PfaP By The Numbers

The metrics are in and the news is encouraging. PfaP travelers brought 6,890 kilos, (15,189 pounds) of needed supplies to support local projects from Jan 1, 2021 through the end of August 2021. This was a 352% increase over the total supplies received in all of 2020.   While the pandemic is not over and... Continue reading

2020 has been a devastating year for people around the world and most certainly for the travel industry. However, even in 2020, there have been positive developments. On the plus side, we have added 20 new Participants this year. PfaP travelers brought 1,426 kilos (3,137 lbs) of supplies to support community projects at the destinations... Continue reading

In every culture, specific numbers are viewed as positive or negative. In 2020, the number 19 is seen as a negative number globally. COVID-19 has dramatically altered travel and everything connected with those who benefit from this industry. Pack for a Purpose travelers have been a plus for many years now to the communities they... Continue reading

At Pack for a Purpose our favorite math is addition and multiplication. We are always thrilled when the number of supplies multiplies every year and we add more and more Pack for a Purpose travelers who choose to make a Big Impact. 2018 was a very positive year for the community projects that benefit from... Continue reading

At Pack for a Purpose (PfaP), we are committed to total transparency. We want all PfaP travelers to be able to trust the information on our website and to trust that the supplies they take are being delivered to the projects they were taken for. Because of this, while our favorite activity is addition, we... Continue reading

In January 2018, we requested, as we do each trimester, that all our participants send us the weight of the supplies they received from September 1 through December 31, 2017. After the devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, these numbers, as we suspected, were down almost 36% from the same trimester in 2016, as... Continue reading

We’re ending 2017 on a positive note. The benefits to communities across the globe keep multiplying as more and more travelers choose to Pack for a Purpose. From 2010 through August 31, 2017, Pack for a Purpose travelers have taken over 93,799 kilos (206,358 pounds) of requested supplies meeting essential needs in over 60 countries.... Continue reading

Adding requested supplies in their luggage for community projects is a way that PfaP travelers make the trips they take go farther than the miles they travel. This act of responsible tourism is a real plus for both the travelers and for the communities they visit. The pounds and kilos taken by PfaP travelers for... Continue reading

PfaP travelers continue to make a Big Impact across the globe. Their contributions are immeasurable, and they really count for communities in need. From January 2016 through the end of August, PfaP travelers have taken more than 12,444 kilos (27,376 pounds) of supplies to community projects around the world. Since the first supplies were delivered in 2010,... Continue reading

How do you measure your impact? At Pack for a Purpose, we know that each kilo of supplies a traveler takes makes a Big Impact for every child, animal, family, and community that receives them. We measure our impact by the weight of supplies travelers take to local community projects during their trips. The numbers... Continue reading