Volunteer Tourism Ethics Evaluator

Overview

Helps travelers evaluate volunteer tourism opportunities for ethical impact

This is a pure descriptive skill that provides frameworks, templates, and heuristic analysis for travel planning and preparation. No real code execution, external APIs, or network requests are performed.

Trigger Keywords

Use this skill when planning travel experiences related to:

• volunteer and ethics
• evaluation considerations
• impact planning
• Travel sustainable if applicable
• community if applicable

Primary Triggers

• "Help me plan volunteer tourism ethics evaluator for my upcoming trip"
• "Provide framework for volunteer in travel context"
• "Create checklist for volunteer tourism ethics evaluator"
• "Analyze my travel situation using volunteer tourism ethics evaluator principles"

Workflow

1. Input Reception: User provides travel context through natural language input
2. Input Analysis: Skill parses input to extract key travel information:
• Destination and travel context
• Timeframe and duration
• Traveler type and experience level
• Specific concerns or requirements
• Budget considerations (if mentioned)
• Group composition and needs
3. Framework Application: Skill applies relevant travel planning frameworks and templates
4. Recommendation Generation: Skill generates structured, actionable recommendations
5. Output Delivery: User receives tailored travel planning insights and next steps

Output Modules

Based on design specification, this skill covers:

• Ethical evaluation framework
• Organization assessment checklist
• Skill-match analysis
• Sustainable impact planning

Detailed Module Descriptions

Ethical evaluation framework

• Provides structured approach to ethical evaluation framework
• Includes templates and checklists
• Offers best practices and considerations

Organization assessment checklist

• Delivers practical organization assessment checklist
• Includes implementation guides
• Provides customization options

Skill-match analysis

• Offers skill-match analysis
• Includes ethical considerations
• Provides risk mitigation strategies

Sustainable impact planning

• Provides sustainable impact planning
• Includes integration guidance
• Offers long-term planning support

Usage Scenarios

Scenario 1

User input: "Evaluate this orphanage volunteer program in Cambodia before I commit $2,000."

Expected output: Ethical evaluation scorecard — organization transparency, child-protection policy, local-staff ratio, community need vs. volunteer demand, long-term impact evidence, and 'orphanage tourism' red flags — with go/no-go recommendation and alternative suggestions.

Scenario 2

User input: "I want to volunteer abroad but don't want to do harm. Create a vetting framework."

Expected output: 5-step vetting process — mission alignment check, community-led vs. outsider-imposed assessment, skills-match test (do they need what I offer or just my money?), economic displacement analysis, post-departure sustainability plan — with 20 vetting questions to ask organizations.

Scenario 3

User input: "Compare these 3 wildlife conservation volunteer programs for ethical quality."

Expected output: Comparative ethical matrix scoring on animal welfare, research legitimacy, local employment, visitor education impact, and transparency — with specific green/yellow/red flags for each and recommended choice with justification.

Scenario 4: 想去尼泊尔做义工旅行

User input: "看到网上有很多尼泊尔义工旅行的项目，就是那种一边旅游一边做公益的，交几千块报名费，靠谱吗？"

Expected output: 评估义工旅行项目的伦理问题：1）警惕'付费义工'陷阱——真正的NGO不会向志愿者收取高额费用，收费项目本质上是商业旅游；2）伦理风险——短期孤儿院义工可能对儿童造成依恋创伤（来了一批又走一批）；3）推荐替代——通过正规国际NGO组织（如UN Volunteers、IVHQ）报名，或者在国内参加'乡村支教'项目更方便（美丽中国、支教中国2.0）。建议优先考虑四川/云南的短期支教，文化壁垒小且费用低。

Safety & Limitations

What This Skill Does

• Provides descriptive travel planning frameworks
• Offers heuristic analysis and recommendations
• Delivers structured planning templates
• Suggests considerations and best practices

What This Skill Does NOT Do

• ❌ No real bookings: Does not book flights, hotels, or activities
• ❌ No real-time data: Does not access live prices, availability, or weather
• ❌ No professional advice: Does not provide medical, legal, or financial advice
• ❌ No guarantees: Recommendations are informational only
• ❌ No code execution: Pure descriptive analysis only
• ❌ No external APIs: No network requests or external service calls
• ❌ No cultural guarantees: Provides general guidance but cannot guarantee cultural appropriateness

Safety Boundaries

• All recommendations are informational only
• Users must verify information with official sources
• Users should consult professionals for specific needs
• Cultural guidance is general and may not apply to all situations

Example Prompts

Basic Usage

• "Help me with volunteer tourism ethics evaluator for my trip to Japan"
• "Provide volunteer framework for travel planning"
• "Create volunteer tourism ethics evaluator checklist for my upcoming vacation"

Intermediate Usage

• "I'm traveling to volunteer destination for 2 weeks, help me plan volunteer tourism ethics evaluator"
• "Analyze my travel situation: destination Paris, duration 10 days, budget $3000"
• "Generate volunteer tourism ethics evaluator recommendations for family travel with children"

Advanced Usage

• "I need comprehensive volunteer tourism ethics evaluator for business travel to multiple countries"
• "Create detailed volunteer tourism ethics evaluator plan for extended travel with specific ethics requirements"
• "Provide volunteer tourism ethics evaluator framework with risk assessment and contingency planning"

Acceptance Criteria

Functional Requirements

1. ✅ Returns structured JSON output with proper formatting
2. ✅ Includes actionable travel recommendations based on input analysis
3. ✅ Provides relevant travel planning frameworks and templates
4. ✅ Demonstrates input-based differentiation (different inputs → different outputs)
5. ✅ Covers all specified modules: Ethical evaluation framework, Organization assessment checklist, Skill-match analysis, Sustainable impact planning

Non-Functional Requirements

1. ✅ No code execution, external APIs, or network requests
2. ✅ Pure descriptive analysis only
3. ✅ Clear safety disclaimers present
4. ✅ File count ≤ 10
5. ✅ English documentation primary

Quality Requirements

1. ✅ Clear, actionable travel recommendations
2. ✅ Input-based differentiation demonstrated
3. ✅ Skill-specific logic implemented
4. ✅ Test coverage for core functionality
5. ✅ Documentation complete and accurate

Integration

This skill can be combined with:

• Destination research skills
• Budget planning skills
• Packing and preparation skills
• Cultural awareness skills
• Other tourism planning skills

Version History

• 1.0.0 (2026-04-20): Initial release - P1 batch development
• Added .claw/identity.json
• Completed SKILL.md documentation
• Fixed review blocking issues

Technical Details

Handler Interface

• Standard OpenClaw handler: handle(user_input: str) -> str
• Returns valid JSON with proper structure
• Includes input_analysis based on user input
• Contains comprehensive disclaimer

Test Coverage

• JSON validation test
• Disclaimer presence test
• Input differentiation test
• Skill-specific logic test

File Structure

• SKILL.md - Complete documentation (this file)
• handler.py - Main handler implementation
• tests/test_handler.py - Unit tests
• skill.json - Skill metadata
• .claw/identity.json - Identity information