suggests Agape cares more about its volunteers having a pleasant experience than helping Kenyan children . In conclusion , Agape sells CV boosts as a product for its customers at the expense of communities it seeks to help , to the extent where the harm outweighs the benefits .
This essay began by giving a brief overview of the programme ’ s key features . I explained the idea of social and cultural capital and how Western volunteers spreading Eurocentric values contribute towards a social and cultural power imbalance introduced through slave trade and colonialism . I then argued that Agape harms Kenyan institutionalised children through supporting orphanages and allowing volunteers to extract moral capital . I concluded that the Agape programme ’ s harms overshadow the benefits .
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