News 14th September 2020 Camps International and Covid-19 January 2021 Statement Well, if 2020 was all about reacting to the pandemic and getting through the crisis, 2021 is about planning to overcome adversity, to get back out there…
News 27th August 2020 All hands on deck: Keeping our projects going with no volunteers Back at the start of July, we announced our plans to maintain our commitments to our partner communities, staff and projects, despite having no travelling volunteers these past few months. Well,…
News 24th July 2020 Support not saviourism: Building partnerships with communities You may have heard the terms ‘white saviour’ or ‘voluntourism’ used to describe volunteers who travel to ‘help’ those in less developed countries but do so in a way that…
News 3rd July 2020 Maintaining our commitment to our communities, volunteers and staff 2020 has not been the year (so far) anyone expected, it has been challenging for us all. But, throughout these months of struggle and hardship has come an overwhelming sense of community, pride,…
News 20th January 2020 Camps International has joined the UN Global Compact Initiative Camps International is delighted to announce that we have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business…
News 16th January 2020 Why we don’t teach in schools, work in orphanages, or hug orangutans Why we don’t teach in schools, work in orphanages, or hug orangutans: The pitfalls of some ‘voluntourism’ and how we ensure our impact is positive. Since Camps International was established…
News 16th January 2020 Social Enterprise: No longer just ‘a thing’ Social Enterprise is ‘a thing’ now but it certainly wasn’t when we kicked off in 2002. When we started talking to people about our concept, the most common question was,…
News 28th November 2019 Camps International wins ‘Best Sustainable Organisation’ at the Global Youth Travel Awards We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Camps has been selected as the winner of ‘Best Sustainable Organisation’ at this year’s Global Youth Travel Awards. This is a fantastic recognition of…