Lack of preperation for volunteers and communities
This article in The Telegraph is particularly interesting for the responses – and yes we are proud of what people are saying about us!
groundbreaking responsible travel audit
During June and July of 2009 people and places underwent an audit of our responsible travel claims. An independent auditor from The Responsible Travel Partnership has audited the commitments we have made in our responsible travel policy We are the first organisation to complete such an auditRead it here.RTAudit2008pandpFINAL
exploitation of young gap volunteers
Take a look at this article in the Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6788628.ece 2 things annoy me – one the exploitation but also the suggestion that young adults cannot make a meaningful difference as volunteers – they can and do but they have to be well matched and well supported
December 2009 newsletter
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