10% For Rural Communities
Tourism is responsible for roughly 10% of the global economy, but in many forms of tourism virtually $0 reaches the hands of local people. Instead, tourism can pose a threat to the culture, rhythm, and way of life in many rural communities.
You’re helping us change that!
We pledge 10% of profits to support rural communities around the world.
Through our Outposts Program and other initiatives, we aim to uplift rural communities through tourism, celebrate and support rural ways of life, and connect people with community-based tourism enterprises.
Tourism – when done right – can change lives for the better.
Thank you for helping improve the lives of people around the world.
Outposts
We connect our customers with local people, their businesses, their culture, economies, spiritual and religious practices, and their general way of life.
We hope this connection fosters understanding across many cultures, resulting in new intercultural dialogue and lifelong friendships with the people you meet.
Profits Staying Local
We empower community tourism enterprises that directly support local people. We connect them to a global network of unique projects, and our customer base.
By helping these projects thrive, rural communities are able to reinvest profits in their own economies, education, healthcare, environment, and other cultural priorities.
Using Community To Advocate
By recommending and supporting causes that positively impact rural communities, we change the perception of tourism, and start a conversation about the impact tourism has on rural communities.
Every community deserves a voice.
Getting involved with community-based tourism enterprises changes the emotional and economic outlook of an individual’s life. It gives motivation to improve their skills, learn new languages, and deepen their understanding of culture. Overall increased well-being is reported.
By encouraging women to participate in community-based tourism enterprises, it instills confidence, self-esteem, and gives women increased leadership roles within their communities.
A steady stream of tourists typically brings with it improved sanitation, clean water, and infrastructure that improves overall health and well-being. Rural communities often benefit from this.
Tourism that celebrates cultures often helps keep indigenous practices alive, encourages the elderly to pass down traditions, and presents opportunities for the new generation to learn about their culture.
Younger members of rural communities are often faced with pressure to leave their home villages to work in the city, forgoing their cultural identity, family connections, and their connection to the natural environment. Tourism provides opportunities for them to stay at home and make a good income.
Tourists typically want to see the earth’s beautiful places intact. Tourism, done right, is a powerful way to protect and preserve the natural world. Together with community members we encourage protecting natural resources and promoting environmental stewardship.
Supporting rural communities around the world.
