4. Understanding of the link between theory & practice
The report and the reading the literature associated around the report, allowed the work I was producing for VSA to be of better quality. This was because I was more informed, therefore, was able to justify any accusations that I was making. For example, after reading the articles on the negatives connotations of voluntourism such as Kushner (2016) and Biddle (2014), a reoccurring theme that was the lack of experience or skills the volunteer had in the activity they were doing. This ultimately resulted in the activity not being executed correctly. This allowed me to search for important aspects in voluntourism organisations such as offering pre-departure and in country training and put …show more content…
These were valuable to read as it discussed climate change and the which allowed ne to gain perspective, of the climate change, and develop more knowledge on sustainable develop. Whilst article such as Hughes, Weaver, & Pforr (2015) and Johnston, Howson, & Swain (2012) discussed how tourism could contribute to sustainable development. Voluntourism was often discussed as a viable option for alternative or responsible …show more content…
Paul works for VSA in Bougainville, whom works closely with the tourism industry in Bougainville, particularly with a company called Rokotas Ecotourism. Despite Rokotas Ecotourism being a great organisation that truly cares about the good of the environment and community, again it is easier said than done to generate sustainable development. This is particularly true in developing countries, because they simply do not have the resources to maintain or to fund the establishment of this development. For example, Paul stated that he wanted to create a code of conduct for tourists to sign, in order to ensure that the tourist is respectful of the land. Yet, despite being so important for sustainable development, the establishment of the code of conduct still has a long way to go. Similarly, Rokotas makes economic contribution to the clans that own the land, which is distributed evenly between the lands. But even this took years to develop as Bougainville does not have the resources, such as the establishment of bank accounts, or the fact that some clans are nomadic, thus hard to track. Therefore, it’s easy to say tourists would have to sign a code of conduct, or that the clans would be financially compensated, yet both of these take years to actually put into action, with the limited resources developing countries
The report and the reading the literature associated around the report, allowed the work I was producing for VSA to be of better quality. This was because I was more informed, therefore, was able to justify any accusations that I was making. For example, after reading the articles on the negatives connotations of voluntourism such as Kushner (2016) and Biddle (2014), a reoccurring theme that was the lack of experience or skills the volunteer had in the activity they were doing. This ultimately resulted in the activity not being executed correctly. This allowed me to search for important aspects in voluntourism organisations such as offering pre-departure and in country training and put …show more content…
These were valuable to read as it discussed climate change and the which allowed ne to gain perspective, of the climate change, and develop more knowledge on sustainable develop. Whilst article such as Hughes, Weaver, & Pforr (2015) and Johnston, Howson, & Swain (2012) discussed how tourism could contribute to sustainable development. Voluntourism was often discussed as a viable option for alternative or responsible …show more content…
Paul works for VSA in Bougainville, whom works closely with the tourism industry in Bougainville, particularly with a company called Rokotas Ecotourism. Despite Rokotas Ecotourism being a great organisation that truly cares about the good of the environment and community, again it is easier said than done to generate sustainable development. This is particularly true in developing countries, because they simply do not have the resources to maintain or to fund the establishment of this development. For example, Paul stated that he wanted to create a code of conduct for tourists to sign, in order to ensure that the tourist is respectful of the land. Yet, despite being so important for sustainable development, the establishment of the code of conduct still has a long way to go. Similarly, Rokotas makes economic contribution to the clans that own the land, which is distributed evenly between the lands. But even this took years to develop as Bougainville does not have the resources, such as the establishment of bank accounts, or the fact that some clans are nomadic, thus hard to track. Therefore, it’s easy to say tourists would have to sign a code of conduct, or that the clans would be financially compensated, yet both of these take years to actually put into action, with the limited resources developing countries