Travel with Purpose

Hear from Katherine Duran, Executive Director of Fundacion Tropicalia ,   a non-profit organization dedicated to the socioeconomic inclusion of Miches.  Their work spans education, youth and culture, environmental stewardship, and economic inclusion, building a platform for future growth, side-by-side with the community, to build a future where tourism and Miches thrive in harmony. https://www.fun...

Escucha a Katherine Duran, directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Tropicalia, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a la inclusión socioeconómica de Miches. Su labor abarca áreas como la educación, la juventud y la cultura, la gestión ambiental y la inclusión económica, construyendo una plataforma para el crecimiento futuro —codo a codo con la comunidad— con el fin de forjar un porvenir en el...

Hear from Osvaldo Montenegro, an MSC Cruise representative for the MSC Foundation. Founded by the Aponte family in 2018, the MSC Foundation delivers sustained impact across the key areas of: marine conservation, community support, education, and emergency relief. Come aboard and make a difference while cruising: https://mscfoundation.org/

https://globeaware.org/ Hear from Kimberly Haley-Coleman,  about where the worlds of education, travel & adventure come together, via unique connection experiences led by Globe Aware all around the world. Volunteer vacations turn travel into a force for good, combining adventure with meaningful service.  Globe Aware , a nonprofit 501 (c) (3), develops short-term volunteer programs in internati...

https://iocc.org (videos & press release on website) was established in 1992 as the official international humanitarian relief and development agency of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). IOCC is now an agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, the successor to SCOBA. As the humanitarian aid and development...

Svatanya is a Delhi-based social enterprise founded by Deepa Pant that upskills underprivileged and migrant women in urban slums to create handcrafted items, toys, and apparel while promoting environmental sustainability through textile Hear = independent women  Hear from Deepa Pant, the Founder of SVATANYA, a responsible creative crafts social enterprise. Based in Delhi, India, This nonprofit ups...

Education, https://www.pacificatrocities.org/about.html  based in San Francisco She started this nonprofit based on her family history. She realized the lack of knowledge and information and stories needing to be told! Listen to the untold stories and ways they are educating the next generation with lesson plans and You Tube videos, and books - to learn from history.  YouTube channel: https://www....

Growing up in The Marshall Islands, Graham shares a personal story of losing a close friend’s mom and dad, at a young age. This tragedy led him to pursue medicine as a career to help the people of his birth-country. During his senior year of residency, Graham founded Pacific Health Partners, a nonprofit focusing on education, telemedicine, and social services. Be inspired by his story and discover...

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Lend a Hand Bahamas is a Bahamian nonprofit community-development organization based in Nassau. Founded in 2014, it focuses on expanding educational opportunities, workforce skills, food security, disaster relief, and community resilience in underserved neighborhoods, particularly the Grant’s Town and Bain’s Town areas of Nassau.  The organization works to strengthen communities through programs t...

David Rosell, supporting St. Margaret's School with technology in Sri Lanka.  How through meeting a woman from Sri Lanka as an uber driver led to a trip to visit her  Hear the story of David’s trip to Sri Lanka with his daughter and how he came alongside to support a local school. They quickly saw a need for technology in the schools. Over years of challenges, the Vallmar Technology Center was...

Impact 4 Good is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) company that collaborates with businesses to develop charitable team building activities centered around community, contribution, and philanthropy. Listen to ways they create a positive impact while engaging company employees. Click here for opportunities to engage your business in the community: https://impact4good.com/ Wh erever your team...

Hear about  Kim Delaney’s experience as a volunteer with Operation One in Uganda.  Operation One provides hands-on opportunities to serve; child sponsorship programs, medical aid, and capital projects to help lift children and families out of poverty. They also support micro-enterprise and healthcare initiatives for women and vulnerable populations. As you listen to Kim’s experience, discover how...

John, Founder of Silent Bridge  https://silentbridge.org Hear from John, the Founder of Silent Bridge, providing recovery and reintegration support to children and vulnerable women who have been impacted by sex trafficking and exploitation in the most challenging and remote parts of the world. Silent Bridge provides Safe Havens with very holistic educational programs. Learn ways you can support, h...

Anna Fugina, Founder of  Swim Key West & Lynda Weinstein, the Senior Development Officer, of  the Florida Keys children’s shelter https://www.fkcs.org / &  https://swimaroundkeywest.com/ Listen to an amazing story of collaboration between Anna Fugina, the Founder of Swim Around Key West, and Lynda Weinstein, the Senior Development Officer of the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter. Hear about...

Hear from David Ashby, Founder of the Jungle School, helping Honduran kids: His incredible story of working for Dole and pivoting to starting a school for kids without a place to go to school. This school is fully funded by donations. You can sponsor a child, support a school need, or volunteer for a day. Make a difference and have your world changed too. www.helpinghonduraskids.org

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Hear Paulita, a Belizean-American, share her story of creating the Sea of Life. They are a community organization, working with people to educate on plastic pollution and gender equity. They have a plastic solutions academy to accelerate solutions. They have a great school-based system to replace one-time-use plastics. Listen to the innovative ways they are engaging communities to address issues o...

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FLY is a community of explorers, where travels, books, and business initiatives are shared through storytelling. Melissa is both a world traveler and has a travel memoir called The People You Meet.  Listen to her story of traveling the globe and discovering her purpose. Consider how you may connect and contribute on your next trip, as well as how you can stay connected after your travels. Check ou...

Lifeline Ministries is a faith-based NGO located on the island of Dominica, the Nature Island, in the Eastern Caribbean.   Lifeline Ministries Inc is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) in Dominica that touches the lives of the most vulnerable in society, providing a voice for the unrepresented and victimized, empowering others to move on from their personal disasters to become agents...

  https://www.roatanmarinepark.org/ Hear from Nic Bach, the Patrols & Infrastructure Coordinator of the Marine Park, a community-based, nonprofit, dedicated to the conservation of Roatan’s protected marine and coastal areas. They work in the Bay Islands, the largest marine protected area in Honduras.  They work to inspire, educate, and empower communities and visitors to conserve and protect m...

We are a community-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of Roatan’s protected marine and coastal area, including all of its flora, fauna, physical and biological characteristics and phenomena, and historical and cultural We work in the Bay Islands National Marine Park (BINMP), the largest marine protected area in Honduras, with approximately 650,000 hectares. The BINMP is pa...

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