Travel with Purpose

Marieke van Asten, Founder of Breadfruit House Dominica Foundation https://breadfruithousedominica.com/ Empowering children through creativity Our vision for the Breadfruit House is to offer children of Dominica an inspiring, encouraging, and safe place to explore their creativity, to express their emotions, and to tell their stories.

Hear from Hope, who started as a volunteer and then became a teacher at Project Esperanza. The mission of Project Esperanza is to serve the Haitian immigrant/refugee population of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.  They focus on the areas of education, social aid, and community development. Hear how Hope started making children’s books and worked as a music and art teacher. Become a volunteer for...

Ms. Daine Wood Etches, a 5th-generation islander, founded the West End Community Center to meet critical community needs. She describes how this Center provides after-school programs, including English, science, and computer lessons, for children in need of extra support. Her family has donated land for the Community Center, as well as a baseball field, volleyball, and pickleball courts! Listen to...

Amy & Windsyr, volunteers, Roatan, Honduras Hear from a mother & daughter, Amy & Windsyr, who participated in our Roatan Dive and Community Engagement trip. Windsyr shares her experience gaining scientific diving skills around Roatan’s amazing reef, while recognizing the benefits of giving back to the island community. Amy shares how the opportunity to engage in the community gives mor...

Listen to Dr. Connie Duke, the Executive Director of the Art Creation Foundation for Children in Haiti. Dr. Duke brings products created in Haiti back to the US to sell, generating funding support for the Art Foundation. You can sponsor a student by donating backpacks and school supplies, sending holiday boxes, or providing art supplies. If you live in Jacksonville, attend an art market to see the...

Hear from Leslie Ramos, Chief Experience Officer with Blue Missions, in the Dominican Republic. BLUE Missions empowers the youth to advocate for a world where there is water for all, forever. Through service projects and sustainability education, BLUE connects families in Latin America to clean, fresh water and inspires young people to lead the way to a water-secure future. https://www.bluemission...

Hear from Caitlin McHale Floreal as she shares her story of Co-founding Project Esperanza (Project Hope). As a young entrepreneur, Catitlin saw a need for Haitians in the Dominican Republic  Project Esperanza primarily (but by no means exclusively) serves the Haitian refugee and immigrant population of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, in the areas of education, social aid, and community developme...

Hear from Celeste Bundy, Founder of Education Equals Hope: exists to provide education for students in desperate and difficult situations around the world. They currently work in 7 countries, (Haiti, Ecuador, Uganda, Madagascar). Their motto is to surround students with a community to make sure they have all the tools necessary to complete their education. They frequently includes supporting stude...

Hannah shares ways to get involved with Faithful Servant Missions, helping children get out of poverty through education and ministry programs. She encourages listeners to consider serving on a trip to Costa Rica, incorporating your skills and passions with the needs of the community. Supporting their English program is one great way to plug in; bring your talents and a heart to serve, they’ll do...

Hear from Sara Hernandez, a Missionary with Faithful Servant Missions (FSM), share how she was drawn to this organization’s collaboration with the local community. She emphasizes how they take time to build relationships to learn about and help address the ‘felt needs’. They have before and after school programs, working alongside local schools. Bring your expertise and they will facilitate the re...

Hear from Cheryl Bradford, the Co-Founder of Faithful Servant Missions (FSM) focuses on breaking the cycle of poverty through education and recognizing the importance of education and English for future employment opportunities for those in the community. FSM welcomes volunteers, individuals, or teams to come alongside in support of the local schools. They offer lodging and local cuisine for an au...

Christopher Hill - Hands Up Holidays https://handsupholidays.com/belize/ 🎧 Episode Title: Expanding Horizons: Travel That Transforms with Christopher Hill of Hands Up Holidays 🌍 Podcast: Travel With Purpose In this powerful episode, Aileen sits down with Christopher Hill, the visionary founder of Hands Up Holidays — a luxury travel company with a mission to change lives through purpose-driven tr...

Tara Patten W. A founding Board member with Soles by Grace shares her story of traveling to Kenya as a volunteer. Here her  Aileen Hale introduces Tara Patten Weisner, a founding board member and volunteer for the non-profit organization, Souls by Grace. Tara shares how she got involved with the organization after being inspired by the founder's trip to Kenya and desire to help provide shoes a...

Shannon Farley, the Founder of Soles by Grace, shares her story of how she discovered the need for shoes to make a tremendous difference in children’s lives. They are partnering with Badda Shoes, a shoe company in Kenya, to grant Soles by Grace 175 pairs of shoes to reinvest in their community.  Not only do shoes allow kids to attend school, but they also gives them dignity. Join in, for just $10,...

“You go down thinking you’re going to help, but what you see is the contentment that they have …” If you get a chance to go…GO!! Go with an open mind. You’ll say you’re doing it for them, but it’s the best thing you’ll do for YOU! It’s one thing to go on a vacation, its so much more to go with a purpose - of doing something for someone else – you learn so much about yourself and you gain so much m...

Listen to Julie Proctor, a Founder of Manos de Fe, share her journey of starting this nonprofit organization, supporting an indigenous people group in Panama. She describes the extreme conditions of poverty and the need for an orphanage. Your involvement can make a huge difference in these childrens’ lives, bringing hope and encouragement for their futures.   They will use your gifts and passions...

Hi! this is the description for tomorrow's episode: Hear from Natasha, the President of Stella, a nonprofit organization based in N. Macedonia. Natasha shares ways Stella advocates for women’s empowerment and safety. Several co-founders are Fulbright Alumni, involved in organizing educational workshops and overseeing their flagship mentorship program.  Learn ways you can get involved and becom...

Listen to Salija, the Founder of the Roma Women’s Rights Initiative in N. Macedonia share ways they are helping the Roma women and girls with education and advocating for their rights. She shares the challenges many face, living in poor conditions without electricity.  They work to counteract such systemic problems. Listen and learn ways you may support their vision for basic human rights and empo...

Donor Guidance Director Dora Zuniga   ; Project Amigo helps students in the state of Colima, Mexico achieve the education necessary that improves their quality of life and that of their community.        Education and literacy are powerful keys to enabling a brighter future for the world’s children, who in turn benefit the nations they live in. For nearly three decades, Project Amigo has helped ru...

Hear from George & Will, volunteers from the UK, working in Roatan through Project Trust. They share their experience volunteering for a year with PIER: Partners in Education Roatan. The school where they’ve been volunteering models the impact of teaching English over the year to the kids. “You grow so much personally, while meaningfully impacting others. I’ve learned more in 1 year than 5 yea...

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Projects that Rotary is doing on island - with Book distribution to schools and renovation of Hope Haven (orphanage); delivery of wheelchairs.....more to come #RotaryInternational; #Rotaryclubofambergriscaye

As a musician, Rachel offered to host a concert, as a fundraising effort for hurricane victims. The funds raised through Episcopal Relief and Development will be distributed to hurricane victims who are still struggling - months later - to rebuild their lives. Listen to her powerful story of “saying YES” to make a difference with the gifts you are given.  Event: January 18, 2025 at Ch Episcopal Re...