Volunteer

Jane Willsie argues that untrained Western youth ‘volunteering’ in the ‘Third World’ is ineffective and hardly altruistic.
  • 3 years 5 months ago

The “Third World” isn’t your photo op

It’s a common sight on anyone’s Facebook news feed: photos of an acquaintance that travelled to the Global South and took numerous “selfies” with local children.Continue...
  • 6 years 7 months ago

CFRC needs a lift

CFRC volunteer Louise Bark has been unable to access the radio station’s space, in the basement of Carruthers Hall. Bark uses a wheelchair and
previously entered the offices with help from her colleagues, who would help her down the stairs in a manual wheelchair.Continue...

  • 8 months 1 week ago

Contributors of the month

The Journal recognizes outstanding contributing writers for the month of September.Continue...
  • 8 months 4 weeks ago

Queen’s student volunteers as medical responder in Israel

After spending the summer as a volunteer medical responder in Israel, Queen’s biochemistry student Jesse Wolfsohn knew there was nothing else he’d rather be doing.Continue...
  • 1 year 9 months ago

It’s about being good, not looking good

In the matter of voluntourism, it’s not about intention at all — it’s about impact.Continue...
  • 5 years 4 months ago

Why you should think twice before volunteering abroad

By Alex Laidlaw (ArtSci ’12)
Former General Director, Queen’s Project on International Development

After reading...Continue...

  • 5 years 4 months ago

Why You Should Volunteer Abroad

By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor

I was lucky enough to partake in a two-week service trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, and to this day I consider this to be the happiest two...Continue...

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