REC280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Vimeo, Wwoof, International Volunteering

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Course: REC280
• Professor: Karla Boluk

Document Summary

Volunteer tourism emerged as an alternative tourism smaller scale, locally owned, involves participation of community. Minimizing the negative environmental and socio cultural impacts. Definition: utilizing discretionary time and income to travel out of the sphere of regulatory activity to assist those in need. Voluntourism: volunteering in an organized way to under take holiday that might involve aiding or alleviating the material poverty of some groups in society, the restoration of certain environments or research into aspects of society or environment. The nwc- an organisation that plans sustainable trips. Organic volunteering: wwoofing (world wide opportunities on organic farms): started in uk, international movement for travel, volunteer and share more sustainiable ways of living: volunteer on farms, low budget network, food, accommodation and work exchange. Opening to living in interconnectedness reconnecting: experiencing what was and what could be exchanging knowledge: experience learning, teaching and sharing experiencing harmony: being in touch with nature.