Tired of just traipsing through tourist highlights while on vacation? Want to give something back to the host country and its people, instead?
Every year, more and more students and graduates are opting for volunteer work in developing countries. Like the German 17-year-old, Lisa Baumann, who is teaching English in northern Cambodia and travelling the countryside on the side: one week on the road, three weeks of voluntary service at the school.

Arte Re: takes a look at the logic or absurdity of volunteer work in Cambodia.