Hello from Western Australia and Singapore Greetings fellow travellers and everyone wanting to make a positive difference on this beautiful planet of ours. Where does one start after more than three years of not posting a blog. The pandemic was for us, like all travel related businesses difficult but that pales into insignificance with the suffering in communities that did not have the social safety nets that places like Australia and Singapore had. Maybe we can start with a short video showing what we are about. Through the pandemic we managed to continue to provide support to PHKA Doung Handicrafts along with Head and Hearts Learning Centre. Both are located in Cambodia and we are excited for their future. We also initiated the Reach Out Morocco programme providing support to university students from remote villages studying in Marrakech. Our most ambitious initiative, Australian Cultural Travel which is co-operative model for Indigenous Organisations to create a travel and tourism business has had the foundations laid. We have formed Australian Cultural Travel Pty Ltd along with a website and training programme. The next step is to find the right indigenous person to become the leader and create the business with our support. The journey to find this person and watching them build this business is one of the things that excites us the most for the coming year. We were also proud to unveil the website of Green Cultural Travel Hub Limited the Singapore Non Profit for whom this travel business is operated for the benefit of. Here you can find more about the projects we support and other initiatives were are facilitating. On both of our websites now you will see our new logo and this is part of our commitment and initiatives for helping you reduce your
Hello from Western Australia and Singapore Greetings fellow travellers and everyone wanting to make a positive difference on this beautiful planet of ours. Where does one start after more than
Djilba 2019 A magazine produced by Green Cultural Travel Hub Limited a Singapore Registered Foundation (UEN 201705140R) In This Edition Discovering Calataganda Follow Caitlin as she uncovers an amazing Philippines eco-tourism project by Caitlin Flannery Breakfast like a Singapore Local Take a look at what locals love to eat for breakfast and where, By LiLin Sear My Cambodian Great Journey Why you need to have your own Cambodian Great Journey by Pich Kong Welcome to Country We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land where our Founder calls home – the Noongar people of South-Western Australia. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this region. We believe that one must reflect back on 60,000 years and more of Indigenous culture in this ancient country known as "Australia". While we mark our 4 seasons rigidly by calendar, the Noongar people recognised 6 seasons. Now, we have moved from Makura with the winter storms, to Djilba, with many clear but cold days. So, a life lived by observation, and not by a date makes so much more sense. We wish to also extend our acknowledgement to other traditional custodians of the lands that our guests will travel to. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and contribution they make to their communities and regions. We hope that we can find a way to work with you to bring guests to share your history and culture in a mutually beneficial and sustainable way. Noongar Seasons Take a look at the fascinating way the Noongar people of south west Western Australia lives revolve around the seasons. Contents 2. Welcome To Country 3. Noongar Seasons and Contents 4. Founder’s Welcome 5. Discovering Calataganda 8.Breakfast with a Singapore Local 10.
Djilba 2019 A magazine produced by Green Cultural Travel Hub Limited a Singapore Registered Foundation (UEN 201705140R) In This Edition Discovering Calataganda Follow Caitlin as she uncovers an amazing
