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Partners create 'fair-trade tourism' packages in South Africa
South African Tourism is teaming with independent, nonprofit NGO Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa to develop fair-trade tourism packages with outbound tour operators in leading source markets and step up a decade-old effort to promote the country as one of the world’s leading fair-trade tourism...
Indonesia's tourism industry is getting tsunami ready
Following the Asian tsunami the Indonsesian Ministry of Culture and Trouism has partnered with the Bali Hotels Association (BHA) to improve tsunami readiness amongst hotels. They have developed the 'Tsunami Ready Toolkit' consisting of fact sheets, background information and best practise examples....
Fair Trade Sports teams up with Project Hope Worldwide
Fair Trade Sports Inc, a company that manufactures sports equipment in the US, has teamed up with Project Hope Worldwide. Currently the company is providing soccer balls to an orphanage being built by the Project in Uganda. Many of the first 16 orphans were child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s...
FC Barcelona commits to the continued financial support and global promotion of UNICEF
FC Barcelona has a five year agreement with UNICEF, which includes having the UNICEF logo on their shirts. As part of the agreement the club has committed to donating US$1.9 million per year to the organisation's humanitarian aid programs for five consecutive years. The club has done this in order...
A long-necked expansion: micro-credit and tourism save giraffes in Niger
ASGN (the Association to Safeguard the Giraffes of Niger) has used grants from the Wildlife Protection Foundation in the UK and from the Zoo de Doue in France to set up a successful micro-credit scheme. The scheme helps women to develop and run small enterprises which in turn mean that their...
Partnering with Mercy Corps, Nike is helping to build better, healthier communities.
Nike has been working closely with Mercy Corps, aiding in their efforts to use sports - particularly soccer - as a method of community rebuilding and to bring hope to the world's youth. In Sudan, Nike donated soccer boots and equipment to the children returning to their homes after years of civil...
Garnier raises money for disadvantaged children, whilst promoting sun safety at the Australian Open
Garnier supports the Kids Tennis Foundation, an Australian charity providing tennis coaching for financially and socially disadvantaged children. Garnier hands out sunscreen bottles to tennis fans at the Australian Open for a gold coin donation during the tournament - all proceeds are given to the...
ConocoPhillips signs Gold Sponsorship deal for ROTA's Wheels 'n' Heels
Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) announced that ConocoPhillips Ltd Qatar is the exclusive Gold Sponsor of its third Wheels 'n' Heels community fun day. As part of its commitment to the local community, ROTA has held the Wheels 'n' Heels event for the last two years. The annual fun-filled...