Fair travel
Fair Travel was a non-profit organization founded in 2005 with the aim of promoting sustainable tourism in developing countries.
With the help of donations according to the rule of thumb "1 Euro per traveler and trip", reforestation , education and health projects were designed and implemented in travel countries (mainly developing countries) . The organization was guided by the requirements of the United Nations ' world development goals , the so-called " Millennium Development Goals " for the global fight against poverty.
The organization coordinated with organizations such as the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt a. M. and the German Society for Technical Cooperation . This cooperation ensured that the company's own projects are also within the scope of the German Federal Government's 2015 Action Program .
The work stopped in 2012.
philosophy
The organization tried to revive the idea of the guest gift and to encourage travelers and tour operators alike to give the people in needy countries a little attention. A form of reciprocity, an exchange of knowledge and gifts that is rooted in the traditions of many cultures .
aims
One of the most important goals was to improve the living conditions of the rural population and to accompany them on the way to more personal responsibility. At the same time, the restoration of the natural ecosystem should accompany the ambitious goals. Further goals were the creation of balanced conditions, which should offer people a long-term perspective in their homeland by helping people to help themselves and which enable them to preserve the culture and nature of their living space with all its peculiarities. Furthermore, Fair Travel tried to sensitize travelers to the finite nature of natural resources and the need for sustainable tourism.
Supporting cooperation partners included a. Studiosus Reisen , ZEIT-Reisen, Windrose, ADAC member trips, flight exchange and Reisebasar.de.
Projects
Michoacan / Mexico from 2006
The aim of the Michoacán reforestation project was to make a contribution to the preservation and rehabilitation of natural resources and biodiversity, as well as a sustainable income stabilization of the rural population in this western state of Mexico.
The project objective was to introduce sustainable agriculture and forestry in selected local communities. The main aim is to help the farming families in the project area with an operating area between 1 and 20 hectares. The project promoted forestry and agricultural measures that, on the one hand, secure natural resources and, on the other, increase the incomes of the local population. In addition, family farms receive economic incentives in the form of subsidies and material goods for afforestation and forest management as well as for diversification of agriculture.
The necessary technical advice is provided by local non-profit organizations and private entrepreneurs who are already experienced in the afforestation sector and who also have suitable control mechanisms for the continuous monitoring of the afforestation areas.
Niassa reserve / Mozambique from 2007
The Niassa Reserve , one of the largest forest ecosystems in the world, is threatened by over-management of natural resources, destructive subsistence farming, maladjusted agriculture and uncontrolled settlement.
The aim of the Niassa reforestation project is to preserve and restore the Miombo forest as a livelihood and social place for the population as well as a habitat for a rich and diverse wild life. In order to be able to guarantee a livelihood for a large part of the rural population through sustainable forest use, seedlings were first planted in the Lichinga District on a 200 hectare piece of the local administration. An application for an additional 100 hectares in the Maputo province was submitted by Fair Travel. Another measure in the future will be the establishment of a primary school for the local community. In order to ensure an adequate water supply, wells should also be drilled.
Benares / India from 2007
The Benares region has an above-average number of homeless people, including a strikingly large number of children. The organization and Stella Deetjen gave the children living there free access to school, vocational training and regular psychological care. From April 2007 a suitable plot of land was acquired for the construction of a children's home, which should be ready for occupancy in autumn 2007. The construction of further apartments (approx. 3-4 pieces) was planned to accommodate the employees.
The organization ran another project in the Peruvian city of Cuzco.
Web links
- Fair Travel homepage ( Memento from November 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )