‘Act of Kindness’ Travel Writing Competition

Have you ever been offered a beer by a local in a shebeen or been shown the sights of a city when you’ve been totally lost? 8 out of 10 Brits have been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of an act of kindness whilst travelling and that is what GlobalGiving.co.uk, in partnership with the Travel Foundation, is all about.

GlobalGiving.co.uk, an online charity market place, launched a travel writing competition on the 22nd June, in conjunction with the Travel Foundation and an array of prominent travellers & writers including Channel 4’s Jon Snow & Radio 5 Live presenter Anita Anand, who have shared their experiences and stories. The prize for the person with the most compelling travelling tale is a five night trip to visit and get involved in one of GlobalGiving.co.uk projects. Their projects are based all over the developing world and range from teaching locals in Mexico to make jam to sell to tourists to providing bicycles to school children in rural India. The winner will get the opportunity to choose which one of the over 350 projects on the GlobalGiving.co.uk’s website they see first hand.

A third of Brits say that one of the most enjoyable ways of giving back to poorer countries is talking to and getting to know local people. The ‘Act of Kindness’ campaign is all about the connections made whilst traveling abroad, from the person who gave you a lift to the beach in Thailand to the local who directed you around Delhi. However big or small, if it made an impact on you then they want to hear about it. Visit www.globalgiving.co.uk/kindness and write up to 100 words about an act of kindness youhave experienced whilst travelling abroad. Explain what happened and how it made a difference to your day.

Good luck!

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Comments by other travellers

Just entered! Fingers crossed..

 leia - posted 13th July 2009