Responsible Tourism

Projects & Activities

Over the years Kuoni have been involved in a number of projects worldwide, raising money to protect the environment and also improve the standard of living for many children. Various ways to fund projects have been used, donations from clients to company direct funding. The staff at Kuoni are also very proactive. Various activities are arranged including the monthly staff lottery, car boot sales, raffles, auctions, walks and parachuting - all to raise money to support local or overseas projects in the holiday destinations featured in the various Kuoni brochures. In a number of instances the company match the amount of money raised by staff.

Date Country Charity/Organisation Activity
1994/95 Kenya Friends of Conservation & Kenya Wildlife Service £2 collected from all pax on safari - to support:
a) Wildlife Protection unit - anti-poaching, rescuing injured animals etc.
b) Rhino Translocation & wildlife veterinarian Programme - translocation of endangered Rhinos to protected sanctuaries & support for veterinary expertise
Community Conservations a& Educational projects - local conservation groups, educational material for use in schools
1995 Sri Lanka PLAN International UK £2 collected from all Sri Lanka pax - contributed to:
a) Clinic Project rural area around Kandy - aim was 6 clinics
b) School Construction project - new building and repairs to existing buildings in the villages of Badulla District - aim to build 6 schools
1996 Thailand PLAN International UK £2 collected from all Thailand pax - contributed to Community Health Project - aim to build a community health centre and mobile health clinic to visit the villages and supply training an supplies for mother & child care, dental treatment, hygiene & nutrition, particularly for school children. By reducing the incident of malnutrition the aim is to improve school attendance rates and results
1996 Maldives Maldivian Government £2 on behalf of every passenger travelling to the Maldives to support the Environmental Protection Project:
a) Educations project - production of a video on the Maldives environment for showing on inbound flights, plus a training programme set up through the islands to raise awareness of the fragility of the environment
b) Litter project - 'carry home' bags provided for visitors to take non-degradable litter home, especially plastics
c) Reef clean up project supported by visitors, resorts, dive schools and the government Turtle conservation - a sanctuary set up to protect endangered species
1996 Kenya Friends of Conservation & Kenya Wildlife Service £1 collected from all pax on safari - to support:
a) Wildlife Protection unit - anti-poaching, rescuing injured animals etc.
b) Community Conservations a& Educational projects - local conservation groups, educational material for use in schools
c) Amboseli Wildlife Sanctuary project - Kimana, one of the series of Group Raches owned by the Masai surrounding Amboseli National Park. The local Masai Community have set aside 3,000 acres of land as a wildlife sanctuary. The project entailed establishing a system of road and tracks for visiting tourist vehicles, the creation of and entrance gate, provision of uniform for rangers and a vehicle to carry out surveillance work.
1985-1997 UK Various staff fundraising activities for various local charities Cystic Fibrosis charity /St John Ambulance funding / Cherry Trees respite home for children and young people with learning and or physical disabilities / Dorking Dolphins a swimming club for persons with physical and learning difficulties
1999 Bali SOS Children's Villages Water purifiers purchased for a village in Bali.
2000 Egypt - Alexandria SOS Children's Villages Mini bus purchased for the Alexandria village.
2000 Egypt - Cairo SOS Children's Villages £1,000 cash donation to the village
2000 Sri Lanka SOS Children's Villages 'Vaccinate a child for Christmas' programme
2000 Sri Lanka SOS Children's Villages Purchased computer equipment for a school in Pilyandala
2002 India SOS Children's Villages Mini bus purchased for a village in Shillong
2003 Jordan SOS Children's Villages Aqaba village. Supplied equipment for two extra classrooms. Water system coolers for each of the 12 family houses.
2004 Vietnam SOS Children's Villages Village of Ben Tre providing teaching aids and equipment for the school. Will benefit 500 plus school children.
2004 Kenya Born Free Foundation Two Youth conservation projects, one in Nairobi & one in Mombasa (bush meat crisis).
2004 Kenya Born Free Foundation Ngonzini School, Born Free's flagship school in Kenya. Donations to help provide books, teaching aids, solar power in at least one classroom, addressing water conservation and developing a record of local plants, particularly those used in traditional medicines.
2004 South Africa Born Free Foundation Rescue of 'Eunice' the lioness from Liberia, and 'Achilles & 'Lutu' lions from Romania - being transported to Shamwari in South Africa. Kuoni contribution, along with Britannia Airways& Elephant.co.uk and Map Merchant. As seen in the Sunday Mirror and an appeal on GMTV.