Be a social traveler and support the nature
CHAUTHARY GROUP
How many times in a year do you spend money on tour and adventure
program ? well that is the number of social work and environment
support you'll be doing this season. These are the steps you need to
look after if you are really conscious about the environmental change
and social welfare for the people who can make the difference.
It's a call for support to bring change in the concept as a traveler
to support both the environment and society.......please follow it of
you really care for nature....
>>>>>>>>>In addition please find the attached document to experience the feeling of social traveler this season with the amalgamation of adventure and relaxation by opting the destination.>>>>>>>
1. Choose a resort nearest to the the village and forest, or you can
opt for home stays. This way you are helping them to generate income
out of their own house. They will certainly know the reason for your
interest in their place, and will try to save it so that their income
remains sustainable. You will not only be donating for the ecology but
also for the social welfare. Please remember that in case there are no
such accommodation facility, you can always prefer for the resorts
owned by the local people or serviced by them. Let the revenue of
tourism be earned in higher by the locals than the other other
luxurious hotels. Even if its a hotel built by others please look into
the fact that how much is that particular hotel providing income
opportunity to the forest villagers.
2. Always try to use the local transportation of that particular
place. If possible give a phone call to the resort caretaker and ask
him to arrange a local transportation for pick and drop giving him the
scheduled dates. This way again you'll bring an income opportunity for
the village itself, which will help them understand their income
source and will certainly take steps to save it.
3. Prefer ordering regional dishes or if possible arrange a dinner or
lunch at a local's house with your family. Share your dishes with them
like a guest. This is again an alternative source of income for them.
It also promotes organic cultivation, as they would be cultivating
more foods to meet the demand of visitors for local food. While
returning you can always buy local fruits and vegetables right from
the garden or farm, they won,t have to search for market and it will
be a sustainable income for them, they wont have to rely on natural
resources.
4. Take a local guide, and ask him to escort you for the local
visiting spots which they like, believe it or not its their place and
imagine how beautiful that place would be which they like. Local
educated youth will be inspired by this and will have an enthusiasm to
learn about the flora and fauna of their place to describe tourists in
a better way. This is the time when you can reveal your opinions for a
change in their way to support environment, assist them to go for
nature study training, help them with books and guides, stop pollution
efforts etc.
5. Show your passion in adventurous activities, like rock climbing,
trekking etc, and ask a local to organize night events with cultural
programs and ask your fellow visitors to join the program. This way
yo're promoting their culture and tradition. The adventurous
activities will show them that this also may be an alternative source
of income for them.
6. Take a local aged man and ask him about the medicinal plants found
in jungle, just take a note and describe them the importance of their
forest in the environment and save them. If possible arrange a short
period of class in the local schools where you can teach the local
kids to save their place from plastic and other harmful pollutants.
... Remember that you have to motivate and inspire them to involve
themselves for supporting environment and nature which is their source
of livelihood in such a way that the whole procedure turns opposite
where they should start earning by saving their natural resources
surrounding them instead of relying on its usage.
Thanks
Babit Gurung
Member- Samsing Chauthary (ngo)
Email- babi...@yahoo.co.in, chau...@gmail.com
website : samsingchauthary.blogspot.com, socialecotourism.blogspot.com
phone no : 9475332231, 7384083137
BABIT GURUNG
*CHAUTHARY*
A SOCIAL WELFARE GROUP OF NATURE CONSERVATIONIST
*SAMSING FARI, NEAR SUNTALEY KHOLA, DISTT. **DARJEELING***
*EMAIL- babi...@yahoo.co.in , chau...@gmail.com <babi...@yahoo.co.in>*
*Phone: 9475332231*