Travel and Purpose Podcast
1) Adventuring in Peru with Claire Scott
Claire is an Irish travel writer and the Roamie-ing Reporter for G Adventures' Roamies trips—small group tours for 18-35 year-old travelers. Here she discusses her recent trip to Peru, where among oth...Show More
2) Girl Rising: Educating Girls In India and Worldwide with Christina Lowery
Christina Lowery is Cofounder and CEO of Girl Rising, a storyteling nonprofit that supports girls' education in 12 countries. 130 million girls around the world do not have access to education and it ...Show More
3) Helping Children with AIDS in Africa with Tanya Weaver
Tanya Weaver, Executive Director of the American Foundation for Children with Aids, works in African countries where there are more orphans with AIDS than anywhere in the world—15 million. In Zimbabwe...Show More
4) Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda with Lindsay Booth
Lindsay visited Rwanda and Gorilla Guardians Village, an environment that promotes sustainable travel and combats gorilla poaching. Hear what it’s like to trek among gorillas and learn about their eff...Show More
5) Politics and Outdoor Adventure in Kyrgyzstan with Patrick Barrow
Patrick lived in Kyrgyzstan for 9 years, working to bring tourism there and promoting outdoor adventure. Historically it has been a mountaineering destination, home to one of the easiest 7000m peaks i...Show More
6) Working with Off-Grid Jungle Communities in Nicaragua with Victoria Lazarou
Victoria founded the nonprofit Maysea in Nicaragua where she works with rural off-grid jungle communities. She also runs "co-giving trips" that combine adventure with impact in this area of the Pacifi...Show More
Working with Off-Grid Jungle Communities in Nicaragua with Victoria Lazarou
18:15 | Dec 18th, 2021
7) Exploring Jordan with Yulia Denisyuk
Yulia is a travel journalist who created an innovative travel company to bring people to places misrepresented by mass media. She is currently focused on the Middle East and here she talks about her o...Show More
8) Bringing Sports Coaching and Ubuntu to Zimbabwe with Mark Crandall
Mark Crandall is Founder of Hoops4Hope, a nonprofit that is committed to building and sustaining a community ecosystem that is a catalyst for positive youth development and social change through sport...Show More
9) Jaguar Conservation in Bolivia with Carmen Castricum
Carmen Castricum is Founder of The Green Stamp, a platform dedicated to presenting ethical and donation-based wildlife tours in South America, Asia and Africa. Here she discusses jaguar conservation i...Show More
10) Peace Corps in Mauritania with Dave Aabo
The Peace Corps no longer operates in Mauritania due to the risk to Americans but here Dave Aabo recounts his experience working there years ago. There are many human rights issues in the country. Whi...Show More