Georgia Rodgers
Foreign Aid
“Over the past 100 years, foreign aid structures that began with European colonialism have become tied to shifting economic and political...
Use Your Privilege For Good.
Challenging The Way We Think.
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Georgia Rodgers
Why Must We Conquer Everything?
Along with many others, I have always had the desire to climb some of the world’s most notorious mountains. I’ve been fortunate enough to...
Georgia Rodgers
20 Years From Now.
It is estimated that over 10 million people will go aboard each year and seek to enhance their travels through altruism. This ideal...
Georgia Rodgers
Listen. Don't Preach.
Helping others is valuable and admirable, but in order to create real change, one must participate in help that is collective and mutual....
Georgia Rodgers
Then and Now: How my Perspective on Volunteering Changed
This piece is in collaboration with Learning Service, and is being simultaneously shared on their blog over at: www.learningservice.info...
Georgia Rodgers
Don't Fund their Future.
In collaboration with the Backpacker Bible- a Responsible Travel Guide, I have written a short piece in relation to the prevalent issue...
Georgia Rodgers
Challenging Our Predispositions.
“Typically, other people’s problems seem simpler, uncomplicated and easier to solve than those of one’s own society. In this context, the...
Georgia Rodgers
The West Has An Entitlement Problem.
Per capita, Australians are the world’s largest spenders on international travel; with 2018 seeing over 10 million Australians travelling...
Georgia Rodgers
The Single Narrative
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they aren’t true, but they are incomplete. They make...
Georgia Rodgers
The White Saviour Complex. Stop Trying to 'Save the World'.
During my three years studying International Development, I have not shied away from sharing the detrimental impacts voluntourism...
Georgia Rodgers
My Mistakes.
My deep rooted hate for people of privilege setting off to vulnerable communities to 'save the world', stems from nothing more than my...
Georgia Rodgers
Learning Service
Ever since I was young, I have always wanted to help people. For as long as I can remember I have had the desire to 'give back'. In 2015,...
Georgia Rodgers
The Narrative of Development
A brief reflection on the Western perspective and definition of development, during my immersive placement in Cambodia. The definition of...
Georgia Rodgers
Responsible Tourism
I find it quite contradictory at times discussing issues like this, because I myself, am a tourist- no matter the perspectives I bring or...
Georgia Rodgers
Immersion, Cambodia- 2018
All these experiences have been made possible thanks to the incredible Ayana Journeys. Tomorrow I will embark on the most significant...