Interview with Jordan’s Zikra Initiative Founder

How did the Zikra Initiative start? When Zikra was launched it was a charity drive, I had learned about  a “dusty community” discriminated against because of their skin color. They had been taken advantage of by loan sharks and now couldn’t pay the loans back.  So their land was taken away. This community doesn’t have high positions in government. We donated mainly household items and camp food at first. After awhile it started feeling awkward, it created a giver/receiver relationship, as if we the givers were the heroes. In ...

Shea Butter Helps Drive Community Development and Ecotourism in Ghana

This article was first published by our friends at thetravelword, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their blog. By Victoria Okoye Mole National Park, located in Northern Ghana, is a remarkable natural landscape. This grand expanse of nature is the country’s largest national park and its largest protected ecosystem. As a wildlife reserve, it is refuge to nearly 100 different mammal species, more than 300 types of birds and in excess of 30 kinds of reptiles. It is understandably also a major tourism destination for travellers to Ghana. Diverse ...

Jumo Combining Passion with Action

GOOD started out as an online and print magazine and has experienced tremendous growth within the past couple of years. Good has evolved over the years, connecting with various projects (such as PepsiRefresh), producing well-thought out infographics and videos inspiring action and community discussion over a range of topics. Topics include: race and culture, environmental issues, relavant business issues and much more. They even a put together a dedicated travel issue back in 2008 as well as a recent article concerning Suriname as an up-and-coming ...

Solo Traveler looking for Group Voluntourism Organizations

Recently, Talia submitted a question looking for organizations who work with solo travelers looking to do Voluntourism as a part of a group. "I would like to go on an Voluntourism adventure. I have no one else around willing to take on a trip with me. I wondered if your organization puts groups together?" Hi, Talia Off the Radar doesn't organize groups, but we do know a few organizations who do. Check out their website, read their reviews, and send them an email for more detailed information. Be sure to include in your email that you specifically want to do a group trip. A ...