HIV / AIDS info reaches Maasai
Through our partnership with Femina-HIP, we have been distributing information brochures on HIV / AIDS prevention and treatment made in Swahili and English. We are in the process to translate the brochures into the local Maasai language, Maa.
Clean water
Four rural villages outside Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India now have access to clean water and improved sanitation, through projects funded by the Basecamp Foundation and engaged Basecamp guests and supporters, and managed in cooperation with the local Raj - who happens to own the fortress that also serves as the Basecamp Rajasthan 'hotel'. Water channels, better sewer systems, water storage tanks and private toilets are now in place. With a particular focus on children in these rural communities, we have provided several local schools with clean drinking water.Health
hiv aids awareness
Clean water
Four rural villages outside Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India now have access to clean water and improved sanitation, through projects funded by the Basecamp Foundation and engaged Basecamp guests and supporters, and managed in cooperation with the local Raj - who happens to own the fortress that also serves as the Basecamp Rajasthan 'hotel'. Water channels, better sewer systems, water storage tanks and private toilets are now in place. With a particular focus on children in these rural communities, we have provided several local schools with clean drinking water.
Food for the Future!
Basecamp has as a principle that its destinations provide good food to its guests and staff. This means the food, whenever possible, should be organic (i.e. 'ecological'), fair trade, and locally produced. Sourcing food locally on Spitsbergen in winter is of course a challenge, but at our destinations in Kenya and the Pyrenees our Basecamps have organic gardens from which we provide fresh herbs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and even chicken!
Fighting HIV & AIDS
With FEMINA-HIP, a Tanzania-based NGO, the Basecamp Foundation brings effective HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to local communities and to the tourism sector in cooperation with the local health station. We distribute information material in Swahili. Trained local staff – our peer educators –spearhead our battle against this devastating disease. A light motorcycle in the Masai Mara, and a sailing 'dhow' out of Lamu are part of this awareness project to reach remote villages.
