DO-Nation & donations!
We believe that children can communicate in spite of linguistic
and cultural barriers and that they have no prejudice whatsoever, and that education
is the key to tolerance. Therefore we will focus on donations to children related
projects.
We do not pretend we can change the world but we are sure we can help make it a
little better!
We cannot equal the effort of big organizations but we can contribute to small
and medium size projects.
... Well, yes, the more you book experiences, the more we can contribute: that is
why we started DO-Nation!
We need profit to be in business, but making profit is not our goal!
How it works
- DO-Nation selects social projects (travelers who want to suggest projects are welcome!).
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Travelers book an experience and select one among the three donation beneficiary
projects proposed.
- DO-Nation destines 1% of turnover to the selected projects.
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Suppliers are invited to destine a portion of their revenue to the same projects
with the same modalities. Suppliers who agree will be highlighted as "contributing supplier".
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If you want to donate even without booking, you can do so at anytime by clicking
on the selected project.
- Projects will change every every 2 years or as soon as the goal wil be reached.
Selection criteria
- No political involvement.
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No religious prejudice (We know that many social projects are run by religious associations,
the eventual choice of one of these does not imply DO-Nation's preference or involvement
in that specific religion.
- Verify reliability of project team/association.
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Select projects under "a small and effective" help approach: projects that can be
realized in a short term so that more children in more countries will benefit of
our support.
Projects
Macchina dei Sogni - A non-profit association offering compulsory and vocational education to abandoned children of La Plata, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also offers vocational training to adults who need to improve their skills to find a job.
DO-Nation for Macchina dei Sogni: We will provide tools and materials for the project "Giovani al Lavoro" (Youth learnign a job).
The project started in 2009, with the participation of the La Plata Administration, with the goal of teaching a profession to the youth of the area. During the two years of Electricity Technician course, students will learn the job and train within the Association and the neighborhood, organized in work groups. At the end of the course, students will obtain a Professional Diploma of Electricity Technician and have access to more work opportunities.
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Daniele Amanti Fund - Part of the Parent Project Foundation, this fund's objective is finding a cure for a rare disease such as the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This involves a great amount of investment on research.
DO-Nation for Daniele Amanti Fund: Due to the great investments required for research, DO-Nation is not setting a specific amount to be reached within one year. We will donate as much as we will be able to gather through your selection of this specific project at the end of the year.
If you woluld like to suggest a new project or have questions on those already proposed on
www.do-nation.com, feel free to contact us via email at donations@do-nation.com