G Adventures’ Nepalese women's group wins top honours

G Adventures’ partner community program in Nepal has received top honours for its work in improving the lives of trafficking survivors by providing training in hospitality.

The Sisterhood of Survivors lunch program, a women's group  based in Kathmandu, provides training in customer service, accounting and food and beverage management. The training, which is conducted in conversational English, is designed to help vulnerable women gain independence and re-build their self-esteem.

The program won first place in the non-governmental category at the 12th annual UN World Tourism Organization Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism. It was one of four winners selected from among more than 100 candidates across 30 countries.

Launched in 2014 by Nepalese non-profit organization Samrakshak Samuha Nepal (SASANE), which means "Let's Protect Ourselves" in Nepali, the Sisterhood of Survivors was made possible by a founding grant from G Adventures and its nonprofit Planeterra Foundation through The G Project, a global competition to inspire positive change.

In 2013, G Adventures conceived of The G Project as a way to help aspiring change-makers take their idea from concept to action and impact by submitting ideas that could help solve social and environmental issues at a local level. More than 350 ideas from 90 countries were submitted, which resulted in the Sisterhood of Survivors receiving a winning $25,000 USD development grant from G Adventures to bring the project to life.

For more information on the Sisterhood of Survivors program click here.