In conjunction with International Women’s Day on March 8, G Adventures and non-profit partner Planeterra are announcing five new community tourism projects designed to empower local women in the countries it visits, supporting 444 women who help operate these five social enterprises.
The new projects include the Kirtipur Community Homestay in Newari, Nepal, which is run by local Indigenous women; Restaurante El Manglar in Izabel, Guatemala, founded by the Cayo Quemado Women’s Committee; and the Ban Ou Community Tourism Project in Luang Prabang, Laos, which will offer travelers experiences such as making Laos rice noodles and learning traditional weaving.
All projects are designed to empower local women to earn an income, share and preserve their local traditions, and uplift their local communities. Three were also funded by donations made during Planeterra’s 20th anniversary campaign and G Adventures’ inaugural GX community tourism summit in Cusco, Peru last September.
The addition brings the total number of community enterprises G Adventures and Planeterra support to 28 (in 19 countries), empowering the thousands of women involved in delivering experiences to travelers. The final two women’s empowerment experiences being announced for travelers to enjoy in 2024 are the Lady Tuk Tuk Driver Association in Siem Reap, Cambodia; and artisan cooperative, Mujeres Artesanas Zoológico Mágico, located in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Travelers can now experience the new women’s empowerment projects on these G Adventures trips: Kirtipur Community Experience-Annapurna Sanctuary; Restaurante El Manglar-Mayan Encounter; Ban Ou Community Tourism-Thailand and Laos Adventure; Lady Tuk Tuk Driver Association-Cambodia Experience; and Asociación de Mujeres Artesanas Zoológico Mágico-Mexico City to Oaxaca-Pottery and Aztec Pyramids.
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