The trips, offered through WE’s for profit arm ME to WE, cost over US$4,000. Try refreshing your browser, or Who does 'voluntourism' actually help? Trips run by WE and other charities draw skepticism Back to videoThis week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced he had reimbursed the charity $41,000 after failing to pay for hospitality from WE for two trips that he and his family took two years ago. But the sort of “voluntourism” trips that WE and other charities run have been greeted with some skepticism in the not-for-profit sector. “There’s many risks that voluntourism, if not set up properly, will focus primarily on the interests of the participants, not on the community where they’re going.”

Source: National Post July 25, 2020 00:11 UTC