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Dynamics of International Volunteers in Orphanage Tourism: Case Study Cambodia (Dynamiek Van Internationale Vrijwilligers in Weeshuistoerisme: Casestudie Cambodja)

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Dynamics of International Volunteers in Orphanage Tourism: Case Study Cambodia (Dynamiek Van Internationale Vrijwilligers in Weeshuistoerisme: Casestudie Cambodja) UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN UNIVERSITEIT GENT UNIVERSITEIT HASSELT VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL THOMAS MORE KATHOLIEKE HOGESCHOOL VIVES ERASMUSHOGESCHOOL BRUSSEL HOGESCHOOL WEST-VLAANDEREN PXL HOGESCHOOL ARTESIS - PLANTIJN HOGESCHOOL ANTWERPEN Academiejaar 2015-2016 Dynamics of international volunteers in orphanage tourism: Case study Cambodia (Dynamiek van internationale vrijwilligers in weeshuistoerisme: Casestudie Cambodja) Promotor: Masterproef ingediend tot het Prof. dr. Marc Vanlangendonck behalen van de graad van Master in het toerisme Januari 2016 Door: Shiron Jacobs Copyright by KU Leuven – Deze tekst is een examendocument dat na verdediging niet werd gecorrigeerd voor eventueel vastgestelde fouten. Zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de promotoren en de auteurs is overnemen, copiëren, gebruiken of realiseren van deze uitgave of gedeelten ervan verboden. Voor aanvragen tot of informatie in verband met overnemen en/of gebruik en/of realisatie van gedeelten uit deze publicatie, wendt u zich tot de promotor van de KU Leuven, Departement Aard- en Omgevingswetenschappen, Celestijnenlaan 200E, B-3001 Heverlee (België). Voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de promotor is vereist voor het aanwenden van de in dit eindwerk beschreven (originele) methoden, producten, toestellen, programma’s voor industrieel nut en voor inzending van deze publicatie ter deelname aan wetenschappelijke prijzen of wedstrijden. Acknowledgements There are many people that have contributed to the making of this thesis. Therefore, I would like to use this opportunity to thank them. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to my promoter, prof. dr. Marc Vanlangendonck, for his continuous support during the writing of this thesis. Without his guidance and suggestions, this research would not have been possible. I would like to thank Sarah Nijholt, my local promoter, for her advice and support throughout my stay in Cambodia. In addition, I’m very grateful for all the people who contributed to the fieldwork of this thesis. A special thanks to all the volunteers for helping me completing this thesis and to Tessa Boudrie, James Farley, Anna McKeon, Amy McLoughlin and Sarah Rhodes, for providing me with useful information on the subject of orphanage tourism. Thank you and អរគុណច្រើន to all the people I met in Cambodia, who supported me and made my stay an unforgettable one. Finally, I would like to thank my family and friends for their help, suggestions and distractions. 3 Abstract A form of tourism that is gaining in popularity is volunteer tourism, which combines volunteering and traveling abroad. Many international volunteers want to work with children during their volunteer work. This trend led to the phenomenon of orphanage tourism, which involves tourists visiting or volunteering in an orphanage. This form of tourism has received much criticism over the years, as it appears that orphanage tourism can have many negative impacts. Orphanage tourism causes children being separated from their parents and as a result, the majority of children in orphanages are not actually orphans. Growing up in an orphanage and interacting with many different volunteers can also have negative impacts on the emotional and social development of the children. The country that received most media-attention regarding orphanage tourism and where this form of tourism is very visible, is Cambodia. The aim of this research is to gain more insight in the dynamics of international volunteers in orphanage tourism in Cambodia. Fieldwork in Cambodia is conducted during July and August 2015. During this period, fifteen volunteers who volunteer or volunteered in an orphanage in Cambodia are questioned. Volunteers’ perspectives are underexposed in studies on orphanage tourism. Therefore, this study describes the dynamics of the volunteers, how they perceive and experience this form of tourism and how it influences them. Five key-informants are interviewed to gain more insight in the current situation in orphanages in Cambodia and their views on voluntourism and orphanage tourism. The results of this research show how the respondents are aware of the negative issues with orphanage tourism and acknowledge them, but mention it didn’t influence their decision to volunteer in an orphanage. Their personal motivations to volunteer are more present than the altruistic motivations. They want an adventure; they want to travel and experience something new and different. This form of tourism provides them with this opportunity. The volunteers do not have specific skills or work experience. Therefore, they choose to volunteer in an orphanage, because volunteer sending organizations, where the volunteers book the volunteer work, do not ask for any skills when working in an orphanage. The outcome of the volunteer work is for all volunteers positive. They feel good about doing volunteer work and learned a lot from it. Not one of the volunteers actually experienced any of the negative sides of orphanage tourism and therefore, they do not see it as a negative form of tourism, but as a way of earning money for the orphanage. To minimize the negative impacts of orphanage tourism, volunteers believe volunteer sending organizations are mainly responsible. They need to select qualified volunteers and need to make sure the orphanage they cooperate with does not use this form of tourism in a negative way. 4 Samenvatting Vrijwilligerstoerisme wordt steeds populairder en is een vorm van toerisme die vrijwilligerswerk met reizen combineert. Veel internationale vrijwilligers willen met kinderen werken tijdens het vrijwilligerswerk. Deze trend heeft geleid tot een nieuw fenomeen, weeshuistoerisme, waarbij toeristen een weeshuis bezoeken of vrijwilligerswerk in een weeshuis gaan doen. Deze vorm van toerisme heeft veel kritiek gekregen de afgelopen jaren, omdat is gebleken dat weeshuistoerisme veel negatieve invloeden kan hebben. Weeshuistoerisme zorgt ervoor dat kinderen worden gescheiden van hun ouders. Als gevolg hiervan is de meerderheid van de kinderen in weeshuizen geen wees. Opgroeien in een weeshuis en interactie met veel verschillende vrijwilligers kan ook negatieve effecten hebben op de emotionele en sociale ontwikkeling van de kinderen. Het land dat de meeste media-aandacht heeft gekregen en waar weeshuistoerisme erg zichtbaar is, is Cambodja. Het doel van dit onderzoek is om meer inzicht te krijgen in de dynamiek van internationale vrijwilligers in weeshuistoerisme in Cambodja. Veldwerk in Cambodja is uitgevoerd in juli en augustus 2015. Tijdens het veldwerk zijn vijftien vrijwilligers die vrijwilligerswerk in een weeshuis doen of hebben gedaan, ondervraagd. Het perspectief van vrijwilligers is nog onderbelicht in studies naar weeshuistoerisme. Deze studie beschrijft daarom de dynamiek van de vrijwilligers, hoe ze weeshuistoerisme zien en meemaken en hoe het hen beïnvloed. Vijf key-informanten zijn geïnterviewd om meer inzicht te krijgen in de huidige situatie in weeshuizen in Cambodja en in hun visie op vrijwilligerstoerisme en weeshuistoerisme. De resultaten van dit onderzoek laten zien dat de respondenten allemaal bewust zijn van de negatieve effecten van weeshuistoerisme en deze ook erkennen, maar dit heeft hun beslissing om vrijwilligerswerk in een weeshuis te gaan doen niet beïnvloedt. De persoonlijke motivaties van vrijwilligers zijn meer aanwezig dan de altruïstische motivaties. Ze willen een avontuur, ze willen graag reizen en iets nieuws en anders ervaren. Deze vorm van toerisme biedt hen deze mogelijkheid. De vrijwilligers hebben geen specifieke vaardigheden of werkervaring en kiezen daarom voor vrijwilligerswerk in een weeshuis. De vrijwilligersorganisatie, waar de vrijwilligers het vrijwilligerswerk boeken, vraagt hier namelijk niet naar. De vrijwilligers kijken allemaal positief terug op het vrijwilligerswerk. Ze voelen zich goed omdat ze vrijwilligerswerk hebben gedaan en hebben allemaal wat geleerd ervan. Geen enkele vrijwilliger heeft de negatieve kanten van weeshuistoerisme meegemaakt en daarom zien ze deze vorm van toerisme ook niet als negatief, maar als een manier om geld te verdienen voor het weeshuis. Vrijwilligers zien voornamelijk de vrijwilligersorganisatie als verantwoordelijk om de negatieve effecten van weeshuistoerisme te minimaliseren. Zij moeten gekwalificeerde vrijwilligers selecteren en ervoor zorgen dat het weeshuis waar ze mee samenwerken deze vorm van toerisme niet op een negatieve manier gebruikt. 5 Table of contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 3 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Samenvatting ........................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Context .......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Rationale ...................................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Goal of the research and sub-questions ......................................................................................
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