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Want to help Africa? Travel there! | Kelly Virginia Phelan | TEDxUQ

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Having lived and worked in 17 countries throughout Africa over the past decade, Dr Kelly Virginia Phelan - a tourism researcher at The University of Queensland - is passionate about developing infrastructure, practical training opportunities, and tourism activities through unconventional means to advance local communities in Africa. Through her experiences, Kelly has learned that Africa is not a continent that needs to be treated like a charity case, it is one to be celebrated, and the best way to do that is by visiting. Kelly Virginia Phelan is a tourism researcher and lecturer at The University of Queensland. She served as a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Associate Professor at The University of Botswana during 2013 and 2014 where she taught classes and conducted research related to tourism development initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. Kelly’s research has examined volunteer tourism, conservation efforts, challenges associated with sustainability and ecotourism, and the host/guest interaction. She is passionate about developing infrastructure, practical training opportunities, and tourism activities through unconventional means to advance local communities. After living and working in 17 countries throughout Africa over the past decade, Kelly has learned one thing that she’ll be sharing with the TEDxUQ audience: Africa is not a continent that needs to be treated like a charity case, it is one to be celebrated, and the best way to do that is by visiting. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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