Exercise 1B, page 16.0:00
Voluntourism how to Make a Difference.0:10
More and more young people are taking on volunteer work nowadays.0:22
Some even travel to the other side of the world and do unpaid work for a charity or other non profit organization.0:27
There they help to build homes for poor families, teach children English, take care of orphans, or help to protect an endangered species.0:34
There is a wide variety of voluntary jobs to choose from.0:45
A number of charity groups organise educational programs for children around the world.0:49
Many students volunteer for these types of projects.0:56
They teach subjects like English and mathematics to children while staying in their community and getting to know the people and their culture.1:00
It is also a great opportunity for them to work and train with local teachers and develop their own skills.1:10
It is a learning experience for both the children and the teacher.1:17
Young people who are good with their hands or simply would like to help in a very practical way can participate in one of the many construction projects.1:23
Several charity organizations help build houses or schools for poor children around the world.1:33
In the village of Camakui in Sierra Leone, for example, a team of young volunteers built a secondary school for poor orphans.1:41
Other similar projects are going on across poor villages of Africa, making sure that kids get an education1:51
for people interested in wildlife conservation groups organize volunteer holidays throughout the world.1:59
You can help wildlife research in countries like Kenya and Botswana, or protect turtles in Mexico, Zanzibar or elsewhere on Redang island in Malaysia.2:07
Volunteers come from all over the world to help conserve the endangered green turtle.2:19
Participants monitor the turtles that come onto the beach and protect them and their eggs.2:26
They also get to enjoy the beach and even snorkel with the turtle.2:33
Sometimes a volunteer holiday is for people who want to make a difference in the world and are prepared to give up their own time, money and effort to do it.2:37
Volunteers have to be realistic though, and understand that they cannot change the world in two or three weeks.2:49
To some volunteers, it seems that they are not doing much by helping out for only a couple of weeks.2:56
But in fact, every bit of help counts.3:02
Thanks to young volunteers, the lives of millions of people around the world are improving.3:05
And in their eyes, the sun is probably shining brighter than it used to.3:12
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