‘Real Suffering and Poverty Is Not An Exhibit to Enjoy’: Tourist Slammed For ‘Enjoying’ Mumbai Slum Tours
“Voluntourism,” which describes Westerners who travel to developing countries to participate in projects like visiting orphanages and building schools, has been heavily criticised for years. Critics say that voluntourism capitalises on the Westerner’s quest for saviordom as it treats low-income communities as a touristic attraction and relies on poverty as a visible spectacle. However, Workaway, … Read more
