Giving a little back

We believe there is a moral obligation to give a little back to the communities in which we travel. The Footprints Network was founded by WorldNomads.com as an online philanthropy project to do just that. How does it work? When you purchase a policy with us, choose a project and add on your tiny donation. Here are the current projects that we are funding.

Teacher Training Program, Solu Khumbu

Nepal | Australian Himalayan Foundation
Training a group of 290 teachers that will help to improve the education of over 11,500 students in over 65 schools in the Khumbu region of Nepal in 2009/10.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 39,800.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

9,730.59

30069.41

Outreach Microsurgical Eye Camp, Dhading

Nepal | The Fred Hollows Foundation
This project will provide funding for basic eye care services in rural and remote areas of Nepal, including day to day services and an Outreach Microsurgical Eye Clinic (OMEC) where hundreds of patients will have access to screening and surgical procedures.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 26,098.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

5,265.22

20832.78

Women's small business enterprises

Sri Lanka | Oxfam Australia
The project will focus on women’s economic empowerment to support approximately 80 poor women to collectively implement small business enterprises.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 50,000.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

25,548.21

24451.79

HIV prevention & education, Hanoi

Viet Nam | CARE Australia
Training courses for health workers to improve health care access and enforce legal protections, supply educational materials and support hospital based services for people living with HIV/Aids in 8 hospitals in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoah districts.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 50,000.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

37,460.62

12539.38

Indigenous youth health program, Kununurra

Australia | Save The Children Australia
Informal mentoring and training activities for young Indigenous people aged 10-18 in Kununurra and surrounding communities that focuses on increasing young people’s motivation and ability to make positive life choices, through a range of activities in order to improve long-term health outcomes.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 32,762.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

16,428.84

16333.16

Timorese youth engagement & leadership program

Timor-Leste | Plan Australia
Plan’s Youth Engagement project aims to enable youth in the Lautem and Aileu districts to realise their full potential through participatory activities which build life skills, leadership, capacity and knowledge.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 30,000.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

25,150.62

4849.38

Amazon Community Schools

Ecuador | Planeterra Foundation
This project will improve the education facilities and learning environment for 68 children through the construction of a new classroom in Teniete Hugo Ortiz Community School and refurbishment of a roof in Felipe Moscoso Community School.
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Fundraising status

Project cost: (AUD) 5,500.00

Still
needed Raised
Status

1,265.73

4234.27


Using the reach of the internet, footprints aggregates many small contributions from people all over the world to fund specific community projects and make a difference.

Find out more about the Footprints network.