Events

Announcing Travelers' Philanthropy Conference: Arusha, Tanzania December 3-5, 2008

CESD announces it is hosting the next major Travelers' Philanthropy Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, on December 3-5, 2008. The conference will focus on the growing trend among responsible tourism businesses to support community and conservation projects in the host countries where they operate.

The event's keynote address will be given by Wangari Maathai, renowned founder of the Green Belt Movement, and 2004 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Conference attendees will include representatives from tourism companies from around the world, as well as experts from development and conservation organizations, representatives from the UN and other international agencies, academics, government officials, and others interested in how responsible tourism can contribute to poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation.

The conference will be held at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge, which has space for 200+ attendees in Arusha, a vibrant tourism town near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru that serves as a gateway to Tanzania’s world renowned game parks. Arusha is also the headquarters of many NGOs and is close to Nairobi, Kenya, another popular safari destination.

The Travelers’ Philanthropy Arusha conference will also showcase the best of ecotourism and Travelers’ Philanthropy in East Africa through safaris with leading East African ecotourism operators. These trips will combine local community and conservation projects that are supported by tourism businesses, with visits to East Africa’s world renowned game parks and the island of Zanzibar.

For more information about the Travelers’ Philanthropy initiative, conference, registration, speakers and program, pre- and post- conference trips, latest updates, as well as background information on the previous conference, please check our website: http://www.travelersphilanthropyconference.org where more information will be posted as it becomes available.

For specific questions, contact:
Whitney Cooper, CESD Administrative Assistant
wcooper@ecotourismcesd.org
tel: 202-347-9203, ext 414.