Document Type
Honors Thesis
Major
International Affairs, French
Advisor(s)
Nicholas Micinski
Committee Members
Robert Glover, Kristin Vekasi
Graduation Year
May 2023
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Abstract
This thesis examines the United States’ international humanitarian voluntourism industry. Four organizations are studied from various realms of aid, these organizations include the Peace Corps, United Planet, Break Away, and Cru and their humanitarian ministry, Unto. Key themes that are relevant to all the organizations studied are defined and interpreted. These organizations’ training efforts to promote ethical voluntourism are closely examined and critiqued. Finally, several improvements are suggested at the end of this thesis that serve as suggestions for ways in which the voluntourism industry can improve their partnerships with their host communities.
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Recommended Citation
Scott, Caroline, "Transforming 'International Aid' to 'International Partnerships': An Analysis of the U.S. Voluntourism Industry" (2023). Honors College. 835.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/honors/835