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"fter a tour in which she teaches children to read, subsequently posting a selfie with them as her Facebook profile picture, the young woman, Lilly, sits down for a game inspired by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The final question for the satirical game show, Who Wants to Be a Volunteer: How many countries are in Africa? The video, produced by the Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH), is satire in the same vein as 'Humanitarians of Tinder.' It skewers the trend of "voluntourism," where well-intentioned Westerners journey to distant places as volunteers with little regard for culture, history or the ethical challenges their presence brings into communities that aren't their own."