{"id":80138,"date":"2025-01-03T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=80138"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T00:13:49","slug":"what-happens-when-you-donate-to-the-intrepid-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/what-happens-when-you-donate-to-the-intrepid-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you donate just 1% of your trip cost to The Intrepid Foundation might surprise you"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In 2024, The Intrepid Foundation gave away over AUD 260,000 in impact grants, largely thanks to thousands of Intrepid travellers who chose to make small donations.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you book a trip at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/en\">intrepidtravel.com<\/a>, you\u2019ll see an option to donate one per cent of your trip cost to Intrepid\u2019s non-profit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/\">The Intrepid Foundation<\/a>. Of all those people who booked their trip online in 2024, almost ten per cent \u2013 that\u2019s over 5300 travellers \u2013 checked that box.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while a single per cent of most things might not seem like much, the collective impact of<em> all those<\/em> one per cents is a whole different story. Those donations totalled AUD 250,000 and made up the lion\u2019s share of The Intrepid Foundation\u2019s latest round of impact grants that will help deliver important (and impactful) projects in eight different countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those small but meaningful donations are now providing solar lights for classrooms in rural Cambodia, putting women through culinary school in Morocco, helping save an endangered species in Vietnam and lots more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14-425x239.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14-1170x658.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-14-585x329.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grants supporting great ideas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A panel of judges assessed grant applications from 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/partners\">Intrepid Foundation partners<\/a> around the world with big ideas for making a difference in their region. Using a voting process open to all Intrepid staff, they narrowed it down to eight recipients, who\u2019ll put their grants to good use in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Giving women entrepreneurs a leg up in Honduras<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/adelante-foundation\">Adelante Foundation<\/a> provides small loans to women in rural areas of <a href=\"\/honduras\">Honduras<\/a> so that they can start their own businesses and become self-sufficient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an impact grant of AUD 20,000, they plan to expand the distribution of two types of micro-loans: home improvement and water and sanitation loans. They\u2019ll distribute an additional 100 loans and provide financial literacy training to at least 500 women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Creating culinary careers in Morocco<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/amal-association\">Amal Association<\/a> provides women in <a href=\"\/morocco\">Morocco<\/a> with skills training and education. They work towards gender equality by helping women gain the confidence and skills to enter the job market and build financial independence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their AUD 50,000 Intrepid Foundation grant will help them put 12 women through culinary school in 2025. After graduating, the students will attend a three-month internship program at one of Amal Association\u2019s partner hotels to further develop their skills and get support to find work in the local restaurant sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15-425x239.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15-1170x658.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-15-585x329.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Creating more opportunities for women in rural Kenya<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/patinaai-osim\">Patinaai Osim<\/a> provides training and employment opportunities for Maasai <a href=\"\/adventures\/the-butterfly-effect-patinaai-osim\/\">women in rural Kenya<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their Intrepid Foundation impact grant of AUD 50,000 will expand their training hub in Kajiado County, <a href=\"\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. They\u2019ve outgrown their current space, so this expansion will create more room to train more women and change more lives. They\u2019ll train women in tailoring and sewing as well as climate and sustainability initiatives to give women the opportunity to contribute to conservation while earning a stable income.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Generating income with plastic-free crafts in Peru<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/awamaki\">Awamaki<\/a> collaborates with women artisans in remote Quechua communities in <a href=\"\/peru\">Peru<\/a> to help them create and run their own small businesses. They guide women as they turn their craft skills into sellable products \u2013 meaning they can earn an income without needing to leave their rural communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awamaki recently discovered a more environmentally friendly way to produce one of their most popular handmade stuffed toys \u2013 using leftover textiles, otherwise destined for landfill, to replace the plastic stuffing inside. They\u2019ll use their grant of AUD 8184 to teach this new technique to women in their program and create marketing materials for this improved version of their bestseller.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Lighting up classrooms in Cambodia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/crst\">Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST)<\/a> provides rural students in <a href=\"\/cambodia\">Cambodia<\/a> with high school and university education.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll use their Intrepid Foundation grant of AUD 33,000 to install solar panels and solar-powered outdoor lights at their campus in Siem Reap. These solar panels and lights will complete the transformation of CRST\u2019s Siem Reap campus, making it a leading example of environmentally responsible education in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Driving low-carbon tourism initiatives in Thailand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/eco-thailand-foundation\">EcoThailand<\/a> educates and inspires school children and their wider communities in tourism destinations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/en\/thailand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thailand<\/a> to conserve and care for the local environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island of Koh Phaluai is home to a small fishing community with limited infrastructure and transport links. Thanks to a new concrete pier set to bring car ferry services to the island, the quiet community is expected to see a swift influx of tourism. So, with their AUD 5000 grant, EcoThailand intends to support the community and help set up sustainable, low-carbon tourism initiatives to transition the local people into economic and environmental success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16-425x239.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16-1170x658.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-16-585x329.jpeg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Helping save an endangered species in Vietnam<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/save-vietnams-wildlife\">Save Vietnam\u2019s Wildlife<\/a> rescues, rehabilitates and <a href=\"\/adventures\/save-vietnams-wildlife\/\">releases trafficked wildlife<\/a> and conserves critical habitats in <a href=\"\/vietnam\">Vietnam<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of an AUD 50,000 impact grant, in 2025, they\u2019ll set up a breeding program in Cuc Phuong National Park for an endangered species \u2013 the Owston\u2019s civet. They plan on creating a functional breeding centre that\u2019s fully equipped to rescue, rehabilitate, breed and house up to 50 animals to bring them back from the brink of extinction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Generating plastic-free alternatives in Sri Lanka<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theintrepidfoundation.org\/t\/zero-plastic\">ZeroPlastic Movement<\/a> is on a mission to change how <a href=\"\/sri-lanka\">Sri Lanka<\/a> treats plastic with recycling initiatives and organised clean-ups nationwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/zero-plastic\/\">removing plastic from the environment<\/a>, the team also supports local artisans in producing plastic-free alternatives to reduce plastic production. In 2025, they plan to up the ante on this arm of the organisation. With their AUD 50,000 grant, they\u2019ll set up a ZeroPlastic Impact Centre, providing artisans with critical capacity building to boost the craftsmanship and quality of plastic-free cane and bamboo alternatives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time you think you\u2019re too small to make a significant difference in the world, think again. 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