Tel. +44 (0)1273 600030 (UK)
We work alongside Marwar Medical & Relief Society, a local long standing NGO that provides health and education assistance to the Bishnois communities. Our help here improves the lives of the community by improving the basic infrastructure in schools and upgrading health facilities. Your help in building school desks and benches, constructing a school kitchen, installing electrical connections, fans and fuel efficient stoves benefits pupils, school teaching staff, cooks and the community as a whole.
There will be a local builder in overall charge of the construction and where required, other trained craftsmen, thus providing employment for local people. Throughout the project you will be staying in locally owned and locally run accommodation with the chance to help out with the cooking and learn some recipe secrets. There will be ample opportunity to interact with the village children and this interaction through activities and classes all helps to improve the children’s English language skills.
Since 2003 we have refurbished 8 village schools in Bishnois homelands of Rajasthan. Countless families have installed our fuel efficient stoves and our free funning quern bearing conversion is making the job of milling corn easier for ladies throughout the region
Before departure from the UK you will be invited to our one day Travel Safety Course in Stratford Upon Avon which has a session on travelling responsibly and how to behave in fragile, vulnerable indigenous communities such as the Bishnois. This is also reiterated in our field manual which you will receive as soon as your booking is confirmed. We only travel in small groups (maximum 16) which limits the impact on the communities and habitats we visit.
Funding for our development projects comes directly from our registered charity. For each person that joins a project, we as a company, donate approximately US $250 per project week. 100% of the money the charity receives is spent on projects. To date, we have funded over 70 development projects around the world.
We are a carbon-neutral company using the futureforests calculation. This means we plant sufficient trees every year to cancel the CO2 emissions we create by flying groups around the globe. Our commitment to responsible tourism is not limited to our overseas operation. We have various measures in place to ensure our UK office operates according to our responsible tourism policy. We walk and ride to work and we recycle everything from paper to plastic to printers to coffee (makes great fertilizer).
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