Hosted by imagine1day's founder Shannon Wilson, Executive Director Sapna Dayal, Ethiopian adventure expert Majka Burhardt, and lululemon athletica's Director of Possibility, Susanne Conrad. Four women of diverse backgrounds transporting you to the heart of humanity's ancient roots to imagine, create and contribute to a new future for a nation of children.
Be Challenged and Inspired: Hike, bike, climb and joy ride through Northern Ethiopia's awe inspiring sandstone mountain ranges.
At the Giving and Receiving End: Participate and create with imagine1day's Ethiopian team, visit with the wonderful children in the region of Tigray and be touched by their presence and smiles.
Celebrate Life: Experience historical landmarks and open your heart through conversation and movement. As a group we will break bread, explore, dance and participate in the deep culture of sacred places. Travel far and find your way home.
Highlights of our trip will include projects that we carry out in service of imagine1day's schools, a unique weekend in a remote rural community, guided outdoor excursions, and a visit to Lalibella's rock hewn churches. Accommodation will be based at the beautiful Gheralta Lodge in Hawzien, Tigray where we will connect each day in reflection of our discoveries.
Imagine Ethiopia 2010 Trailer.
Fuelled by your personal passions and a nation's vision to educate all of their children, you are asked to raise CDN$6,667 to fund the cost of a primary school project for a remote rural community in Ethiopia's Tigray Region. Together our creatributions will generate CDN$100,000 September 15, 2010.
We really mean it when we say together. Your connection with imagine1day, the community of participants and leaders that will join you on this journey, and the Ethiopian friends you will come to know, will begin the moment you declare your Creatribution Commitment. Through monthly group calls and an interactive blog, we will support one another in having fun, being creative and growing as individuals as we reach our goal.
Funds raised through creatributions will be eligible for tax receipts in Canada and the United States. The cost to participate in the trip, which is not eligible for tax exemption, is outlined below.
Shannon Wilson is a mom, designer and imagine1day Director. She is passionate about providing quality primary education to children in Ethiopia. She is committed to all participants on this trip connecting to our communities and team in Ethiopia in a meaningful way that makes an impact.
Sapna Dayal, imagine1day's Executive Director is committed to creating opportunities for everyone to find their unique contribution to this journey and to this incredible world. She brings to the trip an intimate connection to imagine1day's Ethiopian team and the communities they work with.
Majka Burhardt is a writer, climber, and guide, as well as author of Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa. All of her work is directed toward the point at which adventure and culture connect and she brings her unique blend of outdoor and expedition knowledge, African exploration, and human-based consciousness to the Imagine Ethiopia 2010 team.
CDN$2,950 per person - Includes all domestic air travel, ground transportation, double-occupancy accommodation, meals, adventure guiding, and entrance fees to cultural and sacred sites planned in the itinerary.
Participants will be responsible for their return travel to Ethiopia, trip and medical insurance, inoculations and personal spending. Our travel together will begin and end in the country's capital city, Addis Ababa.
Payment Terms: 15% non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot, 50% non-refundable payment due April 1, 2010, 35% balance due July 1, 2010. No portion of this cost is eligible for tax exemption.
Put your passion into action! Be one of 15 Creatributors to participate in this inaugural discovery of Ethiopia led by imagine1day.
Begin your journey today by sending your Creatribution Commitment to ethiopia2010@imagine1day.org or phone Sapna at 604-739-3311 to speak in person.
All participants will be required to sign a liability release prior to embarking. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who will sign the liability release on behalf of the minor.
We have a great deal to learn from and share with Ethiopia and its people. As a participant it is nonetheless important to understand that Ethiopia does not have the infrastructure, medical facilities, hygiene and legal system that exist in North America. Though this trip is designed to promote participants' safety, comfort and fun, you must be prepared to accept the risk of this adventure in Ethiopia including; personal injury, emotional trauma, illness, unanticipated event, death, loss or damage to property. The dates and activities planned in the itinerary are tentative and subject to change based on weather, flight availability and other events.
imagine1day is a clearing for fun-filled contribution and connectedness. Moving away from the paradigm called charity; imagine1day is distinguished as a community wherein all beings are elevated by their participation. In all interactions there is an exchange of value. We are unique not in what we say or who we purport to be, but rather in the shared experience of our expanding community.
We look forward to this trip being a true expression of this declaration made by imagine1day.
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