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“We need to position ourselves [as if] we are the ones who are learning,” said Guillaume Landry, executive director of ECPAT International, a network of civil society organizations that works to end the sexual exploitation of children. “We shouldn’t come in with a colonial perspective — like we were going to solve their problem, like they were just waiting for us to arrive.”For Andrea Grisdale, tourism is a “great way to educate and do good.
IC Bellagio has virtual lessons that help guests understand local culture even before they set foot in Italy. It also teams up with associations that enhance the client experience, such as a non-profit that helps people with autism through art therapy. “They want to meet different people and have different experiences,” she said. “Our participation with these associations has been a win-win for [them] and for the locals.”
“Children are not a tourist attraction,” he said, explaining that there were better ways to help. “Especially in orphanages where you have children who have experienced complex journeys — which includes being neglected. Having people come and go does not benefit them.”
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