Voluntourism: When Australian charity goes bad overseas.

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Australians donate their time and money with the best of intentions, but are we acknowledging the risks involved? Reports of sexual abuse in a Cambodian school charity have called into question the way Australians think about aid. Australians sent donations to the charity, which is now being accused of prostituting the children in its care. The question we must now ask ourselves, is whether volunteering our money and time is doing more harm than good.

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