Understanding Voluntourism and how efforts to help people actually creates more harm!
There could be methods to ensure that those who work in ASGM remain protected and are able to work sustainably, which would require significant investments to yield a long-term impact.
Kimberly M. Edmonds, President of Global Impact Industries, LLC, (MWBE/HUB Certified) born and raised in Flint, MI and now residing in Charlotte, N.C. but still considers herself a true Flintstone at heart. She specializes in community organizing, business development consulting, and capital campaign management services.Kimberly is an energizing, work experience strategist who connects, designs, develops and drives implementation for private-public industry sectors. She has a passion for providing commerce training for youth through arts and culture, politics, and economic development. She brings over 15 years of experience previously working in multiple divisions within the banking system as a Consumer and Mortgage Lending Officer and a Commercial and Private Lending Administrator for several Fortune 500 companies including Bank of America, N.A., JP Morgan Chase, Quicken Loans, Wells Fargo and served as a B2B consultant offering SaaS technical solutions through Verizon Fleetmatics.
Comlan Wesseh is a first-generation American who lived back home in Liberia for two years after graduating from the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC). He is currently in graduate school at UNCC studying History.
The strength and resilience of Sierra Leoneans allow us to have great potential, but it is essential that all humanitarians of African descent consider the long-term change.
