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The Quiet Harm of Good Intentions: Volunteering in Disaster Zones | The Giving Project
In this episode of The Giving Project, host Jodie Blackburn explores the complex and often overlooked issue of 'voluntourism' in disaster zones, challenging the assumption that showing up with good intentions always leads to positive outcomes. This deep dive into ethical philanthropy reveals how uncoordinated volunteering can inadvertently cause harm, creating logistical bottlenecks, displacing local leadership, and inflicting secondary trauma on survivors who are already navigating profound grief and loss. If you have ever wanted to help after a hurricane, wildfire, or flood, this episode…
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