Me: “I have my period.” Male colleague: “AGAIN?” Me: “Yes, it comes once a month.” Male colleague: “It feels like you have it every day.” Can I get a holler from my sisters who have endometriosis? It is not easy …
Hygiene Workshops to Combat Disease in Rural Cambodia
I am concerned about the ramifications that the COVID-19 will have on low-income communities. The sad reality is, many community members struggle to put food on their table each day – and when it comes to choosing between purchasing soap …
An update on Human and Hope Cambodia
To our community of supporters, I am writing to update you on the impact of the COVID-19 on our project partner, Human and Hope Association Cambodia. In order to stop the spread of the COVID-19, Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth …
“Everything we touched, we killed.”
I was recently made aware of the existence of an incredible man, Ernesto Sirolli. How I didn’t know about him before is a mystery, as he holds very similar values to mine. “We western people are imperialist, colonialist missionaries, and there …
Join me as we travel to Cambodia in October 2020
For those of you who follow my blog, you would know that I believe that participating in voluntourism is not the best way to help low-income communities. We need to be changing the way that we think of these communities; …
Lessons learnt from living in Cambodia
I was 23. It was my first time in Cambodia. I thought, “why not visit an orphanage?” I was disappointed. The children were out attending public school. All I saw was an empty playground and a mandatory donation form. I …
Walk to Cambodia with me in April 2020!
Are you looking for a fun way to be social and get FIT? This year, we challenge you to WALK TO CAMBODIA! Not literally, ha! In our second annual Walk To Cambodia fundraiser, we invite individuals and corporate teams to challenge …
2019 – A year in review
I’ll be honest – I don’t tend to take the time out to reflect on achievements. I suppose many of us don’t, as our lives are usually go, go go. However with such a huge year wrapping up, I decided …
‘It’s Not About Me’ now available as an e-book
Today marks the release of ‘It’s Not About Me’ in e-book format. I have pushed for an e-book release to make it accessible to people across the globe. Voluntourism is a global issue, and I want people in all countries …
Resources on voluntourism
Voluntourism (short-term volunteering overseas), at first glance, is a wonderful thing. But when we delve further, things aren’t as they seem. If you want to know more about the unintended consequences of voluntourism, and why it isn’t the best way …