‘They experience oneness and community’
Prashant is a co-founder of Mirchi & Mime, a contemporary dining space that employs people with hearing and speech disabilities as servers
‘Everyone has dreams’
Shahell is a bakery assistant at Stepping Stone, an arts-and-crafts and baking workshop that employs adults with disabilities.
‘The ones most in need have given it their most’
Sanju is the treasurer of GHNP Community-Based Ecotourism Cooperative, which works with Himalayan Ecotourism to empower locals and grow sustainable tourism.
A friendly home in the land of kings
Orchha is a laid-back town rich in royal history and monuments. Explore its majestic past, and help rural communities nearby build fresh livelihoods through tourism.
Sail into sun, sea and sustainability
Coconut in one hand, conservation on the other? At this private island resort in Malaysia, unwind from the daily grind while protecting marine life.
Discover Bantaey Chhmar: A Cambodian Jewel
This Angkorian citadel is worth the long journey north.
‘I wanted the people to grow with me’
Stephan co-founded Himalayan Ecotourism, an inclusive trekking agency that works with a local cooperative to ensure fair livelihoods and ownership for locals.
‘We will certainly survive’
Rosvita is the chairwoman of Watubo, a weaving collective in Flores whose ikat creations bring the traditional craft to contemporary audiences.
“Guests are like our window to the outside world”
Nozirawati Rohim is a general worker at Terrapuri Heritage Village, a resort that doubles as a conservation project to rescue and restore centuries-old Terengganu houses.
“Our history is in danger of disappearing”
Alex is the founder of Terrapuri Heritage Village, a resort that doubles as a conservation project to rescue and restore centuries-old Terengganu houses.
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