Studies Show More Teens Travel to Africa
Very interesting report issued this week by the Family Travel Forum Consulting (FTFc) about trends in teen travel.
You can read the report here.
The survey of 5,700 teens showed that:
— 48% of teen applicants have traveled outside the United States by their 18th birthday.
— 29% of teens who vacationed with family traveled outside the U.S. and Canada
— 8 out of 10 teens seeking cultural enrichment joined study abroad programs while nearly 20% studied U.S. history and culture within their own country.
— Africa-Middle East saw the largest increase in outbound teen travel — 48% — as 4.3% of the 2009 applicants wrote about the region compared with just 2.9% in 2007.
This is extremely encouraging, especially considering that approximately 85% of Americans do not even have passports.
Not only has the drop in airfare (since deregulation in the 80’s) made international travel, but the choice of destinations is trending toward non-traditional destinations.
We interpret the rise in travel to Africa and volunteering as part of a much larger mega-trend of students caring more about international issues such as poverty and public health as well as a reduction in fear of traveling to unknown parts of the world.
Global Leadership Adventures has re-doubled its commitment to teen volunteer summer programs in Africa by offering programs in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa.
Let’s hope this trend continues!
Tis the Season for Global Education
We just formed a new Facebook group called Fund for Global Education. We are a group dedicated to learning about and embracing other cultures. The goal of this group is to raise awareness and money for The Fund for Global Education to sponsor children who could not otherwise afford to go on an international program, such as Global Leadership Adventure.
Hopefully, with the help and generosity of the group’s members, we can sponsor deserving students on the trip of a lifetime! By donating to this cause you will be helping to inspire the next generation of global leaders.
In the spirit of the holiday’s I ask everyone to find a way to contribute to this cause; whether it is a monetary donation given tohttp://fundforglobaleducation.org/ or inviting people to and promoting this group. Please join, here is a link http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=215303506072#/group.php?v=info&gid=215303506072 or just search us on facebook!
GLA alumni donates 300 pounds of school supplies to Ghana
Global Leadership Adventures alumni Allison Hoffman was featured in the Patriot Ledger newspaper for collecting 300 pounds of school supplies to donate to the school she volunteered at in Ghana during her GLA program.
Often students ask me about donating supplies to the organizations that they volunteer at and I normally reply by saying that it’ll cost more to ship the donation than it would to simply buy the materials locally.
However, Allison was able to obtain a donation of shipping from the owner of a logistics company. I also like how she turns down the offer to send electric pencil sharpeners. She’s smart and aware enough to just collect supplies that can be used by the local community and use appropriate technology.
Kudos to you Allison for staying involved!
Sleeping under the stars in the Australian Outback
Our new 2010 catalog just came out and I’m especially excited about our program in the Australian outback. When I was in college I remember looking for programs in Australia, but was disappointed that most programs stayed on the coast – Sydney, or to the eastern side of the country (Canberra and Melbourne).
So, the new Global Leadership Adventures program is innovative because we’re flying deep into the heart of the Australian outback where we’ll volunteer in aboriginal communities and learn about their traditional culture. High school students will have the chance to learn about aboriginal spirituality, dot-painting, traditional herbal medicine and how to survive in the bush.
Since we’ll be out in the bush, we’ll be camping as we slowly make our way from Darwin, down to Alice Springs. I can’t wait for the first group to go, I hope to join them. Sleeping under the stars far from civilization sounds perfect as we head into winter here in the USA!
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