Volunteer tourism can be great for volunteers and the communities that receive them. But we need to be absolutely clear: volunteering in an orphanage abroad is a bad idea.
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Most people who volunteer overseas genuinely want to do something meaningful and experience a new culture. But often they are doing more harm than good.
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How volunteering in an orphanage could be hurting the people you’re there to help.
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Orphanages damage children by starving them of something just as vital as air and water – love
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Find out how many children are confined in orphanages around the world.
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Commonly used terms include ‘institutions’, ‘orphanages’, or ‘children’s homes’. Whatever they’re called, discover the 13 characteristics of institutional care
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Orphanages are the problem. They cause family separation. Learn how.