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Making a Difference<br />
Our Conservation Foundation<br />
It’s not easy being green….but we feel it’s important. We want to help<br />
you see the world but also protect our planet for the future. So at <strong>Contiki</strong><br />
we have put our money where our mouth is and are a part of the Leading<br />
Travel Companies Conservation Foundation, contributing $1 million to<br />
community projects all over the world. In the field our staff volunteer<br />
locally and at the office we operate as sustainably as possible.<br />
What can you do?<br />
Be involved! <strong>Contiki</strong> have partners worldwide who can help you offset your carbon emissions through<br />
<strong>Contiki</strong> – check out contiki.co.nz/responsible-travel-asia to find out how. We also encourage you to<br />
travel responsibly: recycle, reuse and respect the culture and environment of the places you visit.<br />
Supporting Community Projects<br />
We like to give back by supporting community projects in the areas we visit. Wherever possible we are<br />
involved with NGO’s and organisations that support the community. So when you travel <strong>Contiki</strong>, you also<br />
begin helping some of the less fortunate in the countries we visit.<br />
In Laos we eat at The Makphet Restaurant run by Peuan Mit in Vientiane. The restaurant gets youth off<br />
the streets and into a job, training them not only in hospitality but equipping them with life skills. You can<br />
eat their cuisine, made using only local ingredients and not only do you support these trainee chefs, you<br />
get a fine Laotian meal into the bargain.<br />
In Cambodia, we offer the option to eat at the Lotus Blanc run by Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (Smile for a<br />
Child). It rescues children who are forced to scavenge through the Stung Mean Chey garbage dump in<br />
Phnom Penh to survive. The restaurant offers students on-the-job training and the profits support around<br />
4,000 school children, with meals also being provided for children. If you are not in the mood for a bite,<br />
support the handicraft store next door – a great place for souvenirs.<br />
In Hoi An, Vietnam you can visit the Hai Café, which organises clean-up programs and aims to help<br />
preserve the local wildlife, culture and community. Chat to one of their staff, all voluntary educators,<br />
and learn about the unique biodiversity from a local. Or take a look at the Reaching Out store, also in Hoi<br />
An, with craft constructed by disabled artisans. The store aims to develop the skills of handicapped<br />
people, helping them break the cycle of poverty.<br />
So become a part of leaving the countries we visit a better place. For more information head to:<br />
contiki.co.nz/responsible-travel-asia<br />
With all these projects <strong>Contiki</strong> works closely with Stay Another Day, a sustainable tourism organization<br />
run by the International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank Group). See more at stayanother-day.org.<br />
Please either pass this brochure on to<br />
someone else when finished, or recycle it.<br />
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▲ Photos courtesy of Stay Another Day