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DESCRIPTION:Voluntourism:\na Gift\, a Burden\, or Both?Well\nintentioned vo
 lunteers travel the world with the intent to ‘give back’ and\nvolunteer wh
 ile they are on vacation in underdeveloped regions. In some cases\,\ntheir
  efforts are well received and much needed\, while in others\, underlying\
 nmotives of narcissism and a ‘savior complex’ get in the way of real chari
 table\naction. This rapidly expanding sector of the travel industry is rep
 lete with\nquestions of morality: do some trips help young adults pad thei
 r resumes or\ncollege applications more than they help the beneficiaries i
 n need? Four\ndiscussants -- Kyle Wilkinson\, Sanjana\nSuresh\, Lisa Frye\
 , and Libby Kokemoor --\nwill address this complex question from various p
 erspectives\, discussing both\nthe merits and pitfalls of this burgeoning 
 industry.&nbsp\;PanelKyle\nWilkinson\, MAIR\,\nGraduate Assistant\, Transn
 ational NGO Initiative\, Former\nProject Manager in the Voluntourism\nindu
 strySanjana\nSuresh\, MAIR\,\nformer\nProgram\nManager\, Pratham\nEducatio
 n Foundation\, ‘Voluntourist’\nin India and host to Western ‘voluntourists
 ’&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Lisa\nFrye\, MAIR\,\nformer Study Abroad Coordinator\, ‘Vol
 untorist’\nin GhanaLibby Kokemoor\, MAIR/MPA\,\nformer Educational Consult
 ant in UAE ‘Voluntourist’\nin MyanmarLunch Will Be Served.&nbsp\;For\ninfo
 rmation on accessibility\, or to request accommodation\, please contact Ma
 rc\nAlbert at (315) 443-9248.Sponsored by the The Maxwell Citizenship Init
 iative&nbsp\;and the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs 
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SUMMARY:Voluntourism: a Gift\, a Burden\, or Both? - TNGO
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Voluntourism:\na Gift\, a Burden\, 
 or Both?</strong></p><p>Well\nintentioned volunteers travel the world with
  the intent to ‘give back’ and\nvolunteer while they are on vacation in un
 derdeveloped regions. In some cases\,\ntheir efforts are well received and
  much needed\, while in others\, underlying\nmotives of narcissism and a ‘
 savior complex’ get in the way of real charitable\naction. This rapidly ex
 panding sector of the travel industry is replete with\nquestions of morali
 ty: do some trips help young adults pad their resumes or\ncollege applicat
 ions more than they help the beneficiaries in need? Four\ndiscussants -- K
 yle Wilkinson\, Sanjana\nSuresh\, Lisa Frye\, and Libby Kokemoor --\nwill 
 address this complex question from various perspectives\, discussing both\
 nthe merits and pitfalls of this burgeoning industry.&nbsp\;</p><p><strong
 ><em>Panel</em></strong></p><p><strong>Kyle\nWilkinson</strong>\, <em>MAIR
 \,\nGraduate Assistant\, Transnational NGO Initiative\, Former\nProject Ma
 nager in the Voluntourism\nindustry</em></p><p><strong>Sanjana\nSuresh</st
 rong>\, <em>MAIR\,\nformer\nProgram\nManager\, Pratham\nEducation Foundati
 on\, ‘Voluntourist’\nin India and host to Western ‘voluntourists’&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;</em></p><p><strong>Lisa\nFrye\,</strong><em> MAIR\,\nformer Study Ab
 road Coordinator\, ‘Voluntorist’\nin Ghana</em></p><p><strong>Libby Kokemo
 or\,</strong> <em>MAIR/MPA\,\nformer Educational Consultant in UAE ‘Volunt
 ourist’\nin Myanmar</em></p><p><em>Lunch Will Be Served.&nbsp\;</em></p><p
 >For\ninformation on accessibility\, or to request accommodation\, please 
 contact Marc\nAlbert at (315) 443-9248.</p><p><strong><em>Sponsored by the
  The Maxwell Citizenship Initiative&nbsp\;and the Moynihan Institute of Gl
 obal Affairs</em></strong> </p>
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