The White Tourist's Burden

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Writer Rafia Zakaria explores the complicated power dynamics of voluntourism—the trend of people from richer countries combining international travel and volunteering. This essay was originally published at AlJazeera: america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/4/volunter-tourismwhitevoluntouristsafricaaidsorphans.html Photo by UUSC (Creative Commons): https://www.flickr.com/photos/uusc4all/6505691731/in/photolist-aUTnuP-nFiDJC-54Hanv-9m8V3C-jHLq6c-hB8eFt-5YqccF-62NWHJ-edMWkt-72eNcR-bjZwme-nCu8dP-edTAVJ-fZxki-edMWua-e5NbNq-8Ujwiz-jHPghA-7w9mTA-6cYXq9-2PRTFh-jmQovh-je5VQG-je39G6-4qN21j-kMKEo8-jHHLVH-j2KrPy-j2MjSq-jHKSrm-2PSPDh-P7xUG-71K4s1-iQsYrh-kMKqcV-8Sg54v-71K3BS-jdXVDx-iQp8ue-9m5Rq6-71F3jZ-8kVC61-jdZsBv-dnnyRF-edECHY-8SyREk-4GrXqf-71K47U-8e9PnY-54Haja

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