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Generally, 鈥榲oluntourism鈥 is a poor substitute for traditional development work. Most projects are short-term, organizations that promote voluntouring don鈥檛 always 鈥榰nderstand the place where it happens,鈥 and travelers typically don鈥檛 have skills needed for particular projects, researchers find.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder recently examined the aftermath of two catastrophic conflagrations and found an unexpected ally in wildfire-education efforts, the 鈥渃itizen entrepreneur.鈥