Travelers' philanthropy supporting local people in developing countries.

Travelers: When you travel you may come across a village, school or community that inspires you to want to give-back, contact us to see if we can coordinate with local ground operators in the community to insure that your goal is fulfilled. We may be able to structure the program to allow your donation to qualify for a tax deduction in the US. Read on for examples of successful projects that helped local people. The Kirua Good Hope Women's Cooperative is a good example.

Tour Operators: Consider creating a Give-Back program in communities that are key to the success of your business. Organize the project so that your travelers might wish to contribute and further benefit the community. Donations may be tax deductible in the US. Read on for examples of how others have made giving-back a part of their core business plan. The Kawaza School Fund and the Bayanga Basketball Court project are a good examples.

Generosity in Action provides a structure for travelers to support local villages and people. Coordination with tour operators and tour leaders insure that donations are properly applied to the projects intended.

Generosity in Action assists in having controls in place and can provide a tax-deductible foundation for travelers' generosity. Projects range from providing text books to schools in Peru to digging a well and building a school in Burma to coordinating donations for many projects in southern Africa.

Review recent programs, learn how travelers initiate projects, and how to support existing charitable organizations.
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List of Generosity in Action projects

Latest Update of programs

Bagan, Burma - new School

Chipembele Wildlife Trust - South Luangwa

Chorten Nebu Orphanage in Bhutan

Creative Solutions Resource Systems - Zanzibar

Ebenezer School - Livingston, Zambia - Bushtracks Expeditions

Girls Too -education in Bhutan for Girls too.

Kawaza School Fund, Mfuwe, Zambia - Robin Pope Safaris

Kapani School Project - Norman Carr Safaris

Kasimu Education Fund - Malawi

Kasanka Trust - Zambia

KYA-O High School Science Lab - Bagan, Burma

Malimba Community School Fund - Tribal Textiles

Mt. Lodges of Peru - Yanapana Project

Shiwa Ng'andu Rural Development Project - Zambia

Shari Pankha Monastery and School - Bhutan

South Luangwa Conservation Society - Zambia

Zanzibar Special Projects

Timia, Niger High School - Bushtracks Expeditions

Projects organized by Bushtracks, a California tour operator.

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Examples of our many projects...

The latest Generosity in Action project is a Science Laboratory to be built in the
Bagan Region of Burma For details click here

May 2, 2008 Burma's Irrawaddy Delta was devastated by Cyclone Nargis. Burma Cyclone Relief Reports are available - click here

Chorten Nebu Monastic School in the Punakha Valley region of Bhutan is in need of basic water and sanitary facilities. A couple on a recent trek in those mountains have initiated a major project. Click here for more details.

...and a new program designed to offer education for girls in far reaching villages in Bhutan. A program simply called Girls Too. Click here for details


ZSP in Zanzibar, supports many programs - such as computer training. They offer varied projects that support the local people.. Click here for details.


Timia, Niger is an oasis located many miles from the nearest town. The major community project is to build a High School for students beyond grades 6. Click here for more details.

Water for villages in Burma. Hand pumps and deep wells requiring electric pumps. Our first project has resulted in significant improvement in the the life of the entire community.
Review the many projects in Burma
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The Kawaza School Fund is a "giving back" project of Robin Pope Safaris in South Luangwa, Zambia, Africa. We are pleased to process their fund raising effort in the US.
Click here for more information.


Bushtracks travelers donate funds to build a basketball court in Bayanga, Central African Republic. Click here to see scrapbook of pictures of the dedication ceremony.

Other school projects.
Text books delivered to schools the Amazon region of Peru. See more...

Playground donated by independent travelers to a small village in South Africa. Learn more about the Justica School and Bushtracks.

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