World Care Fund
Come on holiday with us any time from May 2009 and
together we’ll do our bit for the planet.
The rules are simple - give a pound to the World Care Fund and we’ll match it.
Your money goes towards projects that help make up for the impact holidaymakers have on the environment, and look after communities around the world.
Travel Foundation
These are some of the projects we support in partnership with The Travel Foundation, a charity that cares for local communities
in our favourite holiday destinations by helping locals set up their own tourism businesses. The Travel Foundation’s work is supported
by many leading UK travel companies.
Find out more about The Travel Foundation
Sri Lanka
World Care Fund donations have helped a newly established Tree Nursery in the Hiyare Rainforest to plant 100,000 trees. The goal is to restore the forest and re-vegetate coastal conservation areas, and the trees also provide tsunami-affected families with food and medicine.
That’s not all. The LINC Project in Beruwela has trained more than 70 beach vendors on how to talk and act with tourists. Since their training they’re now sharing the day’s takings and investing profits into a community fund that supports disadvantaged families.
Kenya
World Care Fund donations have supported the development of sustainable excursions to villages in the the Maasai Mara. The new fair payment system ensures they are able to invest back into the community, giving 165 people access to clean water and 300 children the opportunity to go to school.
Jamaica
World Care Fund donations support a honey bee project in Dallas. The project aims to offer local youths new hope to break out of the vicious cycle of crime by teaching them new skills, including how to sell honey to the tourist industry.
Egypt
The World Care Fund supports a programme led by the Travel Foundation and the International Centre for Responsible Tourism, which trains local snorkelling guides on how they can help look after coral reefs.
ClimateCare
Our project partners ClimateCare are experts in carbon offsetting. What’s more, the projects we fund in partnership with ClimateCare are being accredited by Gold Standard, an organisation that ensures that carbon-offsetting schemes are good for people as well as the environment.
Find out more about ClimateCare and Gold Standard
Zambia
In Zambia, money from the World Care Fund is bringing clean and affordable power to communities, removing their dependence on diesel generators that are expensive and harmful to the environment. The new hydro-powered electricity is reaching schools, orphanages and a local hospital. At the hospital, the power is helping doctors carry out operations day and night, saving lives.
India
The Earth Stove project in northern India, is improving the lives of local people by helping local food stall owners to replace their traditional stoves with Earth Stoves, which are cleaner and cheaper to run.
Turkey & India
Carbon offsetting donations are supporting the construction of wind turbines in Turkey and India.
Responsible Tourism
Thomson Tailormade are committed to helping to protect the environment and the local communities in the destinations you travel to with us. Click here to find out more about our commitment to Responsible Tourism
