THIS SITE gives viewers a glimpse of the beautiful but unsung parts of Malaysia. As a social aid movement, fund generated from activities and adverts helps sustain OO’s operational cost and fund community projects in the Malaysian countryside.
OO is a nominee of 2008's Geotourism Award organized by National Geographic and Ashoka Changemakers. The award identifies and recognises organization that enhances the geographical character of a place: its environment, heritage, culture, aesthetics, and the well-being of its residents.
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Voluntary simplicity is living a life that is outwardly simple but inwardly rich. With less consumerism lifestyle, our ecological resource suffers less impact.
National Geographic picked us - again
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Below is the excerpt of email sent to us …
Congratulations for being nominated for the 2009 Geotourism Challenge: Power of Place Competition! You have been nominated because of your great work and contribution towards sustainable tourism.
Ashoka’s Changemakers is also excited to announce the Tourdust.com scholarship - which is of particular relevance to your field of work, as part of the Geotourism Challenge 09. The sooner you enter, the more opportunities you’ll have for exposure and funding. Just look at what’s in store when you enter now:
1. Take advantage of potential funding: there are many prizes and resources offered to winners of the competition. Among them, Tourdust (the marketplace for locally-sourced travel experiences), is supporting a scholarship prize to identify and support innovative and socially responsible geotourism businesses such as tour operators and activity guides.
2. Potential for media exposure from journalists viewing the competition site: an aggressive marketing campaign keeps the competition in front of more than 600 journalists that are looking for stories and information.
3. More opportunity for comments from experts and visitors: one of the most valuable aspects of the on-line competition is the feedback and insights provided by expert commentators and visitors to the site.
4. Greater access to the geotourism network: the global geotourism community can help broaden your impact and expand your audience.
Testimonials from organizations in this network state that their entire business model changed for the better thanks to the insights they gained through their involvement in the platform. We look forward to reading your entry and should you have any questions or require assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm Regards,
Devon Valldejuli Butler
Global Outreach Marketing Coordinator
Ashoka’s Changemakers
1700 N Moore Street, Suite 2000 Arlington,
VA 22209-1929 USA
T:401-474-9307 E:dbutler@changemakers.net
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Posted: April 24th, 2009 under Conservation - Eco tourism, Conservation - Environment.
Tags: eco tourism, geotourism, Malaysia, sustainable, tourism
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