“Our programs are not designed to meet the expectations of volunteers to do ‘something new’.

Our programs meet the needs of the communities in which we work.”

Paul Miedema, our local partner at Calabash in South Africa, wrote this excellent article about the priorities for ethical volunteering.

http://www.tourism-watch.de/content/entwicklungsprioritaeten-verteidigen

The article is in German, but there’s a translate button at the top right of the article,

Well said, Paul 🙂