Agreed that any program needs to be careful to not be net-negative for the developing country. That is an easier bar to clear than being an effective use of money based on direct benefits alone. There’s also the possibility that better programs could benefit the developing country by competing with, and partially displacing, voluntourism programs that are net-negative.
Agreed that any program needs to be careful to not be net-negative for the developing country. That is an easier bar to clear than being an effective use of money based on direct benefits alone. There’s also the possibility that better programs could benefit the developing country by competing with, and partially displacing, voluntourism programs that are net-negative.