ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards 2009 - Voting Now Open

Athens, Greece – 18 June 2009
 
The six finalists of the 6th annual ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards
were announced earlier this week.
 
This year's theme is "Their Crisis, Our Communities - progressive change through Social Ecotourism” and ECOCLUB’s aim was to mobilise its Members around the world, tourism professionals, academics & students to undertake innovative projects that help create ‘another world’ at the grass roots level and improve life for all in their communities.
 
Unlike most mainstream travel awards that reward past performance, the ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards fund and implement new projects. There is no panel of judges, and the winners are decided in a direct democratic fashion by all ECOCLUB Members.
 
The six proposals and the candidates are as follows (listed in the order received):
 
A - Manuel Apaza - Honduras:
"Creating a Community Tourism Cooperative"
Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11067
 
B - Kathleen Edie - Madagascar:
"Skills Workshop for Women's Association"
Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11066
 
C - Jane Crouch - Peru:
"Water Filters in Chichubamba Community"
Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11065
 
D - Andres Hammerman - Ecuador:
"Renovating Public Library/Computer Centre"
Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11064
 
E - Ana Victoria Wo Ching - Costa Rica:
"Permaculture Garden for the Community"
Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11063
 
F - Judy Karwacki - Guyana:
>From Wild to Web"br>Details: http://www.ecoclub.com/c/index.php?showtopic=11062
 
TThree of these six project proposals will win and receive Euros 1,000 upon project completion. Members can post questions that candidates should reply.
 
Voting closes on Tuesday 30 June and the winning projects will be announced at a live online member meeting on Wednesday 1 July, which also happens to be the 10th anniversary of ECOCLUB!br> 
Related:
http://www.ecoclub.com/awards.html

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