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World Responsible Tourism Awards 2018
The World Travel Market has awarded its World Responsible Tourism Awards, including a silver award for 'Best for Communicating Responsible Tourism' to ReThink Orphanages Australia.
Voluntourism: Who is it really helping?
This segment from Roundtable explores the issue of voluntourism and its potential to yield harmful impacts. The participants, including Georgette Mulheir the CEO of Lumos, discuss orphanage voluntourism among other forms of voluntourism.
Program battling orphanage tourism shortlisted for global award
ReThink Orphanages Australia has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2018 World Responsible Travel Awards, says this article from Save the Children Australia.
How to Really Help Children Abroad
This opinion piece from the New York Times presents alternatives to volunteering in, or donating to, orphanages.
The Lasting Pain of Children Sent to Orphanages, Rather Than Families
This opinion piece from the New York Times explores the ways in which "Americans are helping to take children in poor countries away from their parents," particularly in Latin America, through support of orphanages abroad.
The business of voluntourism: do western do-gooders actually do harm? – Podcast
This podcast from the Guardian shines a light on the harms of orphanage voluntourism.
When Children Sell: Ethical Tips for Travelers
In this blog post, Traverse Journeys provides a helpful guide for "When Children Sell: Ethical Tips for Travelers."
Australia Leads the Way as First Country to Recognise Orphanage Tourism as Slavery
This article from Travel Weekly announces the passing of the Modern Slavery Bill in Australia, which recognizes orphanage trafficking as a form of modern slavery.
The business of voluntourism: do western do-gooders actually do harm?
This article from the Guardian shines a light on the harms of orphanage voluntourism.
Why Orphanage Tourism is a Bad Idea and What to do Instead
This blog post from the Gap Year Association encourages "gap year counselors and students to thoroughly vet the organizations they choose to partner with around the world."