Thanks to the abundance of donations we have received, we have chosen to concentrate our efforts on the reconstruction of public buildings and not on individual houses. Moreover, knowing that in the villages, the education and health of children are absolute priorities, the choice to rebuild schools and clinics has become a natural choice.

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Mandala Tour Forwards Global Conservation Efforts By Joining Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF)
ATCF members provide direct funding to support natural and cultural projects  in worldwide destinations

Catania 05/10/17
Mandala Tour is proud to announce their membership in the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF), an international nonprofit focused on funding on-the-ground conservation projects around the world. The ATCF provides members in the travel and outdoor industry an avenue to directly support projects that are critical to protecting the future of adventure travel.
“Adventure and outdoor organizations have an opportunity to come together as members of the ATCF to protect international travel destinations where we all love to explore, learn and play,” says Soraya Shattuck, ATCF Executive Director. “Without the conservation of these unique environments, cultures and communities, we risk losing the very experiences that we seek when we travel.”
The adventure tourism industry is highly dependent on conserving the world’s natural and cultural resources, which is why Mandala Tour and ATCF members from across the globe are uniting to protect threatened communities, cultures and wild places for current and future generations. Once a year, the ATCF awards grants to organizations seeking conservation funding. Grant recipients are nominated and voted on by members of ATCF, and 100% of membership dues directly fund chosen conservation projects.
“The adventure travel community has the power, the resources, and the responsibility to make an incredible impact on the world,” said outdoor industry pioneer Steve Barker, Founder of Eagle Creek and ATCF Board Chair. “Through ATCF, companies around the globe unite their influence and passion to support organizations that protect, preserve and improve destinations, resources, and indigenous cultures so they’ll be around for years to come.”
Both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, which may include conservation groups, indigenous people groups, tour operators, or accommodations, can receive project funding from ATCF. To learn more about the funding criteria, or to apply for a future ATCF grant, please visit the projects page on the ATCF website. To learn more about joining ATCF and becoming a member organization supporting global conservation, please visit adventuretravelconservationfund.org.
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ABOUT THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL CONSERVATION FUND (ATCF)
The mission of the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF) is to directly fund local projects engaged 
in the conservation of unique natural and cultural resources of adventure travel destinations. The ATCF is an international nonprofit focused on funding conservation projects primarily outside the United States and Canada. The ATCF members are a diverse group of leading adventure travel and outdoor recreation businesses who share a common ethos and commitment to protecting the resources from which the adventure tourism industry depends on. For more information, visit adventuretravelconservationfund.org.

Press Contacts:
MANDALA TOUR : Gabriele Giuffrida, founder and general manager
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ATCF: Soraya Shattuck, Executive Director of the ATCF
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Made in the Sicilian town of Modica, this Aztec-inspired chocolate is one of the world’s best-kept secrets.
One hot day in May, I opened the door of a tiny Sicilian café and found a lone elderly woman sitting in the dark. Not realising the café was closed, I told her – in poor Italian – of my quest to find a special type of chocolate that’s unique to the island.

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Italy is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world, but now wine lovers have an even better excuse to hop over on a plane.

A vineyard in Abruzzo, just east of Rome, has opened a wine fountain that emits rivulets of red wine. 

Yes, that’s right, an actual wine fountain.

The ‘Fontana Del Vino’ has been dreamed up by Dora Sarchese Vini, a picturesque vineyard along the popular Cammino di San Tommaso hiking route.

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http://www.mandalatour.com/en/abruzzo-the-green-lung-of-italy