THE HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE AND LIVELIHOODS


Local supply The Gambia is Good (GIG) farm has trained over 900 farmers in new techniques, increasing yields and income. Over £160,000 worth of produce grown by farmers has been sold to 40 local tourism businesses.


Thanks to support from TUI, ‘jungle jams’ made by a co-operative of Mayan women in Mexico are now being sold to five local hotels. Almost 1,000kg of jam has been supplied – enough for 32,000 breakfasts.


School gardens in St. Lucia and Tobago have enabled over 500 children and teachers to grow produce, introducing new skills for the future.


We’ve launched three new local supply projects: – With support from TUI, Thomas Cook and The Co-operative Travel we aim to improve links between farmers and hotels in Fethiye, Turkey;


– We’re helping local artisans in the Dominican Republic to supply crafts to hotel gift shops;


– In partnership with Oxfam and Virgin Holidays, we are working out how best to help farmers in St. Lucia supply local hotels with fresh produce.


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Sustainable excursions We’ve created a sixth self-drive village route that takes visitors to the heart of Cyprus, spreading the benefits of tourism to rural communities.


Thanks to support from Virgin Holidays, we’re providing business advice for a lace-making centre in Sri Lanka to boost sales and visitor numbers, providing new income-generating opportunities for over 60 local women.


We’ve helped TUI to develop a new excursion and weekly event to increase benefits to local producers in Crete. The ‘Taste of Crete’ initiative will run from summer 2011.


In Kenya, we’ve funded Tribal Voice Communications to provide training and equipment for 200 people in ten Maasai villages for the production of a greener fuel source made from cow-dung. The project helps to reduce deforestation and protect women from dangerous encounters with wild animals.


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