World Expedition - Index

World Expedition - booklet - Index

Our safari routes are set so drivers
never have to drive more than 8 hours
in a day and never up to 8 hours for
more than two consecutive days. Our
routes vary each time so the tourist
footprint is lessened, and when out
walking we employ local guides. We
avoid the tourist shops and commercial
villages, and encourage our travellers to
purchase curios and products directly
from the people who make the items.
Over recent years we have operated a
number of community project trips
mostly to improve the education
infrastructure in countries like Kenya,
Tanzania and Ethiopia.
A good example of this work is the
Mekerabia School Project in Ethiopia’s
Simien Mountains. In 2003, a World
Expeditions trekking group met with the
remote Mekerabia community and it
was decided to contribute to the
creation of a school. The community
leaders trekked with the group for three
days to town and the group purchased
roofing iron and nails to begin
construction.
Every trekking group since has
contributed to the school, funding
desks, chairs, and educational materials.
Within 12 months the new school had
enrolled over 700 local children, the
community leaders had created a viable
school and the Ethiopian government
had begun to support the school with
professional teachers and curriculum.
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