Stop showing off your part-time job and changing accommodations After watching other people's volunteer trips, are you still embarrassed?
There are two main ways of volunteer tourism, one is the very popular individual work exchange accommodation in China, and the other is the very popular overseas volunteer tourism, let's talk about the situation overseas, taking Australia as an example (Chinese citizens can also participate)!
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest and longest coral community in the world, with nearly 3,000 coral reefs distributed on the coastline of more than 2,000 kilometers, with a wide variety of species, and was listed as a world natural cultural heritage in 1981!
As the tide recedes, visitors can see this underwater wonder that has existed for thousands of years, and it is for this reason that the number of tourists here is increasing every year.
Due to the increase in the number of tourists, the local environment is seriously polluted, and the coastal areas are full of waste from the sea!
As a result, some specialized groups have called on volunteers to join environmental groups to divert tourists' attention to environmental protection, and since 2010 alone, according to incomplete statistics, more than 300 volunteer groups have participated in environmental protection actions!
Over 2,000 month-long cleanups were carried out by 48 different volunteers from around the world!
Many of these activities are done by families, and Anlise, a 7-year-old Canadian girl, once said in a college campus speech, "I want to make these people who threw things sad and feel guilty for everything they did!" ”
These words have also become a slogan of the Marine Conservation Society, which has caused a huge response!
According to a survey by the University of Queensland, 25% of the world's marine animals die as a result, including turtles, 18% of fish and koalas in Australia!
Volunteer travel volunteers have to face many thorny problems: feeding and rescuing injured animals, cleaning up waste, and sending turtles that have contracted "zooplankton" because they have eaten too much plastic to a special medical institution for surgery to remove those wastes!
Therefore, every team member must undergo rigorous training, not only to have enough physical strength, but also to have enough professional skills, but also to have their own equipment!
Dr. Pooley, a university in Australia who has been participating in this public welfare project for 11 years, said that the monthly cost is 680 US dollars, and he said: "It's almost all used for equipment and transportation, but we can use those equipment for free, such as rowing and kayaking! The festival is meaningful and relaxing.
Many local hotels are free to entertain volunteers, and in order to express their gratitude to the volunteers, many hotels also include food and accommodation, and some resorts have also built independent bungalows and beaches here, so that volunteers can have a richer travel experience!
They can be found everywhere on Cairns Island, they will bring some food in the morning, then drag a lot of garbage to the island in the evening, and then go to the beach under the guidance of Duhua, and in the evening, they will also participate in many interesting things to enrich their holiday!
In order to compensate for this loss, the "Alliance" will also hold different tours for volunteers from time to time, or beach parties, or go to tourist attractions, and if there is any major international event, volunteers will be the first to get free tickets!
However, not everyone will be able to volunteer, as they will have to pass at least a week of English and have to do some crucial outdoor training, such as physical strength, water resistance, and emergency preparedness!
In my opinion, this kind of volunteering is the best, but for most Chinese, it does not apply! At home, they have no interest in protecting the environment, let alone abroad.