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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

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