TICKET-IN – Week 12

NAME: Francisco José Gómez Vigoya CODE: 191816 GROUP: 30

1. Play the video from 0:00 to 10:27 and fill out the chart below with key information

Voluntourism: When You Take More Than You Leave Behind

What do people understand by Why did she decide to become a What obstacles did she have to
volunteering? volunteer? overcome?
Altruistic activities or services Because she was wondering about She did not know much about
provided for certain communities the possibilities she could take African’s history, economy,
for no financial gain after graduating and she decided to politics or culture. Also the
take plan of an idea that was why stereotypes she had about the
not to go to Africa to save the poverty, dirt but she was meant
world. to change it.

What did she discover in Ghana?
A different mentality and a
different perspective of the
people, how the education
system was working, and how
some children of the orphan
foundation have real parents.
How did she and her volunteering
companions deal with that
situation?
It seems that nobody was listening
to them for receiving help for the
children
What was children’s reaction
when volunteers came back?
Seem so happy and they were
hoping that they would never
leave the place anymore

2. Play the second part of the video (14:37- 17:32) and answer the following questions:

What problems do volunteering
organizations have?
They do not know enough about
the environment, about the
culture of the organizations
What does she recommend in
order to be a volunteer?
We have to think critically and take
steps to improve ourselves before
we make a positive contribution to
the wider world
What questions should people
ask themselves before
volunteering?
What kind of transferable skills
do we have to offer, who is the
one giving