Awards

Responsible Tourism Awards:

We are proud to have been recognised at the World Responsible Tourism awards on several occasions; being longlisted since 2005, receiving Highly commended in 2007 and winning the award in 2008 for the ‘Best volunteering Organisation’. These are the largest and most well respected awards in the travel industry, celebrating the best in responsible tourism and recognising ethical companies that make a significant contribution to responsible travel.

Learning Outside The Classroom Quality Badge:

We are among the first expedition providers (and one of only a handful) to receive The Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge which acts as a national accreditation for the provision of educational visits, recognising organisations that are delivering high quality learning experiences and managing risk effectively.

In order to achieve the badge we have pledged our commitment to engage in an on going process to sustain high-quality learning outside the classroom experiences and have demonstrated to an independent assessor that we meet the following 6 quality indicators:

• Have a process in place to assist team members to plan the learning experience effectively
• Provide accurate information about our expeditions
• Provide activities, experience or resources that meet learner needs
• Review the experience and act on feedback
• Meet the needs of team members
• Have safety management processes in place to manage risk effectively

For more information on the LOtC Quality Badge please visit: www.lotcqualitybadge.org.uk

BS8848 is the British Standard specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions and adventurous activities outside the UK. Our expeditions comply with the standard and we annually review this through a process of self assessment. View our compliance document here.

ASDAN:

Any volunteer from the UK who travels with us on any of our four week expeditions can obtain either an ASDAN Universities Award or 70 UCAS points (the equivalent of an A at AS-level) through the CoPE level 3 programme that we run in association with ASDAN, the internationally recognised awarding body.

Eco-Warrior Award:

Camps International has been awarded the Eco-Warrior Award for the Most Sustainable Community Based Tourism Enterprise in East Africa.

The Eco-Warrior Awards were launched by Ecotourism Kenya in 2005 and are assessed against four main criteria:

• Outstanding innovation
• Real achievements
• Sustainability
• Replicability of the initiative

These have to be achieved whilst respecting the environment, local people and cultures, and linking with communities to positively empower economies and promote self-sufficiency and environmental governance. The awarding body stated that Camps International were the outstanding choice.