Ashoka Geotourism Challenge

The annual Changemakers Geotourism Challenge is again underway, a wonderful source of inspiration and local insight into the world of sustainable tourism. Entrants are those organisations, initiatives and individials that promote and enhance Geotourism, defined by National Geographic as: “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage and the well-being of its residents.” So make sure you join or nominate others.

Ashoka is a wonderful organisation, brought to my attention by colleagues in Hong Kong when I visited the Social Enterprise hub there. Ashoka desribes itself as a global association of social entrepreneurs. This is especially pertinent as next week I present to the Annual Business and Enterprise conference for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. I'm speaking alongside Kevin Brennan, Minister for the Third Sector, and the theme of the day is social enterprise.

Much of the discussion will revolve around building ethical and social business learning into our education system.

Any thoughts?

sally(at)yoursafeplanet.co.uk