tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post3072655057040998065..comments2023-04-14T16:16:31.185+08:00Comments on Life in the Middle Kingdom: On Voluntourism and STMsAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822958002686797262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-5603923774188843942011-10-08T13:17:01.487+08:002011-10-08T13:17:01.487+08:00Good points.
I like organizations that establish ...Good points.<br /><br />I like organizations that establish long-term relationships even when most of their work is short-term. It seems to help prevent some of the problems of hit-and-run service projects and also gives the organization time to evaluate how to help (and not harm).Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822958002686797262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-12573242506081874632011-10-06T09:22:11.756+08:002011-10-06T09:22:11.756+08:00I really like the approach of Global Volunteers, t...I really like the approach of Global Volunteers, the organization I volunteered with for a short-term trip in Tanzania. Their whole philosophy of service is about only going where they're invited, working under the direction of locals, and requiring that at least as many locals be working on a project as outside volunteers. http://globalvolunteers.org/organization/philosophy/default.aspKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298338038308131008noreply@blogger.com