Hi sharks, we're thrilled to be here. We're presenting our company, "G.G.

G”, which stands

for “Global Giving Getaways”. “G.G.G” specializes in providing volunteer travel experiences
that not only explore the world but also leave a positive impact on the communities tourists
visit.

I. How voluntourism will benefit you:

First of all, voluntourism
1. Allows you to explore a country more closely.
By traveling to volunteer, you have the opportunity to delve deeper into the local culture,
foster connections with community members, discover lesser-known destinations, see first-
hand the issues a community faces, broaden your scope of the world and your
understanding of poverty and sustainable development

For example, Thailand is one of the most popular holiday destinations, and people travel
from all over the world to relish the experience of shopping at the floating markets and also
the buzzing nightlife of Bangkok. But you can make a difference by volunteering for the kids
at an orphanage in Bangkok while enjoying everything else that the city has to offer.

Secondly, it
2. Helps you enhance your skills.
Volunteering allows you to choose from an array of program options, and you know that no
matter what you can contribute to the host community in the best possible way. Further, the
development of volunteers’ skills is often accelerated and enhanced by encountering new
problems that may arise anytime during volunteer work. It will also keep you ahead of your
peers, who may lack ground-level experience and exposure to real work.

For instance, an individual passionate about environmental conservation may choose to

participate in a voluntourism program focused on reforestation or marine conservation. This
experience would not only help them develop a deeper understanding of ecological issues
but also improve their skills in project management, teamwork, and communication.

Next, your emotional intelligence could be nurtured during the time you participate in
voluntourism
3. Nurtures your emotional intelligence.
An immersive volunteering experience can help you develop a raft of personal and
professional skills, including cross-cultural communication and empathy. A crisis in a
different country will not only test your patience but also check the balance of your emotions
and intelligence.

Finally,
4. Changes your perspective of the world.
Volunteering abroad can be one of the most formative experiences of a volunteer’s life. It
has the power to change the perspective of an individual’s outlook on the world. If you
engage yourself in serving people, you’ll realize that the world has so much affection to offer.
A volunteer gets to connect to other volunteers coming from different political,
socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, which provides real knowledge about a wider
world.

II. How voluntourism will benefit your host country:

1. It gives community members hope and happiness.

Volunteer work essentially involves working with people who are otherwise neglected by
society in some way, or possibly are some form of a minority or looked down upon. What
you have to offer them might appear very negligible to you, but for them, your time and
commitment are immensely valuable as it’s a source of hope and happiness.

2. Provides necessary funding.

The money you pay for volunteering abroad highly contributes to fueling the necessary
projects for the development of the native communities. While it fulfills your criteria of
traveling and enjoying, it also caters to the issues of people who aren’t as lucky as you or
me. Collecting fees from international volunteers is one way in which various NGOs all over
the world keep functioning effectively.

3. Imparts new learnings, and raises confidence.

As an interesting saying goes, “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish
and he eats for life.”
If you think you are a good teacher, you can offer your valuable time to teach kids as well as
women in countries like India, Nepal, Uganda, Ghana, etc. This would not only help them
learn about new things but also boost their confidence and help them make better decisions
in life. Education is the base for sustainable development and has long-lasting effects.

4. Connects the community to the world.

You’ll travel across the seas and continents, and work for a community where people might
not even know about anything outside the place where they’ll always dwell. Therefore, you
shall be a connecting link between them and the world. You can introduce the power of the
internet amongst those community folks, which would enable them to know and learn about
the wider world beyond their boundaries.