Global Exchange Reality Tours offers 9 trips/accommodations
Cuba : Environmental Protection And Sustainable DevelopmentNational Geographic Tour of a Lifetime 2010/2011 
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Cuba : Environmental Protection And Sustainable Development
Havana Airport, Cuba
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9 Days • from $2,600* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours Throughout the 1960's, 70's and 80's, the Cuban people enjoyed the highest quality-of-life indices in Latin America, rivaling the United States and other countries of the developed world. Cuba was internationally praised as the one developing country that had eradicated hunger and the World Health Organization touted the Cuban health care system as a "model for the world." As early as 1989, Cuba ranked 11th in the world in the Overseas Development Council's Physical Quality of Life Index, (which includes… more |
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Uganda: Human Trafficking and Rehabilitation of Sex Trafficked Children and Coerced Child-Soldiers
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Uganda: Human Trafficking and Rehabilitation of Sex Trafficked Children and Coerced Child-Soldiers
Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Uganda
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11 Days • from $2,600* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours Global Exchange Reality Tours is partnering with Not For Sale to bring together aspiring individuals to travel to Uganda. Discovering Uganda means exploring a quintessential example of the complex and unique tasks facing post-colonial African states. The development of this East African nation is beset with complex issues that make it an exceptional case study within the East African community and the larger narrative of post-colonial Africa.The civil war in the northern region has raised critical global issues surrounding human… more |
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Costa Rica: Ecotourism and Sustainability on the Caribbean Coast
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Costa Rica: Ecotourism and Sustainability on the Caribbean Coast
San Jose Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica
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10 Days • from $1,650* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours Costa Rica is a study in contrasts. In the last decade Costa Rica has become an immensely popular tourism destination, known for its stunning scenery, abundant natural resources and diverse wildlife. With its extensive network of national parks, Costa Rica is at the forefront of the international conservation movement and has become synonymous with "ecotourism": socially responsible travel that theoretically conserves the environment while improving the welfare of local people.With this reputation, it is not surprising that tourism has become… more |
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Vietnam : Viet Nam At The Crossroads
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Vietnam : Viet Nam At The Crossroads
Hanoi Airport, Vietnam
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14 Days • from $2,000* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours People traveling to Vietnam are often startled by the beauty of the country and the graciousness of its people, qualities that have not faded despite the punishing long war with the United States as well as the subsequent 20-year embargo which lasted until 1995.Travel to Vietnam with Global Exchange and see how 35 years after the end of the American War, Vietnam is faring after years of war, deprivation and now command capitalism. We will meet Vietnamese who are inventing… more |
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Iran: Ancient Civilizations and Contemporary Culture
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Iran: Ancient Civilizations and Contemporary Culture
Tehran Airport, Iran
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15 Days • from $3,300* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours During this time of heightened US tensions with Iran and a backdrop of zero diplomacy for over 30 years, it has become even more important for Americans to educate themselves, and provide a counter balance to the United States' demonization of the country and people. Learn the complex facets of Iranian history, culture and the context of US-Iran relations.Engage with Iranians as they go about their daily lives, and hear their hopes and fears for the future. Observe that despite… more |
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Afghanistan: Women Making Change
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Afghanistan: Women Making Change
Kabul Airport, Afghanistan
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10 Days • from $2,000* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours After three decades of warfare, Afghanistan continues to strive towards reconstruction, despite weaning support for the NATO-backed government and the Taliban insurgency. Within this challenging environment, Afghan women are taking reconstruction, coupled with creating social change, into their own hands.On this tour, you will experience first-hand, the inspirational work of Afghan grassroots organizations, speaking to many of the women leading the drive for change.Specifically participants will explore the current political landscape and the challenges facing grassroots organizations in reconciling a… more |
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Palestine/Israel: Prospects for Peace with Justice
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Palestine/Israel: Prospects for Peace with Justice
Jerusalem Airport, Israel
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11 Days • from $2,600* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours As U.S. taxpayers, we play a big role in perpetuating the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. The United States gives over $3 billion annually to Israel in military aid, which is primarily used to continue its 40 year old Occupation of Palestinian Territories. The Bush Administration's alliance with the administration of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has resulted in unprecedented violence. The US and Israel's role in dictating internal Palestinian politics and fueling a growing rift between Fatah and Hamas has brought about… more |
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Ecuador : New Year'S On The Equator
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Ecuador : New Year'S On The Equator
Airport, Ecuador near Quito, Ecuador
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9 Days • from $1,600* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours Similar to other countries in South America, Ecuador has traditionally suffered from the so-called "resource curse:" high poverty and inequality in a land of plentiful natural resources. Despite this fact, Ecuador serves as a model for some of the most far-reaching efforts to provide ecologically and socially-sustainable alternatives to the corporate global economy.On Global Exchange delegations to Ecuador you will meet with local organizations, politicians, journalists, farm workers, and native communities to speak about the harmful local, regional, and global… more |
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Peru: Delegation To End Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking
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Peru: Delegation To End Modern Slavery And Human Trafficking
Lima Airport, Lima, Peru
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11 Days • from $2,200* per person
Provider: Global Exchange Reality Tours In partnership with the Not for Sale Campaign (NFS), Global Exchange is organizing this delegation to Peru to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement. Today there are roughly 27 million human slaves in bondage, many in the United States itself. 1.2 million children are trafficked each year for the purposes of forced labor, and it is estimated that 1.8 million children are working today in the global sex industry.These numbers are staggering, yet we are not powerless in the… more |
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