Are You Brave Enough To Climb Africa’S Mount Kilimanjaro?
Support for Internation Change (SIC) has teamed up with The Peaks Foundation, to organize a ‘1 Peak 1 Week Kilimanjaro Challenge’ to support women in Tanzania living with HIV/AID
Responsible Tourism with Intrepid Travel
One of the highlights of our time in China was to visit a project that Intrepid Travel supported in Xi’an as part of their responsible travel motto. Xi’an may be known for the famous Terracotta Warriors, but there is more to this city than clay soldiers and golden chariots. The Intrepid Foundation is doing it’s best to improve the quality of lives of children, animals, women, people living in poverty and people with disabilities. In Xi’an their project is to help people living with disabilities at the Xi’an Hui Ling school.
Finland Makes a Difference After Tsunami Survival
Most people love this country and come back year after year. Eeva is no exception. She has been coming to the island for 14 years and has made great friends. She had just come in from and early morning swim when the Tsunami hit. She wasn’t on the beach for long, because her Sinalhese friend was going to be here soon. But she was hot and went for only a quick dip in the ocean before running up to have a shower. The next minute everything was destroyed.
Passports with Purpose: Helping the Children of Cambodia
Have you been to Cambodia? It probably doesn’t matter if you have or not — it’s likely that if you’ve traveled far or to lesser developed places in the world you’ve come face to face with a sweet eyed child selling you postcards, asking for money, or just roaming about looking underfed. Today is a beautiful guest post from Pam Mandel. We have known that the Travel Blogging Community has big hearts and Passports with Purpose let’s all of us see just how big they can grow. A wonderful group of people have gotten together to help raise funds for American Assistance for Cambodia. It builds schools in rural Cambodia.
Giving Back: 12-Weeks of Inspiration
As the time of our travels draws near, we want to reflect on our giving Back Series. The diverse stories that we gatherer over the past couple of months have been inspiring and touching. It is a reminder to us to be more responsible in our travels and to revisit the incredible stories. For those of you who are new to our blog, it gives you the chance to meet some incredible travelers that have given back to thes world while they explore it. We are greatful for everyone’s contributions and we learned a great deal about different ways that one can contribute to the communities that they visit.
Your Own Two Hands
wasn’t born in Bangladesh. I was born in a developed country as a member of the racial majority. I’ve had amazing parents and friends who have always supported me. I’ve received educations among the best in the world – both practical and academic [not that I exhibit it 
]. I have the opportunity to travel! And I’ve realized at a young age that happiness stems from being a good person, not making stacks of money. I humbly say all of this, but I say it to point out a basic assumption – that I’m one of the luckiest people in the world.
The Impact of NGO’s and Voluntourism
I am a strong believer that travel can be done better, as can anything else, if we come up with new and creative solutions to the negative impacts that come as a side product of the actions that we take. I think tourism can and has been a negative force in many areas and I feel the same way about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) yet I have my feet in both of these worlds.
Volunteering Global, a Valuable Resource
Type “volunteer vacation” into a search engine and jot down how many hits you get. Now look at the first page of results and note how much those trips cost. Wait – they cost something? You’re willing to give your time and effort to a community project, but you’re expected to pay? And at $1,000 for a week, they’d better give you backrubs and ice cream, because your airfare isn’t even included.
This is what I encountered four years ago as I looked for a summer project. It was confusing and frustrating; these groups assumed volunteers had disposable income.
Make a Difference with The Global Volunteer Network
I love my job, and I feel so lucky to be able to say that. There’s no doubt, it’s a fantastic personal experience to take part in a volunteer program abroad, and through my work I feel even more privileged to be involved in and stay connected to our partner projects and volunteers each and every day.
Our Plan Project Visit, Cairo
We have all heard the rumours that Aid money never gets to where it is supposed to go, but today we saw first hand, the difference that Plan is making in a community that would otherwise have little hope. Many thanks to Plan and everyone involved who sacrificed their holiday today to bring around to these destinations. The hospitality that we were shown today will stay with us.
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