Responsible Travel: We have to learn before we can help!
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This document discusses responsible and impactful ways to volunteer, travel, donate money, and help communities. It provides tips for vetting non-profits, researching how donations will be used, avoiding orphanage tourism, and focusing on sustainable projects that build local capacity. The goal is to have real impact through meaningful engagement with communities and empowering local leaders, not just brief volunteer stints. Long-term change comes from ongoing commitment, learning from mistakes, and prioritizing people over things.
![Photo Credits
Photos from Flickr
@martyn
@nebarnix
@lara604
@mithril
@alancleaver
@simulacraofmi
@press the b[o]tton
@claudiasnell
@hrdrck
@kristabrath
@tormods
@tamer_shabaneh
@beth19
@divemasterking2000
@jurvetson
@looking4poetry
@garryknight
@sandvand
Photos of PEPY class and school
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Responsible Travel: We have to learn before we can help!
- 1. we have to learn before we can help Tips for Responsible Travel
- 2. voluntourism looks only one way
- 3. service learning is a popular term
- 4. but we need a solution revolution
- 5. we shouldn’t promote serving first… .
- 6. we shouldn’t promote serving first… and learning second
- 9. learning service = trips where you are learning to serve AFTER you leave
- 10. PEPY Tours is designed to inspire people to improve the way they GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE
- 11. PEPY Tours is designed to inspire people to improve the way they GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE after they leave us
- 12. and, with a two-part fee, the donation requirement from the tour goes straight to our NGO programs
- 13. which are investing in skills and capacity- building of local leaders who are looking to improve their communities
- 14. 3 Steps to Add Value to Your Travels
- 15. 1 # Research
- 16. 2 # Invest in people
- 18. 3 # Follow-up & ask questions
- 19. 3 # Follow-up & ask questions What are the recent successes AND failures? What have you learned? How have you impacted attitudes & actions?
- 20. You can’t know your actual impact note unless you follow up, do research, and stay open to learning the realities of the impact you had.
- 21. 3 TIPS Before you donate your time & money, vet the NGO
- 22. 1. Ask about failures & change
- 23. 2. Ask others & be willing to listen (we WILL make mistakes, be open to accepting that!)
- 24. 3. Ask the organization about attitudes, actions & people
- 25. Not just things & finances 3. Ask the organization about attitudes, actions & people
- 26. And, remember, it’s all about IMPACTS, not inputs
- 27. 3 TIPS Giving your money RESEARCH: Giving your money away
- 28. $ 1. You vote with RESEARCH: money your Giving your money
- 29. Do you want more kids on the street?
- 30. Poverty voyeurism is voting for poverty.
- 31. 2. Ask. Vet. Follow up. RESEARCH: Giving your money
- 32. 3. Fund sustainable projects that build RESEARCH: Giving your money capacity.
- 33. At RESEARCH: Giving your we have made many mistakes. money
- 34. At RESEARCH: Giving your we have made many mistakes. money We started our work in Cambodia by building schools, & we realized…
- 35. Schools don’t teach kids.
- 36. Neither do pens, books, or t-shirts.
- 37. We learned we needed to invest in people to put those things to use.
- 38. 3 REASONS Just Say NO to Orphanage Tourism
- 40. 1. Orphanages are not a tourist attraction.
- 41. 2. It’s not a zoo. No, you can’t pet or feed them.
- 42. 3. Ask yourself: Would this be okay if this was happening in my community?
- 43. 3 TIPS Traveling the World
- 44. 1. Know where your money is going.
- 45. 2. Strive for your yellow zone.
- 46. 3. Avoid the long-neck- women phenomenon.
- 47. A FEW MORE Things to Keep in Mind
- 48. It’s not just about the “10 days of service”…
- 49. It’s not just about the “10 days of service”… It’s about the 355 other days.
- 50. It’s not just about where you “give” your money…
- 51. It’s not just about where you “give” your money… It’s about where you spend it.
- 52. Be INTERESTED. Be EMPOWERED. Then, find the issue that you are passionate about…
- 53. Get ANGRY Get INTERESTED Get EMPOWERED
- 54. Thank you! Daniela Papi twitter: @danielapapi email: d@pepyride.org
- 55. Photo Credits Photos from Flickr @martyn @nebarnix @lara604 @mithril @alancleaver @simulacraofmi @press the b[o]tton @claudiasnell @hrdrck @kristabrath @tormods @tamer_shabaneh @beth19 @divemasterking2000 @jurvetson @looking4poetry @garryknight @sandvand Photos of PEPY class and school Photographer: Mathieu Young
Editor's Notes
- #2: We have to “learn” before we can “help”
- #3: Voluntourism(is a one way street)
- #4: But we need a SOLUTION REVOLUTION
- #5: But we need a SOLUTION REVOLUTION
- #6: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #7: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #8: because, although learning from our mistakes is goodWe should start by avoiding mistakes
- #9: Let’s make lemonade from the beginning
- #11: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #12: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #14: Service learning trips
- #19: Vetting a good NGO partner (to donate you time or money)1) Ask about failures and change2) Ask others (in the sector or in the region) & be willing to listen3) Ask about attitudes, actions, and PEOPLE (not just things and finances)
- #31: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #41: 1. Know where your money is going.Local. Responsible. Engaging.
- #44: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #45: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #46: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #47: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #48: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second
- #49: We shouldn’t promote serving firstAnd learning second