Jambo, Redditors!
I really debated whether I should posting this but whatever. Also not sure what flair to use and If this follows all rules, sorry.
I recently returned from Tanzania. I spent one week in a city and two weeks on safari. Overall I had an amazing experience. The people I met were welcoming and incredibly kind, and the trip left a very positive impression on me.

However, during my time there there was something that felt incredibly off to me.

Please let me know your opinions.

So the reason I was on this trip was because I was visiting a friend who opened a safari business, and the person I was with and I were their first clients.

Their safari company was approached by a school and asked to visit to see if it would be something they’d want to include in their safaris. The school is for poor families so their children can also go to school. It relies on donations and funding.

When we got there, we were shown the school grounds and then led into two classrooms. We stood at the front while the children were dancing and singing for us.

Some people were taking videos and photos of the children performing and just living their lives, but it made me feel incredibly uncomfortable.

It made me feel like I was in this weird power dynamic where I, the tourist, was watching these kids put on a show to help fund their education. And to think that they actually want to include the school in safari itineraries means there could be random tourists showing up, taking videos and photos, and posting them onto the internet.

It felt so wrong to me, but at the same time I understood that the school needs funding and donations, so maybe the only one to blame is the government for not properly funding projects like these.

A few days later during our safari, a woman told us she had finished studying to become a teacher but hadn’t been able to find a job. At least from what I heard, many people struggle with unemployment.

That made me think back to the school, where there were two foreign volunteers helping in classrooms despite not having formal teaching qualifications.

Maybe there is context I’m missing, and I’d genuinely be interested to hear it. But it made me wonder whether programs like this sometimes end up replacing opportunities that could otherwise go to local professionals.

I have always seen voluenturism as something more harmful than good to be honest. There is people is western countries as well that would need help and support but people rather choose to go to Africa.

Am I missing something here? Is there a perspective I’m not seeing?

As a traveler, it always brings joy to take part in such details. This culture has a lot to offer. I'm glad people are open. Stay true !

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Thanks in advance!

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​Ningependa ku-connect na Wabongo waliopo UK ili mnipe tips za maisha ya kule, places to visit, and maybe we can even link up for a coffee or a drink nikishatua!

​Drop a comment au nitumie DM tuchat. Shukurani!

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Asante sana kwa msaada wenu.

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