Travelers' Philanthropy Handbook - Center for Responsible Travel

“We want to help provide education to everybody, to make education a human right.”“People chose us because of what we do.”“It illustrates our commitment to the country.”• Why are Visitors and Companies Involved in Travelers’ Philanthropy?Tour operators interviewed indicated that their guests give a range of reasons why theycontribute to local projects. These include that want to give something back to communities,want to get socially involved, and they want to help poor people in the country they are visiting.Other motivations are included in the chart below:Chart 3. What do you think are the motivations ofyour guests to donate money?Social engagementTradition of givingSocial commitments15%41%56%Affinity with natureReligious viewsHelping the poor /…No special motivationsI don´t knowOther0%11%15%30%44%59%78%The survey also sought to learn about the types of projects that tour companies and their clientssupport. Responses indicate that education projects are by far the most prevalent: 100% of thetour operators surveyed said that they are contributing to education. Among the other commonresponses were; 63% contribute to healthcare, 52% to orphanages, and 44% to wildlifeconservation. Those surveyed listed a total of 49 different education projects (schools,kindergartens, and training centers), 18 healthcare projects, and seven nature conservationprojects that they are supporting. Many projects have more than one goal – supporting botheducation and health care, for instance – and some projects are supported by more than onetour operator. In total, the tour operators surveyed listed 74 different projects that they aresupporting.153