Mid last year the Horn of Africa was affected by one of the worst droughts in decades, with an estimated 12.4 million people in urgent need of food. We launched our Intrepid East Africa Drought Appeal through The Intrepid Foundation, and many of you responded to support Plan International’s efforts to ensure emergency food relief and essential items were supplied to devastated communities in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan.
So one year on, what has happened in those communities and how are they now?
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A big thank you to Intrepid’s passionate group leaders around the world who play a vital role in inspiring travellers to care about and donate to projects supported by The Intrepid Foundation.
One of Intrepid Travel’s longest serving group leaders, Sally Arnold, is passionate about The Intrepid Foundation’s Indonesian project, Bumi Sehat, which has been making huge inroads to address maternal health issues…
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“For 10 years, The Intrepid Foundation has been supporting WSPA. On behalf of ourselves and the animals, we are so grateful for everything that you have done for us.
The support has taken many forms. Intrepid’s promotion of animal-friendly choices for travellers has made people more aware of animal welfare issues on a global scale. The joint ‘Compassionate Traveller’ initiative was an example of the partnership flourishing; a global education campaign about travellers making the best choices for animals.
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At the foot of the majestic Mt Kilimanjaro is a wonderful program that is helping to revolutionise education using the ‘sandwich’ approach!
The Village Education Project Kilimanjaro (VEPK) has received support through The Intrepid Foundation for five years now and we are proud to help support their long term commitment to critical primary education. Katy Allen, VEPK’s Director explains…
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Intrepid has long suspected that travel helps change the world and now we have the proof! We recently surveyed people who have donated to The Intrepid Foundation over the last 12 months* and almost 60% of respondents said that travelling in the country of the organisation they donated to was a big influence in them donating to The Intrepid Foundation.
An anonymous respondent puts it best, “Witnessing first-hand the huge difference that our support makes to the lives of young people and those most in need gives you a sense of ‘doing something right’ for our fellow human kind.”
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When we eat well, we know that our brain functions better and we can learn more effectively. That’s one of the key reasons behind a wonderful high altitude greenhouse and nutrition program in the Andes, proudly supported by The Intrepid Foundation.
The Peruvian charity Living Heart is supporting remote, impoverished highland communities above the Sacred Valley in Peru. Their challenge is to continue to support over 2,500 vulnerable children and abandoned elderly women and men, to help provide a better quality of life and a brighter future.
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For over 10 years now Intrepid has been proud to support TreeProject, helping to tackle salinity and land degradation by putting native trees back on the land.
Sponsorship from The Intrepid Foundation provides TreeProject the means to train and build a support network for volunteers, who grow low cost indigenous seedlings for rural landholders and Landcare groups. They engage in revegetation projects that deal with the remediation of erosion, water quality and quantity, carbon sequestration and native species habitat. There is marvellous engagement with people of all ages and all walks of life, including school children, youth clubs, families, business people, retirees and people living in aged care facilities. De Grebner, TreeProject’s Project Manager tells us more:
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Intrepid has always been impressed with Plan’s incredible projects around the globe and we were honoured to hear from Ian Wishart, CEO, Plan International – Australia National Office, on the 10th anniversary of The Intrepid Foundation…
“The Intrepid Foundation has been a strong and wonderful supporter of Plan’s work for over 10 years. As an international development agency with a focus on children’s rights, Plan looks to execute long-term, sustainable development work in over 50 countries. It is here that The Intrepid Foundation has had a tremendous impact.
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Travelling with Intrepid and want to know how to help the communities you visit? Geoff Manchester, Intrepid’s co-founder & Managing Director helps you work out whether to pack stuff or money…
“When Darrell Wade and I set up Intrepid Travel more than two decades ago, the term ‘responsible travel’ had not yet been coined. The vast majority of holidays on offer involved little – if any – interaction with local communities and people were much less aware of the environmental and social impact their holiday had on their destination.
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