For
It can be unskilled help and damage local jobs.
Against
It raises awareness and provides support to communities.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“I think you are describing more of voluntourism, which is detrimental to the communities that you think helps”
“if it does not require technical skills that are difficult to find in the country of intervention, it is a very bad sign”
“you can do relevant volunteering in Laos, and it will be a great way to discover this country and meet people there.”
“It was a pretty cool experience and I felt useful because I was in contact with people”