Anna McKeon

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Anna McKeon is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Since her experience volunteering in orphanages in Kenya and Thailand, she has worked as a Communications Director and freelance consultant designing and implementing strategies for NGOs and social businesses. She is now the Co-Coordinator for Better Volunteering, Better Care, a global initiative facilitated by The Better Care Network and Save the Children UK aimed at discouraging orphanage volunteering and promoting ethical volunteering alternatives. In her spare time, she enjoys facilitating educational travel trips challenging concepts of volunteer travel and international development.

Volunteering at an orphanage may sound noble, but your impact can do more harm than good. Here’s how you can actually help children and make a difference.