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Planeterra's Tibet Eye Camp

Each year Planeterra sponsors a micro-surgical eye camp in a rural region of Tibet. Our camps, conducted by our partner Seva Canada, have helped restore sight to hundreds of people with a simple and highly cost-effective cataract surgery. Our support also helps trains local doctors and has been used to purchase surgical cataract instruments for a remote health clinic in rural Tibet.

This video shows pictures of the camp, happy treated patients, and provides background information. Learn more about our project here.

Planeterra's Street Kids Project in Peru

House of the People of the Sun: Planeterra travels to Peru to visit with the street children of Cusco.

Planeterra established the Peru Streetkids Project to give back to the people in the communities where so many travellers visit every year to explore the Inca Trail and Machu Pichu during their travels through South America. Planeterra, with the help of G.A.P Adventures and hundreds of travellers, have raised over $100,000 USD to purchase a permanent home for the street children of Cusco, Peru & their families.

Travelers can incorporate a visit to this project during their travels to Peru on our Project Machu Picchu voluntour.

Planeterra Project: Ecuador Amazon School

Take a tour with us to Ecuador where we visit Delfin and his family in the Amazon of Ecuador.

Planeterra's project here includes a community primary school that travelers can visit as well as take part in activities in the Amazon rain forest and traditional indigenous ceremonies.

Travellers can incorporate a visit to this project by staying with the family as part of their Inland and Amazon Tour with Gap Adventures.

Planeterra: Sustainable Community Development through Travel

Planeterra is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable community development through travel.

We do this by working with local partners in many different countries to establish development projects while at the same time offering travelers the chance to engage in the projects while on a trip or voluntour.

Watch this video to learn more about how Planeterra provides opportunities for travelers to interact with local people in community projects around the world.