The Geotourism Challenge 2009 returns in search for responsible innovations
Last updated 28/04/2009 15:21:18
2008 winner Yachana Foundation. Photo © Yachana Foundation
Ashoka's Changemakers partner with National Geographic Society and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to announce global online competitions -The Geotourism Challenge 2009 and Cultivating Innovation.
Previous year’s winners are 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking (Nepal), Rios Tropicales Lodge (Costa Rica) and Yachana Foundation (Ecuador).
Ashoka is a global non-profit network for social enterprises that devise innovative solutions to the social problems that plague the society.
It provides an online, interactive forum that encourages collaboration and discussion, along with theme-based competitions, to draw out the most effective ideas.
Entries will be showcased to a network of like-minded community members, funders, CSOs, opinion leaders, universities, governments and social-change enthusiasts.
The first competition, "The Geotourism Challenge: Power of Place,” is launched in partnership with National Geographic Society to look for examples of sustainable management of tourism, or geotourism, as it is widely known.