Although travel is already the gift that keeps on giving, providing a destination wedding favor for your wedding guests that gives back to an international charity will continue that gift of giving. Romantic Planet Vacations, Canada's premiere experts in destination weddings and honeymoons, have comprised a list of five international organizations that offer unique gift ideas for destination wedding favors.
Mexico: Centro Ecologico Akumal
For more than 20 years, the Ecological Center of Akumal has been protecting the turtles that nest and hatch along the coasts of Akumal. It's symbolic adoption allows the Sea Turtle Protection Program to continue patrolling the beaches to monitor and protect these majestic endangered creatures. Your baby turtle adoption includes an official adoption certificate.
Dominican Republic: RTS Missions
RTS Missions is a faith-based organization in the Dominican Republic that acts as a voice against child slavery and trafficking with a medical center, two school start-ups and serves 40,000 meals a month. Their online store includes handmade items from Haiti or the Dominican Republic. You will find beautiful jewelry, home décor, and seasonal items. Every purchase has purpose. You help create and sustain jobs, keep families together, educate children and battle hunger.
Jamaica - Help Jamaica
Help Jamaica has been support educational projects in Jamaica since 2008. Together with various local initiatives, their mission is to create opportunities for children, youths and adults to learn, empower themselves, nurture new skills and develop their personality. Their online store includes a set of ten attractive postcards with artwork by Jamaican artist Michael Thompson.
Canada: Indigenous Handicrafts
The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, located in Whistler, Canada, is home to a training program that empowers Indigenous youth to conduct tours of the centre’s museum and grounds. The space is a celebration of two Indigenous communities in the region and teaches local and international visitors about the region’s history. Choose from clothing, water bottles, and other items depicting traditional Indigenous art, handicrafts and music.
Costa Rica: Life Monteverde Coffee
Life Monteverde in Costa Rica was started by three farming families in 1990 and has grown into a union of 12 families dedicated to sustainable coffee production, agriculture and education on sustainability. Coffee purchased from their online shop will directly benefit 130 families in the nearby region.
