*Yovo Bonsoir* challenges clichés about Africa. Assisted by local counterparts, three young Flemish journalists investigate the true nature of "voluntourism"— a popular holiday trend that combines tourism with volunteer work. The documentary investigates a travel trend of recent years: voluntourism. Travel agencies offer the opportunity to combine volunteer work with a holiday during a relatively short - two or three week - stay in the country. The small Republic of Benin—situated somewhat shyly in West Africa next to its "big brother," Nigeria—has not escaped this trend either. Peaceful, traditional, and still largely underdeveloped, the country offers the ultimate setting for a journey into "the heart of local culture" (as travel agencies claim).

The report follows, among others, a French family (parents and three children aged 4 to 11) during their "humanitarian trip." It had been a childhood dream for the parents to do volunteer work in Africa and to spend two weeks teaching at a small school in Ouidah, the coastal town that serves as a reminder of Benin's history with the slave trade. Throughout the journey, the family questions the value of their presence and the purpose of the endeavor. Can they—and their suitcases full of gifts—really make a difference, or are they there primarily for their own personal growth?

The filmmakers—Loes, Luca, and Roel—in turn wonder what the local population thinks of the good intentions of these white benefactors. However, in trying to find out, they run up against their own greatest limitation: they, too, come from the other side of the ocean. That is why they hand the camera over to a local team led by Kemtaan—a local hip-hop legend—and Modeste, the coordinator of these types of holidays. They interview local people in their own language, thereby breaking down clichés. Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, but usually confronting.