3.13 BEYOND THE WHITE SAVIOR MINDSET

Let’s stop for a second….”white saviorism”, “voluntourism”…. what do these concepts mean?

Watch this (Who wants to be a volunteer?) which can facilitate your understanding of the issue.

Now answer the following questions related to the video:

• _what are the stereotypes of how the African continent is portrayed? 
• _What is the image of the volunteer from the Global North taking part in projects in the Global South?
• _Do you think that this video mirrors the current trend of cross-cultural volunteering and North-South relations?