This was a presentation I gave at a @skillshare class in New York with my friends

1. we have to learn
before we can help
Tips for Responsible Travel

2. voluntourism
looks only one way

3. service learning
is a popular term

4. but we need a
solution revolution

5. we shouldn’t promote
serving first…
.

6. we shouldn’t promote
serving first…
and learning second

7. learning
from our
mistakes
is always
good

8. what about
starting by
avoiding
mistakes?

9. learning service
= trips where you are learning to
serve AFTER you leave

10. PEPY Tours is designed to inspire
people to improve the way they
GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE

11. PEPY Tours is designed to inspire
people to improve the way they
GIVE, TRAVEL & LIVE
after they leave us

12. and, with a two-part fee, the donation
requirement from the tour goes straight to
our NGO programs

13. which are investing in skills and capacity-
building of local leaders who are looking to
improve their communities

14. 3 Steps to Add Value
to Your Travels

15. 1
#
Research

16. 2
#
Invest in
people

18. 3
#
Follow-up
& ask questions

19. 3
#
Follow-up
& ask questions
What are the recent successes
AND failures? What have you
learned? How have you impacted
attitudes & actions?

20. You can’t know your actual impact
note unless you follow up, do research,
and stay open to learning the
realities of the impact you had.

21. 3 TIPS
Before you donate your
time & money,
vet the NGO

22. 1. Ask about failures & change

23. 2. Ask others & be willing to listen
(we WILL make mistakes, be open to accepting that!)

24. 3. Ask the organization about
attitudes, actions & people

25. Not just things
& finances
3. Ask the organization about
attitudes, actions & people

26. And, remember, it’s all about
IMPACTS, not inputs

27. 3 TIPS
Giving your
money
RESEARCH: Giving your
money
away

28. $ 1. You vote with
RESEARCH: money
your Giving your
money

29. Do you want more kids
on the street?

30. Poverty voyeurism is
voting for poverty.

31. 2. Ask. Vet.
Follow up.
RESEARCH: Giving your
money

32. 3. Fund sustainable
projects that build
RESEARCH: Giving your
money
capacity.

33. At
RESEARCH: Giving your
we have made many mistakes.
money

34. At
RESEARCH: Giving your
we have made many mistakes.
money
We started our work in
Cambodia by building
schools, & we realized…

35. Schools don’t teach kids.

36. Neither do pens,
books, or t-shirts.

37. We learned we needed to
invest in people to put
those things to use.

38. 3 REASONS
Just Say NO to
Orphanage Tourism

39. http://vimeo.com/21790809

40. 1. Orphanages are not a
tourist attraction.

41. 2. It’s not a zoo. No, you can’t
pet or feed them.

42. 3. Ask yourself: Would this be
okay if this was happening in
my community?

43. 3 TIPS
Traveling
the World

44. 1. Know
where your
money is
going.

45. 2. Strive for
your yellow
zone.

46. 3. Avoid the
long-neck-
women
phenomenon.

47. A FEW MORE
Things to
Keep in Mind

48. It’s not just about the
“10 days of service”…

49. It’s not just about the
“10 days of service”…
It’s about the
355 other days.

50. It’s not just about where
you “give” your money…

51. It’s not just about where
you “give” your money…
It’s about where
you spend it.

52. Be INTERESTED.
Be EMPOWERED.
Then, find the issue that you
are passionate about…

53. Get ANGRY
Get INTERESTED
Get EMPOWERED

54. Thank you!
Daniela Papi
twitter: @danielapapi
email: d@pepyride.org

55. Photo Credits
Photos from Flickr
@martyn
@nebarnix
@lara604
@mithril
@alancleaver
@simulacraofmi
@press the b[o]tton
@claudiasnell
@hrdrck
@kristabrath
@tormods
@tamer_shabaneh
@beth19
@divemasterking2000
@jurvetson
@looking4poetry
@garryknight
@sandvand
Photos of PEPY class and school
Photographer: Mathieu Young