Responsible Travel: We have to learn before we can help!

we have to learn before we can help Tips for Responsible Travel

voluntourism looks only one way

service learning is a popular term

but we need a solution revolution

we shouldn’t promote serving first…

.

we shouldn’t promote serving first…

and learning second

learning from our mistakes is always

good

what about starting by avoiding mistakes?

learning service = trips where you are learning to serve AFTER you leave

PEPY Tours is designed to inspire people to improve the way they

GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE

PEPY Tours is designed to inspire people to improve the way they

GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE after they leave us

and, with a two-part fee, the donation requirement from the tour goes straight to our NGO programs

which are investing in skills and capacity-building of local leaders who are looking to improve their communities

3 Steps to Add Value to Your Travels

Research 1 #

Invest in people

2 #

3 #

Follow-up & ask questions

3 #

Follow-up & ask questions

What are the recent successes AND failures? What have you learned? How have you impacted attitudes & actions?

You can’t know your actual impact unless you follow up, do research, and stay open to learning the realities of the impact you had.

note

3 TIPS

Before you donate your time & money, vet the NGO

1. Ask about failures & change

2. Ask others & be willing to listen (we WILL make mistakes, be open to accepting that!)

3. Ask the organization about attitudes, actions & people

3. Ask the organization about attitudes, actions & people

Not just things & finances

And, remember, it’s all about IMPACTS, not inputs

RESEARCH: Giving your money

3 TIPS

Giving your money away

RESEARCH: Giving your money $ 1. You vote with

your money

Do you want more kids on the street?

Poverty voyeurism is voting for poverty.

RESEARCH: Giving your money

2. Ask. Vet. Follow up.

RESEARCH: Giving your money

3. Fund sustainable projects that build capacity.

RESEARCH: Giving your money

At we have made many mistakes.

RESEARCH: Giving your money

At we have made many mistakes.

We started our work in Cambodia by building schools, & we realized…

Schools don’t teach kids.

Neither do pens, books, or t-shirts.

We learned we needed to invest in people to put those things to use.

3 REASONS

Just Say NO to Orphanage Tourism

http://vimeo.com/21790809

1. Orphanages are not a tourist attraction.

2. It’s not a zoo. No, you can’t pet or feed them.

3. Ask yourself: Would this be okay if this was happening in my community?

3 TIPS

Traveling the World

1. Know where your

money is going.

2. Strive for your yellow

zone.

3. Avoid the long-neck-

women phenomenon.

A FEW MORE

Things to Keep in Mind

It’s not just about the “10 days of service”…

It’s about the 355 other days.

It’s not just about the “10 days of service”…

It’s not just about where you “give” your money…

It’s not just about where you “give” your money… It’s about where you spend it.

Be INTERESTED. Be EMPOWERED. Then, find the issue that you are passionate about…

Get ANGRY Get INTERESTED

Get EMPOWERED

Thank you!

Daniela Papi twitter: @danielapapi email: d@pepyride.org

Photo Credits Photos from Flickr @martyn @nebarnix @lara604 @mithril @alancleaver @simulacraofmi @press the b[o]tton @claudiasnell @hrdrck @kristabrath @tormods @tamer_shabaneh @beth19 @divemasterking2000 @jurvetson @looking4poetry @garryknight @sandvand Photos of PEPY class and school Photographer: Mathieu Young