Keys to plan a trip I: Backpack or suitcase?
When planning a trip, the first thing we ask ourselves is: do I have a backpack or a suitcase? In our experience, the answer depends on the type of trip we are going to make and the destination we choose. Whether we are going on a Solidarity Trip or another type of trip, these tips can help you. The backpack is a good option when we are going to move from one place to another and we are going to change accommodation often. Because? Because with backpacks it is easier to adjust the
Life in San Cristobal
Post by Almu, Comunicación TumainiSan Cristóbal de las Casas is the city that we liked the most on our trip through Mexico. We have been ten days and we leave with the feeling that we still have a lot to discover. This city has great colonial beauty, a cultural life that does not stop, political and social demands and numerous projects that try to give a better life to the community.Women of the Tzotzil communityIn the state of Chiapas, most of the population is indigenous. we were able to visit
Mexico: A thousand places to discover
Almu's post, communication Tumaini We start our trip in Mexico along the coast of Cancun, the flight is cheaper than if it is made to Mexico DF. We didn't really like the idea of flying there because we knew that much of it would be full of big hotels. It is true that Cancun is, there are many all-inclusive places but there are still nearby places where you can get to know this area in a different way. We did not spend a day there, we went directly to Valladolid. A small town that serves
done!
Post by Almu and Mónica (Tumaini) Last November we started a crowdfunding campaign to improve the facilities of the orphanage and school with which we collaborate in Nairobi (Kenya). Our goal was 4,000 euros that were going to be used to finish a water well and improve the bathrooms for the boys and girls at the center. This campaign ended yesterday, January 10, and we almost got 5,000 euros. We have no words to thank all the people who have contributed in one way or another to this improvement. Children and
I want to do a Solidarity Trip. How do I start?
Almu's post. Communication TumainiTomorrow we celebrate International Volunteer Day. This year we do it by giving some advice on how to prepare a Solidarity Trip. Travelers from Tumaini in the Golden Temple (India) Many times we consider making a different trip; Get to know another country and collaborate on a project. If this is your case, here we give you some keys to make it a unique experience.- Choose destination: when we make a Solidarity Trip it is important to choose the country well. It has to be a place that attracts us, either because we have always wanted to visit it
1st Tumaini Solidarity Cane
We celebrate our first Solidarity Cane. It will be next Saturday, December 12 at Liber Arte (Lavapiés neighborhood). Join a different afternoon with Tumaini! It is a great time to learn more about the Tumaini team and people who have already traveled with us. We will do it at Liber Arte, a bar from the Lavapiés neighborhood, where many social and solidarity activities are carried out, so there is no better place to spend an afternoon full of anecdotes and adventures. Part of what is consumed will go to the Orphanage and
Afternoon full of travel and solidarity in Barcelona
Last Friday we returned to enjoy an Encounter with Tumaini. The event that we celebrated in Barcelona was a great moment to meet people interested in traveling, to meet up with friends and to get to know more closely people who are already going to collaborate in one of our projects.Starting the Meeting in AltaïrWe were able to celebrate it in the best place to talk about travel in Barcelona. It was a pleasure to be in the beautiful Altaïr bookstore. Thank you for helping us with everything! We love these types of meetings as they serve
Meeting with Tumaini in Barcelona
For reasons beyond Tumaini's control we have had to change the date of the Meeting in Barcelona. It will be on Friday, May 29 from 6:30 p.m. in the same place, in the Altaïr bookstore. If you want to make a Solidarity Trip or know what it consists of, this is the moment to approach this new appointment and learn more about our work. We will present all the projects with which we collaborate and we will tell you how you can participate in them. It will be a relaxed chat between people who love to travel. Besides the
Happy after the Encounter with Tumaini
Last Saturday we were able to enjoy a very special afternoon with your company. Thank you very much to all the people who were able to come to the first Encounter with Tumaini. It was an afternoon to publicize all the projects with which we collaborate and a very close way of sharing what for us is a Solidarity Trip. Almu and Mónica at the presentation Many of the people who are going to travel this year with Tumaini met. They will participate in projects in Kenya, India, Peru
Encounter with Tumaini
Next Saturday, March 21, come to the Meeting with Tumaini and meet other people interested in traveling in a different way. It will be an opportunity to get to know Tumaini's work more closely and find out more about the projects with which we collaborate in countries of the South. We are waiting for you! We will start around 6:00 p.m. with a small presentation by Tumaini to explain how we work, what the projects we collaborate with are like and what a Solidarity Trip is for us. We will solve all your doubts! We will continue with small presentations of people who