wtm 2012 responsible volunteering

responsible volunteering

it’s SIMPLE!

responsible volunteering

SIMPLE prioritiesSafetyInformed ConsentMarketingPurposeLegacyEconomics

responsible volunteering

Safetyprotection of the community

• preparation• volunteer Code of Conduct

protection of the volunteers • preparation

• programme Code of Practice__________

Due Diligence

Challenge: – realistic but robust processes

responsible volunteering

Informed Consent

•community and •volunteer

Challenge:-bums on seats-v-need for consent

??? responsible volunteering ???

“our record time for arranging a project

is a mere 24 hours! ”

“Projects that are easiest to set up on short notice are care and {sports and conservation}”

This from a leading “responsible” travel company“Volunteering with children in UgandaGrab one of the last remaining places on 2012 intake dates: October 30th, November 13th and 27th and December 11th”

Taken from the web on Friday 1st November

“Although it's difficult to give you an exact figure, somewhere between 30% and 100% of your

contribution will be applied directly to supporting your overseas

project through financial support. ”

“The children who have made it to these homes and centers crave the love and affection that volunteers have

the time and energy to give.”

responsible volunteering

Marketing

smoke and mirrors

Challenge: -how to tell it as it is-but not create barriers to booking

responsible volunteering

Purpose

needs of the community are paramountBUT

must recognise volunteer expectations

Challenge:– these don’t always match!

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Legacy

is the project appropriate and of

value to proposed beneficiaries ?

Challenge:- the easiest projects to sell don’t always leave a legacy

responsible volunteering

Economicswho gets-what-where

is it fair?replacing local employment

Challenges:• transparency v confidentiality

• the easiest projects to manage often replace local employment

Taking Responsibility

Taking Responsibility Want to learn more?

• Key questions to be asked and answered - http://travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk/About.aspx?category=20h• Better Volunteering - http://www.responsibletourismpartnership.org/BetterVolunteering.html• Better Volunteering Code of Practice -http://www.responsibletourismpartnership.org/ResponsibleVolunteering1.html• Better Chid Protection -http://www.responsibletourismpartnership.org/ChildProtection.html• Examples of good and bad practice -http://blog.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk/?cat=5&submit=Go• people and places responsible tourism policy -http://travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk/userfiles/RT%20policy%202012.pdf• people and places child protection policy -http://travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk/userfiles/pandp%20Child%20Protection%20Policy%20generic.pdf• people and places on facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Responsible-volunteering-people-and-places/109179132471692?• people and places on twitter @pandpvolunteer• Better volunteering on facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Better-Volunteering/426800777357861• Better child protection on facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Better-Child-Protection/109301995889469

More Resources

• South African Code of Practice - http://www.fairtourismsa.org.za/pdffiles/VoluntourismCodeofGoodPractice.pdf• TIES code of practice - http://www.ecotourism.org/voluntourism-guidelines• Volunteering Standards Group -http://www.fairtourismsa.org.za/pdffiles/VoluntourismCodeofGoodPractice.pdf• Year Out Group Code of Practice - http://www.yearoutgroup.org/why-year-out-group/code-of-practice/• Volunteer wikispace - http://planeta.wikispaces.com/volunteer• ChildSafe Network - http://www.childsafe-international.org/• Child Protection in Tourism - http://www.thecode.org/ • Discuss Irresponsible Practices - http://www.irresponsibletourism.info/forum/default.asp?C=6