Clients who travel with us often return from home and ask how they can give back to the countries that have hosted them so warmly. In response, we have compiled a list of charities in the destinations we serve. Absolute Travel offers this list as a service to our clients, but it should not be taken as an endorsement of the organizations’ work.

We recommend that donors thoroughly research any charity on their own before making a contribution.

Wildlife Direct - An environmental organization founded by Dr. Richard Leakey to support conservationists doing critical work to protect wildlife and their habitats -- their work to publicize the plight of the mountain gorillas in Africa deserves special recognition.

Elephant Nature Foundation - A non-profit organization that advocates and acts on behalf of the rights of Asian elephants in Thailand.

Kids With Cameras - This organization empowers children around the world by giving them cameras with which to document their lives.

The U.S. - Africa Children's Fellowship - By collecting and distributing educational materials and sports equipment as well as other school-support activities, this group assists needy schools in Zimbabwe.

Thembenathi - Supports South Africa organizations caring for orphans and other children made vulnerable by AIDS.

Project Shanti Bhavan - A charity in Bangalore that is working with school aged children to eliminate the cycle of poverty.

Duang Prateep Foundation - This group has a number of initiatives designed to help women and children living in the slums of Thailand.

Right to Play - An athlete-driven humanitarian organization that uses sports and play as a tool for the development of children in disadvantaged areas of the world.

Charity: Water - Working to provide safe water to those in need through sustainable projects that involve the communities they serve.