We are very aware of the difficulties and challenges facing the continent. We concentrate on areas where tourism will have a positive effect on the local community and minimal impact on the local environment. Wherever possible, we support specific community and educational projects. Our aim is to give something back to the countries we operate to and this has only been possible as a result of our clients’ ongoing support for the programme.
The Travel Foundation
The Travel Foundation is a UK charity that cares for the places we love to visit.
Your holiday can make a real difference to your favourite destinations. It can help protect the natural environment, traditions and culture – the things that make your visit special. And it can improve the well-being of local families – so that more people benefit from your visit. All of which can make your holiday experience even better!
Most importantly, it can help ensure that there are great places for us all to visit – for generations to come. Sunvil, along with many other travel companies, is supporting the work of The Travel Foundation by donating 50p from every holiday booked to the charity and providing help in kind in the way of complimentary flights and other services. In order to help the workings of the charity.
On your holiday confirmation invoice you will see we have added £1 to the total holiday cost in case you should want to match our own contribution. Should you not wish to do so, simply deduct this amount from your final payment.
The UK is taking a lead in changing the way the world travels. For more information, please take a look at The Travel Foundation's website at:
www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk
Casa Alianza Organisation
Casa Alianza provides care, rehabilitation and legal aid services to street children in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Each year the organisation provides a range of fully integrated specialised services to over 12,000 children in addition to the 3,000 children in full time residential programmes.
Whilst there are a number of organisations that work with street children, Casa Alianza is the leading organisation in Latin American defending and protecting the Human rights of street children by prosecuting those exploiting them. For more information on Casa Alianza projects and how you can help please visit www.casa-alianza.org.uk
Sunvil donates £1 to Casa Alianza for every person we send to Latin America.
Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT)
GCT raises awareness of the challenges facing the Galapagos Islands, and their significance to the wider world, and funds to support vital conservation work. The Galapagos Islands were Darwin’s inspiration and the first World Heritage Site, but they have been declared “In Danger “due to:
- The destructive spread of introduced animals and plants
- A huge increase in population and unregulated development
Since 1995, GCT (Registered Charity No 1043470) has sent more than £1.4 million to Galapagos. Here are just some of the projects GCT has supported:
- The removal of wild goats from Isabela Island, the largest project of this kind in the world
- A captive breeding programme for giant tortoises
- Research into sustainable management for the Marine Reserve
- Vocational training for local people to work in conservation and tourism
- Monitoring and protection of unique birds such as the blue-footed booby and Galapagos penguin
A year’s membership of the Galapagos Conservation Trust is included in the cost of all our Galapagos holidays.
Corcovado Foundation (Costa Rica)
The aim of the foundation is to support and improve the existing conservation efforts of the Osa peninsula. They accomplish this by employing park rangers to patrol and protect the area, purchasing unprotected land and providing economical options for forest landowners. They also seek to educate local inhabitants about the importance of protecting their natural surroundings.
Sunvil Latin America will contribute $10 per person to the Corcovado foundation, for every client who stays at Corcovado Jungle Lodge.
Tiskita Foundation (Costa Rica)
The Aspinall Family have long been a force in environmental education and protection in Costa Rica.
The Tiskita Foundation was created for land/culture conservation and education of those who live in the area. The Foundation has already purchased 125 acres of land for reforestation and assisted in financing the Punta Banco Health Clinic in the village and continues to donate school supplies to the village school. One aspect of their work over the past few years has been the successful administration of a local project aimed at protecting the Olive Ridley turtles.
Sunvil Latin America will contribute $10 per person to the Tiskita foundation, for every client who stays at Tiskita Jungle Lodge.
