As someone who has experience leading both short and long-term study abroad "trips," I found the video somewhat useful in detailing what students and the community being served gain and don't gain from service trips. What is sorely lacking from this film is the "donation" that students must pay to work with the agencies they volunteer with. The film posed the question several times, "What does the community being served get from the students volunteering?" since several students indicated they felt like they were more disruptive than anything. Here is the answer: They get money!!! They are willing to have their work be disrupted by foreigners because they are getting money in return (and in some cases, cheap labor).
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