Southeast Asia
My Pack for a Purpose Journey to Board Service
Over a decade ago, I found myself at the Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference in Monteverde, Costa Rica, listening to an inspiring concept that connected travelers to important local causes. I thought I might have been missing something because the model was so simple but so on point. I was intrigued by the simplicity that this organization,... Continue reading
Maison Dalabua Guests Give Back to Lao Schools
Maison Dalabua is a proud member of Pack for a Purpose. This past month we celebrated our first year of supporting two schools and contributing to the educational development of Laos. Through this project, children ages 4 through 12, in two surrounding villages, benefit from the provisions that their schools receive. Khok Kham village school... Continue reading
Gary’s Story
A group of us have just visited the Angkor Ban English Class school with a Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection. Our group Gary, Fran, Cathy and Phil from Melbourne, Australia donated 20 Yamaha Flute Recorders to the English language class. The children will now be able to practice music lessons from their primary school at... Continue reading
PfaP Travellers to Thailand Expand Their Generosity and Impact
At Spicy Villa Eco-Lodges, we always strive to have a positive impact on local tribal villages. Everyone who works for us comes from tribal villages and we make it a point to pay them fairly so they can stay in the village and support their families. A percentage of all our profits goes to the... Continue reading
PfaP Travelers Provide Supplies that “Spice Up” the Lives of Village Children
Spicy Villa Eco-Lodges are located in the countryside of Chiang Mai province with a number of working hill tribe villages just a short drive away. Our staff comes from these villages and we all feel that it is our responsibility to give back to local communities as much as we possibly can. Being a small... Continue reading
PfaP Supplies Support Song Saa’s Projects
Our guests in Song Saa are touched by the work we do with our local communities and get involved in different levels; one of them is the “Pack for a Purpose” initiative that has helped us reach out to over 3000 people in the Koh Rong Archipelago and provide more than 40 kg worth of... Continue reading
The Coolwater Receives Supplies from Some Cool PfaP Travelers
The Coolwater in Thailand has directed some of its earnings to local charities in Phuket as part of our community outreach for many years. However, a couple of months ago, we decided to change that and see what we could do for the Hill Tribe children of Northern Thailand, as we are already close to... Continue reading
Lyndon’s Story
As part of a river cruise we were prompted to participate with Pack for a Purpose. A 7 kg bag of mainly school supplies and games with educational value. Our ship arrived ashore on the Mekong River at Angkor Ban a very small village with only one school in it. We walked through the maze... Continue reading
Alana’s Story
In September 2016, I was planning a trip with my boyfriend to Bali, Indonesia. I was reading a few blogs and found a write-up about Pack for a Purpose. I did some research and instantly fell in love with the idea. We got in contact with the lady who is volunteering to teach English at... Continue reading
Terrific PfaP experience in Thailand!
My wife, 10-year-old son, 13-year-old daughter and I climbed off the train onto the hot platform of the Udon Thani station having just completed the 9 hour journey from Bangkok on a second class car. We were conspicuous not only as travelers with back packs, but also, by the four additional large suitcases we were... Continue reading