3 Sisters Trekking Company in Nepal are pushing the boundaries for women in Nepal. They were one of the three winners in the Geotourism Challenge and now the Guardian weekend travel section has done a feature on them and among other things how they are trying to change things for women in Nepal, where there is gross inequality. They are training women as mountain guides and lobbying to prevent young children being used as workers in the tourist … [Read more...]
3 Sisters Trekking in Nepal wins award
I found this company when I was researching for my Three Sisters Trekking website, and have just heard that they were one of the three winners in the Geotourism Challenge There were 321 entries from 83 countries and 501 from 86 countries, so they did very well to win - their main innovation was to train and empower women through adventure tourism and guide sustainable tourism development in new areas. CONGRATULATIONS! … [Read more...]
