Summary of "Do 'Slum tours' profit off the poor?"

The first text is called “Do “Slum tours” profit off the poor?” and it was written by Lori Robertson. The text is a blog article and it was published in 2012 on the website of The BBC.

The article sets out to discover whether slum tourism is beneficial for both parts involved or exploitative.

Slum tourism can be friendly and beneficial, as it is in the case of a tour in Nairobi. On the other hand, slum tourism can also be dangerous when the community is not fully involved.

Many slum tours have positive effects on the communities. Many people who visit the poor areas decide to give money to the tour companies. In their turn, they help the poor communities.

If such tours are to be made, then they should be made with the due respect for the commun...