 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM
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