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What It Takes To Run A Responsible Tour Company

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Chris Way, co-founder of Reality Tours, takes us through his work with Smokey Tours in Manila and compares it with the challenges he faced in Dharavi:

'I’ve learned a lot during my time with Smokey Tours. It has been very interesting to help identify their main challenges and to compare these challenges with those that we have faced in

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Turning poverty into potential: Community forestry in Amazonia

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During the last years many have stepped up and argued that greater involvement in the establishment of rules and regulations and improved autonomy over forests from a local level are strongly related to better forest management practices as well as livelihood benefits for the communities themselves. After all, who can manage the forests better and who has more to gain....... read more

culturen ontdekken

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Hier waren we net aangekomen bij mother of peace, en de kinderen uit het weeshuis hadden een spectaculaire dans/zang act voor ons. Ze zongen het in hun eigen taal, Zulu. Ik vond het heel bijzonder om de verschillen in cultuur te zien tussen ons en hen.

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Into the Slums

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 On 07 December 2014, we joined the Smokey Tours Slum Tour. It was one of a kind experience. It was even lucky that we were able to join the "Photowalk" where we can take pictures. Generally picture taking is not allowed. 

 

First, we were taken to the market where people from the area buy all their needs. Like any....... read more

Who profits most of volunteer work?

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Many of you might have read the recent articles criticizing the popularity of volunteer work amongst white teenagers nowadays. After the launch of this article, several more popped up, and they are interesting to read. However, these articles, as well as the ones supporting volunteer work, give a ‘one-sided’ view on the matter. The critical articles point out very truthfully,....... read more

(Almost?) Missed a deadline...

Having been back for about one and a half month right now I finally made up my mind as to whether I would like to try for this subsidies after all. 

I have been having quite a few troubles with my journey to Malawi and the subsidies possibly provided by Worldsupporter, and have been trying to make up my mind....... read more

GREEDY RICH IS THE POOREST OF THE POOR

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As the world supporters you all are, I do not have to tell you that there are huge differences in the world if it comes to wealth. I've experienced it myself when worked in India, Delhi to be specific, where you can go from the slums to the extra ordinary residential neighbourhoods in less then five minutes.

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Overstromingen in Filippijnen

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One thing I learnt from Filipino's: there is no reason not to smile... Right now the whole country is flooded, so many people are losing their homes. And while I'm sitting here, dry and worried about them, these kinds of updates are being posted by my friends... 'Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about

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Hoe schrijf ik een millenniumdoel casus?

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Voor de Race to Cooperation heb ik een casus geschreven in het kader van millenniumdoel 7. In dit stuk zal ik aangeven hoe ik dit heb gedaan en ook de uiteindelijke casus zetten. Het staat iedereen vrij deze te gebruiken bij voorlichting op scholen en dergelijken. Onthoud wel dat hij geschreven is voor vwo 5 en 6. Een basisschool is....... read more

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Het lijkt er op dat de onderwerpen duurzaamheid en toerisme vandaag de dag niet meer van elkaar te scheiden zijn. Aan toerisme kleven tal van voor en nadelen ten opzichte van duurzaamheid. Daarnaast is duurzaamheid een ontzettend breed begrip wat alles te maken heeft met zowel de bestemming als orga...

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De wereld verandert. Duurzaamheid is tegenwoordig niet meer een optie maar een randvoorwaarde voor een succesvol bedrijf. Het is daadwerkelijk een randvoorwaarde om ook in de toekomst te blijven bestaan.

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Hi! In this blog I want to give you some tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint for travelling. While travelling is great fun, it can have a big impact on global warming and the environment. Therefore, it can be important to think about how you want to travel. In that way you can have an e...

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The slums of Bataan Shipping and Engineering Company Compound or simply BASECO are considered to be one of the poorest of the country. The slum and its surrounding waters are packed with litter and the smell of the waste can be overwhelming. To tackle the waste problem World Experience Philippines (...

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reNature is a Dutch initiative to make the world a little greener again. In many countries intensive and or monoculture agriculure have degraded the soil. Through training of farmers and local organisations reNature tries to change the way farmers use their land. Agroforestry is their solution. By p...

Sustainability and Social Impact

Sustainability Looking back at 2017, focussing on the positive. I have been asked to talk, and sometimes even as a Keynote Speaker on Conferences. My talks are about Sustainability (which is the key of Social Impact) and about Social Impact. I did some research and taught myself all about Sustainabi...

Mottainai

What is Mottainai? Mottainai (もったいない or 勿体無い) is a term of Japanese origin that has been used by environmentalists. The term in Japanese conveys a sense of regret over waste; the exclamation "Mottainai!" can tr...

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