Non-Profit Partners
The Destination Earth team has worked tirelessly on making the most out of our trips in terms of enjoyment for our travelers and the impact we have on the communities we visit. We’ve listed out some of the partnerships built along the way and are excited to add more to our list.
If you are involved with a non-profit and would like to partner with Destination Earth, fill out the form at the bottom of this page. We would love to work with you!
Click the links to learn more about what each organization does, and feel free to contact us to learn more about how we work with these organizations! These are just some of the non profits we are passionate about.
Sumatra Non-Profit Partners
Harapan Jaya Rehabilitation Center (PRHJ)
This amazing center is supported by non profits and allows kids with illnesses and injuries to get help they would never otherwise have. We have sponsored multiple cleft pallet operations giving these children their lives back. They work hand in hand with Children of Sumatra foundation
Children Of Sumatra
This grass roots, Non-Government Organisation (NGO), is spear headed by one amazing woman and her husband, who actually assist in guiding our trips. They have provided hundreds of cleft palate operations for children across Sumatra. Last adventure, Katie found two more kids to get operations at the PRHJ.
African Non-Profit Partners
Conserve Lower Zambia
Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ) is a non-profit organisation committed to the protection of wildlife and to the sustainable use of natural resources in the Lower Zambezi in Zambia.
Friends of NELHA
Friends of NELHA (FON) is a nonprofit, charitable organization offering both virtual and physical tours showcasing the development of renewable energy resources and uses of cold deep seawater and warm surface sea water in innovative aquaculture and mariculture activities and much more. We support them with cash donation and passing on information we learn from an informative hour lecture and tour.
Botswana Predator Conservation Trust
For over two decades, the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust has been working to study and preserve wildlife in Africa. It is one of the longest running conservation projects on the continent.
Cambodia Non-Profit Partners
New Hope
This grass roots, rapidly growing Non-Government Organisation (NGO), focuses on ‘free education for all’ as the founder’s recognition of the vital role education plays in helping break the cycle of poverty. New Hope’s activities and programs address the daily issues facing families in crisis situations and, at the same time, find ways to work toward a better future. We often eat an amazing meal here prepared by those they help.
Ponheary Ly Foundation
The Ponheary Ly Foundation a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the USA. Their goal is to locate and serve the many children in Cambodia who live in the poorest rural villages and do not have access to equitable educational opportunities. We have built bridges, rebuilt kitchens, Done bike repair clinics and other important projects in this village. It also happens to be nestled among hidden temples that rival many at Angkor Wat itself.
ConCERT
This registered Cambodian NGO was created by a British man and his Cambodian wife. The program connects volunteers with specific skills, with a network of vetted non profits that are need of the help. We have donated school supplies and computers and our guests have even spent a few extra days volunteering with them.
ODA (Orphans & Disabled Arts Association)
This is another small grass roots non profit we support. We love that they are mostly self sufficient using art as a tool to fund their non profit while giving children at this orphanage the opportunity to learn a valuable skill that will raise them above poverty. We stop here When visiting Angkor Wat as they are close by, and many of our guests load up on beautiful paintings to share with their loved ones, supporting this amazing organization.
Friends
Friends-International was born on the streets of Phnom Penh in August 1994. We initially provided services to the street kids found in the Cambodian capital in the aftermath of years of genocide and conflict in the country. The original Friends project, Mith Samlanh (which means ‘Friends’ in Khmer – all programs use a local language version of ‘Friends’ in their name) became a local NGO in 1999, and they then went on to expand both their programs and partnerships in the following years, developing social business and child protection elements to ensure comprehensive and creative solutions and services for all the marginalized youth and communities they now work with. The 17 children whose lives they changed in 1994 have grown to 100,000 in the ensuing decades, thanks to their innovative partnership model of ‘Together, building futures’. We eat at their amazing restaurants and support their cause on just about every trip to Cambodia.
Jars of Clay
We are a family oriented Café which operates as a social enterprise providing sustainable employment for many disadvantaged and at-risk young Cambodian women. Our first café was started by a missionary from UK in 1998 – emerging from these very humble beginnings with only five full time Cambodian staff we have grown to now employ over 20 Cambodian staff within two Cafes! Our Cafes are located in the popular Toul Tom Poung (near Russian Market) and Phnom Penh Thmey areas of Phnom Penh. This is a favorite stop when our tours take us to Phnom Penh.
Romdeng(TREE)
All profits from TREE restaurants are invested in the students who train there and the social programs which support them on their journey to becoming a skilled, productive and happy young person with a more secure future. One more great eatery that we support. With 3 meals a day, there are many opportunities to both feed ourselves and the engine that runs this powerful charity.
Nyemo
NYEMO aims to provide vulnerable women with the necessary means to regain their dignity and participate actively in the development of their country. Every year, around 800 women who are abused, trafficked, sick, affected by HIV/AIDS or abandoned by their families or husbands and close to 700 helpless and orphaned children receive support from us. We are a Cambodian non-government organization established in 1998, jointly working with government ministries and local organizations.
Salabai
The French NGO Agir pour le Cambodge (APLC), created in 1985, launched the Sala Baï program in 2002 to fight poverty and human trafficking in Cambodia through social and professional training of young underprivileged Cambodians. One of our favorite restaurants and a testiment to how a non profit can both do good while offering a fantastic service. We deeply believe the best way to support those in need is to create a sustainable business model around it.
Cambodia Landmine Museum
We strive to educate our visitors of the importance of clearing landmines in Cambodia. With potentially 5,000,000 still in the ground, landmines have immensely impacted the history and culture of this amazing society.
Hawaii Non-Profit Partners
HIPA (Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture)
This family farm non profit’s mission is to practice and teach ecologically conscious agriculture, empowering individuals and communities to cultivate alternative systems of living that restore human and environmental health. We support them with cash donations, as well as volunteering on the farm to harvest fruits and vegetables and donate to seniors.
Friends of NELHA
Friends of NELHA (FON) is a nonprofit, charitable organization offering both virtual and physical tours showcasing the development of renewable energy resources and uses of cold deep seawater and warm surface sea water in innovative aquaculture and mariculture activities and much more. We support them with cash donation and passing on information we learn from an informative hour lecture and tour.
Big Island Sailing Foundation
This small grass roots organization sponsors and teaches underprivileged youth how to sail, exposing them to a new view of their environment and teaching them important life skills that can be utilized beyond the decks of the boats they train on. We support them by donating money while sailing and helping them with their boats.
Reef Teach
This program sponsored by the Kahala foundation brings awareness of the fragility of reefs to tourists and locals alike. We support this organization by volunteering our time to educate the public about how to care for reefs while swimming in the Hawaiian waters.
Fill out the form below if you are involved with a non-profit and would like to partner with us!