Maria's three-month experience in the jungle of Iquitos
Maria's three-month experience in the jungle of Iquitos To travel in solidarity to discover parts of yourself that you don't know, to reconnect with yourself, with your values and to get to know realities that are distant to you but with which you have always felt interest and pain in equal parts. Taking the step makes many things in you change, the way you see the world, how you face a problem, how you take different situations philosophically or feel grateful for everything you have around you. That is exactly what
"Children are born with wings, and teachers help them to fly" - Narmín's experience in Peru
"Children are born with wings, and teachers help them to fly" - Narmín's experience in Peru Vocational educator, tireless traveller and adventurer. That's Narmín Chabaan, a girl who loves sports, meditation and a healthy lifestyle, but above all she loves to be part of solidarity projects, to fight actively to create a better world and to spread that desire to others. When she contacted Tumaini for the first time, she shared with us her main goal for which she had chosen to become a volunteer
Solidarity trip to Cape Verde - Chelo's experience
Solidarity trip in Cape Verde - Chelo's experience Are you thinking of doing a solidarity trip in Cape Verde? If so, keep reading :) They say that when you set foot on the African continent, a little piece of you stays there. The sensations that stir your body on a daily basis remain engraved in your mind forever. Uncertainty and emotion accompany many of the people who dare to travel based on respect and solidarity. The key is to embrace from the heart all the
Tibetan culture and its secrets of happiness
Tibetan culture and its secrets of happiness We share four keys to happiness from Tibetan culture that can help you to be happier. Tibetan culture, one of the most geographically isolated cultures in the world, may hold the secrets to the happiness we all seek. Tibetans have become the guardians of a deep and well-preserved tradition of wisdom, perhaps in part because of the country's remote location and an unbroken lineage of oral knowledge and technical expertise in both medicine and medicine.
Solidarity Travel during covid
SOLIDARITY TRIPS DURING COVID PANDEMIA AND NGOs. THE REINVENTION OF TUMAINI FROM OUR SOLIDARITY TRIPS. A few days ago we were talking to Carmen García, the head of Asegurados Solidarios, about how this pandemic was affecting non-profit organisations. The first questions we asked ourselves were: can I travel during this pandemic, how can I travel with the Covid restrictions, can I travel without the Covid vaccine? Travelling in times of Covid-19, means looking at restrictions every day, testing all the time and more travel formalities: Will I lose the money I paid for my
Tourism Community Declares Climate Emergency
Responsable tourism. Join the Community Tourism Declare The 5 actions of Responsible Tourism In Tumaini we have joined Turismo Declara. This is an initiative that supports organizations, companies and professionals in the tourism sector to declare a climate emergency and take measures to reduce their carbon emissions. As indicated by the advice of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC for its acronym in English), global carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced to 55% in 2030 and tourism must assume its responsibility by taking action
Letter to the Three Wise Men from Solidarity Trips Tumaini
Our Letter to the Three Kings from Solidarity Trips Tumaini Dear Majesties!, how has this solidarity year of 2020 gone? We at Viajes Tumaini hope that you are doing well and that you arrive from your long journey tonight so that it continues to be as magical as ever. We briefly tell you how ours has been since Viajes Solidarios Tumaini: We ended the year 2019 with our traditional #Caña Solidaria, we managed to raise a Christmas gift of €1,172.24 to create an educational program for the boys and girls of our Project in Peru. In
"Travelling with Tumaini was a click" - Eva in Kenya
We share with you the learning of one of our volunteers, Eva Vilachá. He traveled to Kenya in 2018 and since then he has seen life with different eyes. She had the opportunity to learn on the ground, immerse herself in a new culture, connect with realities that sometimes escape us.
Maria in India: "Varanasi has taught me to see the positive side of everything".
María Andrés is a social educator and last February she travelled to India to connect with a hitherto unknown culture. She wanted to take advantage of this trip to support the NGO with which we collaborate in Varanasi, where training and work is offered in a Fair Trade workshop to women from low castes and with few resources. Find out what her experience was like 😊 This is the first time you have volunteered internationally. Why did you decide to live an experience like this? Yes, I had never experienced anything like it before. I needed to get out of the