A social enterprise offering responsible adventure tours throughout Cambodia. We work to change the way people live, travel and give.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Joined September 2009
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Just 4 more days to get your copy of "The essential guide to volunteering" for 40% off!!
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Dreaming of travel? Has lockdown meant you have already got through your backlog of books? Our publishers are offering an incredible *40%* off the Learning Service ebook - here is the code.
Let's make sure we resume volunteer travelling mindfully and ethically. Please retweet!
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Another powerful piece bringing attention to hidden issues. "Normally in my articles I advocate to not support orphanages as most of them are run as businesses. However in this pandemic my message to you is changing a little bit." learningservice.info/nepal-p…
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BRAVE, IMPORTANT POST: We need to think critically about how we are "helping" in this time of crisis.
"It makes me cringe to see people’s Facebook feeds filled with pictures of themselves handing out supplies, with the donor at the centre like a savior." learningservice.info/this-is…
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It's rare for us to have a review of the Learning Service book that so succinctly digs into the heart of what we say. Honest, humble words here - if this doesn't convince you to buy the book as a gift this festive season, we don't know what will! martinpunaks.com/post/learni…
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The Orphanage Voluntourism Campaign: Is the End-Game in Sight?
Check out this great blog by @Learnser #HelpingNotHelping
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Next installment of this compelling and important blog! "When white skin means “helpers” and brown skin means “to be helped”, a brown-skinned poetry teacher with white students just didn’t seem to compute."
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POWERFUL POST - and something we talk about a lot! Thanks @Learnser. learningservice.info/vehicle…
"Had the US, for example, focused more on health, rather than just on GDP, the decline in life expectancy among those without a college education, and especially among those in America’s deindustrialised regions, would have been apparent years ago." theguardian.com/business/201…
"In the world today, about one person escapes extreme poverty every second; but five people a second are entering the middle class. The rich are growing too, but at a far smaller rate (1 person every 2 seconds)." brookings.edu/blog/future-de…
"Executive Paywatch points out the average wage – adjusted for inflation -- has stagnated for more than 50 years. Meanwhile, CEO’s average pay since the 1950s has grown by 1000%." forbes.com/sites/dianahembre…
"“It has been hot lately and some trees died. But about a thousand have survived.” When we tell him that we are in the area where the trees ought to be, but that there are no trees at all, he hangs up on us." investigativecollective.com/…
"In reality, it is the waste collectors, the nurses, and the cleaners whose shoulders are supporting the apex of the pyramid." theguardian.com/commentisfre…
"These words all assume a blanket goodness on the part of the doer — the one who is doing the activity that (supposedly) benefits, gives power, or gives a voice. Meanwhile, the recipient lacks agency, mutely receiving benefits and empowerment and... brightthemag.com/the-good-th…
"In less than two years, Cambodia went from having a fairly vibrant media industry to the closure of the main opposition paper the Cambodia Daily, the closure of... theguardian.com/media/2019/f…
"The elephant's tusks were missing and its tail was also cut off." channelnewsasia.com/news/asi…
We recognise many of these places! "Remember that where you spend your tourist dollars impacts the lives of others – choose wisely." juliaelizabethblog.com/where…
"Nepal may have the highest mountains in the world, but you are about as likely to see a skier here as you are a yeti." theguardian.com/global-devel…
“I couldn’t even make 10,000 riel [$2.50] for my family,” said the 34-year-old mother of two. “How could I stay here?” voacambodia.com/a/Cambodia-m…
