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With this trip I am trying to raise money and awareness for my nominated charity, Handicap International.
It was important for me to choose a charity which I can personally connect with. During my previous travels, I saw the devastating effects of unexploded cluster boms and landmines in South East Asia. Laos in particular happened to be a very sad experience, when a UXO_Laos worker was severely injured whilst clearing a site of unexploded ordnance.
The pictures on the right are from my visit to the Laos Provinvial Rehabilitation Centre in Savannakhet in Feb 2008.
Handicap International runs projects all around the world and are leading the international campaign for the ban of cluster bombs. They offer direct help to people with disabilities & help to integrate them into society.
I put a lot of work into this website – If you enjoy reading it, or if you're an overlander yourself & it helps you on your journey, I'd be very grateful for any donations towards Handicap International – please click
here or onto the logo
in the top right hand corner.
If you like any of the pictures on this website: By making a donation, you can win a print! Out of all donations, there'll be a raffle before I leave Australia. And another one upon finishing the 'round the world' trip.
Total prices are: 10 photographic prints (A3) from one of this trip's images, and as a special price: Sam Manicom has kindly donated a signed copy of his new travel book "Under Asian Skies" (the winner of this will also get a panoramic print of their choice).
100% of your donation goes directly to Handicap International – I don't see any
of it. If you're not comfortable with
online credit card transactions, please email me and we can work out an alternative payment.
Thank you very much for your contributions!
Microfinance – Helping local businesses
I am also supporting local businesses in some of the countries
that I will be travelling through. I am doing this by lending money through
Kiva's microfinance scheme. Details of the businesses that I currently
support can be seen in my
Kiva portfolio.
As my trip continues, I will keep supporting new businesses.
If you like the idea of helping small businesses, have a look through Kiva's website to learn more about their microfinance scheme. I think it's a great setup, and lending as little as $25 can make a huge difference for small local businesses.