Planeterra’s track record of accomplishments with our projects around the world is long - all made possible by donations and support from travellers, organizations and global citizens like you. To see how we have made a lasting difference please click on these funded projects where we continue our involvment and impact.
Thank you for investing in sustainable solutions to support the places we all love.
This centre provides many abused, abandoned, poor and sick children with the basic necessities of life, as well as creating a caring environment to help them reach their full potential. Read More ›
On January 12th 2010 Haiti was devastated by a powerful 7.0 earthquake. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, we sent out an urgent appeal asking for donations to help... Read More ›
In the Fall of 2011, Planeterra and G Adventures raised over $3000 for Thai Flood Relief in just 26 hours. These funds were used to support small communities affected by... Read More ›
The drought in the eastern Horn of Africa is the worst humanitarian crisis in a generation. More than 11 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti are in need... Read More ›
Developed out of worldwide concern for the polar bears population, this scientific research project was developed to identify the effects of exposure to pollutants and climate change on the health... Read More ›
STA Travel committed to fundraising $25,000 to install ten rainwater catchment tanks in indigenous villages in Panama and purchase a customized boat to provide the area's first ambulance service for... Read More ›
11 years ago we built a school in this Amazon community where our travel partners send groups to experience home-stays. Over the years we have continued to support the school's... Read More ›
The Mobile Library in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua serves as a lending library and community center, offering text books for students, internet access and mentoring for those looking to... Read More ›
Bal Prakash is a program that helps at-risk children in the midst of the Thar Desert (Ajmer, India) regain their skills in community agricultural practices and food security. This centre... Read More ›
This cross-cultural experience enables travellers to take part in the daily lives of the villagers, and gain a deeper understanding of life in rural Kenya while providing economic benefit to... Read More ›
Project Goal Reached! Providing Thai communities in Tsunami-affected areas in Southern Thailand the opportunity to build and develop a community tourism training centre for homestay and ecotourism training programs, children's... Read More ›
Tibet has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world. Each year we sponsor a microsurgical eye camp in a rural region of Tibet and have helped restore... Read More ›
This project was in partnership with an institutional donor. The overall initiative, once completed, will directly benefit 46,431 children between the age of 0-5 years and 59,478 children between the... Read More ›
In response to the devastating effect of Hurricane Mitch, this project empowered women with skills and short-term loans to start their own businesses giving them the ability to provide for... Read More ›
This project, in Playa Matapalo, Costa Rica, supported a recycling program and an environmental education course at a technical high school in the community. This micro-enterprise program enables disadvantaged youth... Read More ›
This science-based conservation program protects female sea turtles, nests and hatchings against poachers and predators by protecting them in a turtle hatchery before releasing them into the ocean. Help us... Read More ›
Only about half way through the rainy season, a 72 hour period of torrential rains caused entire communities to be evacuated due to massive flooding, washed out roads, collapsed houses... Read More ›
