We try to unlearn our private schoolgirl white saviour complexes and grapple with the harsh truth that travelling to African countries to build structurally unsound houses and take photos with cute kids might not actually be changing the world...today we talk fake orphanages, foreign aid, and the fact that Mother Theresa was actually kinda shady. But the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel is that there are myriad ways to help out in your local communities (and that Clea will research charities for you if you like)!
Required Reading
https://berkeleybeacon.com/stop-going-on-mission-trips/
https://rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8322.12514
https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/1398.pdf/
https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-03/apo-nid225731.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8YVBbQgNg&ab_channel=thejuicemedia
https://meanjin.com.au/essays/so-white-so-what/
Music Credit:
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/the-lowdown
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https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now
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NB: All opinions are our own and this podcast is for humorous and fun analytical discourse only!