Together Women Rise’s Travel Program provides meaningful and inspirational travel experiences for our members. These trips offer opportunities for members to connect face-to-face with our grantees and the women and girls we serve. Our goal is that these experiences will deepen our members’ understanding of the issues facing women and girls in the developing world, especially the women we support, while fostering strong bonds of friendship with travelers.
Together Women Rise’s exclusive travel provider is Elevate Destinations, based in Cambridge MA, which specializes in designing and implementing travel programs for nonprofit organizations while empowering and respecting the local destinations. It is a female-owned and operated social enterprise with a strong commitment to sustainability practices and gender issues.
Together Women Rise works with Elevate Destinations to select trip destinations that are of interest to our members and allow visits to Together Women Rise grantees. We are committed to offering unique travel experiences at a variety of price points in order to appeal to as many of our members as possible.
For questions or more information on any Together Women Rise trip, please contact Elevate Destinations at togetherwomenrise@elevatedestinations.com.
Together Women Rise members interested in visiting one of our grantees are encouraged to participate in a Together Women Rise sanctioned trip through Elevate Destinations. On occasion, our members are interested in connecting with grantees when they are traveling on their own. Some of our grantees have their own visitor/volunteer models and are well-equipped to handle tourists. For others, accommodating visitors can cause undue hardship because of their limited staff and resources. Together Women Rise has developed some guidelines that will help to minimize any hardship on our grantees while allowing our members to connect face-to-face with the women and girls we serve.
Guidelines for Visiting Together Women Rise Grantees
Join Together Women Rise for an educational and inspiring journey to the Dominican Republic, where you will visit and interact with two organizations that Rise has supported: DREAM Project and The Mariposa Foundation. Together Women Rise funded the DREAM Project in 2021 and The Mariposa Foundation in 2014. Both organizations are committed to educating and empowering girls so they can reach their full potential, become leaders for social change in their communities, and end generational poverty.
Embrace the Dominican Republic lifestyle and explore the country’s natural wonders of mangrove-filled rivers and ancient cave systems. Meet with local women entrepreneurs, tour a renowned historical museum dedicated to women activists, and delight in traditional meals for a true taste of the rich and diverse Dominican culture.
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Questions? Please contact Together Women Rise’s travel provider at togetherwomenrise@elevatedestinations.com.
Join Together Women Rise for a transformative journey to Rwanda, where you will visit and interact with four of the organizations that Rise has supported: Gardens for Health, the Komera Project, the Kula Project, and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Across the four projects, you will see firsthand how these organizations are working to end chronic child malnutrition, developing women entrepreneurs, transforming the future of teen mothers and vulnerable adolescent girls, and involving girls in wildlife conservation efforts.
Broaden your horizons by learning about Rwandan history, from the lively Nyamirambo district in Kigali to the poignant memorials that reveal the heart of Rwanda. Experience unique wildlife encounters with safaris in Akagera National Park and Volcanoes National Park.
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Registration ends February 18, 2025. Questions? Please contact Together Women Rise’s travel provider at togetherwomenrise@elevatedestinations.com.
Join Together Women Rise for a sweeping and immersive journey to three different Indonesian islands, where you will visit and interact with two organizations that Rise has supported: Health in Harmony (HIH) in partnership with Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI), and Bumi Sehat Foundation.
Begin your journey on the island of Java, then travel to the Indonesian side of Borneo to engage with Health in Harmony, an international nonprofit dedicated to supporting the inherent connection between human and environmental health. They partner closely with ASRI, which works to preserve the forests on the island, currently experiencing some of the world’s most destructive deforestation.
End your trip on the lush, relaxing island of Bali, where spirituality is omnipresent. Visit the community health centers run by Bumi Sehat Foundation, which infuses spirituality in their work to deliver safe, kind, hygienic, natural, culturally appropriate reproductive healthcare as a human right.
Registration is open for Rise members until January 31. After that, any remaining spots will be open to non-Rise members. Questions? Please contact Together Women Rise’s travel provider at togetherwomenrise@elevatedestinations.com.
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