Read why Sally was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours.
It was while she was working as a volunteer coordinator, at a centre for former street children, that she came to the realisation her organisation was doing more harm than good. She said the community they were serving had become reliant on foreign volunteers, or “voluntourists”, who were filling roles which locals could be employed to do themselves.
Good MagRead about Sally’s journey to sustainable development in Cambodia.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mariah
Listen to Sally talk about her opinions on voluntourism in Cambodia and how those wanting to help can make sustainable change.
So how do you solve a problem like Mariah? As my brother said ‘spoiler alert, you can’t’, so there you go! I’m just an Australian girl with the world at her feet, learning about life and myself every single day. Join me as I tell you stories, share my outlook on life and just talk utter garbage! It will be fun, I promise.
Third SectorRead why Sally was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Queen’s Birthday honours.
The Queen’s Birthday honour roll, Order of Australia medal was presented to Sally of Human & Hope Association Inc on Monday. The award was for the service provided to Cambodia through the Hope & Human Association charity. Sally Hetherington wants to use this award to shine more spotlight on the importance of locally ran organisations and to end “voluntourism”.
To interview Sally, please contact her directly at sally[@]humanandhopeassociation.org.