Tourism is often a crucial resource in rural and underdeveloped destinations, where poverty is widespread and economic opportunities are scarce. In many cases, it is the first productive activity to develop after natural disasters or conflict, serving as an engine for building essential infrastructure. 
This industry not only creates jobs, but also promotes social inclusion by improving the economic and social conditions of local communities.  Under the heading Local Socio-Economic Development, we wanted to identify those projects implemented by Ecoluxury Retreats that have contributed to the creation of important infrastructure to improve education, vocational training, women's empowerment, health care, nutrition, sanitation and water supply in many remote locations.
These projects, often supported by specially created foundations, benefit from various forms of fundraising for their implementation. With Ecoluxury, you can select at the booking stage which project to support and, once on site, see for yourself how your contribution is being used.

“Think Global, Act Local” ; The Belmond approach.

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Yangon
Myanmar
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Pack for a Purpose

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Kunene
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Pack for a Purpose

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Sossusvlei
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community Partnership

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Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

School and Nutrition Community projects

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Hwange
Zimbabwe
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Eve Branson Foundation

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Asni
Morocco
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Pack for a Purpose

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Asni
Morocco
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Terevaka Outreach Program (TAO)

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Isola di Pasqua - Cile
Chile
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dar Al Atta’a Charity Association

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Penisola Musandam
Oman
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Safe Water for schools

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Riserva Masai Mara
Kenya
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Mwika Bee keeping Project

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Tarangire National Park
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Conservation & Literacy Programs

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Tarangire National Park
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community Projects

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Tarangire National Park
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Nakatindi's Community Projects

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MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK
Zambia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sishemo Studio

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MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK
Zambia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Bwindi Community Hospital

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Bwindi
Uganda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Victory School

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Bwindi
Uganda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Pack for Purpose

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Bwindi
Uganda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Caracal Biodiversity centre

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Kasane
Botswana
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dipetsana Women’s Bike Shop

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Kasane
Botswana
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Social Responsibility

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Ninh Van Bay
Vietnam
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community Focus

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Koh Samui
Thailand
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Local Producers - Ishikawa Region Group

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Yamanaka
Japan
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Best Society

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SUKAU
Malaysia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

La Bottega

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Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sextantio Onlus

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Santo Stefano di Sessanio
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Inkaterra Association

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Parco Nazionale di Tambopata
Peru
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Kalama Community

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Riserva Samburu
Kenya
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Local Integrated Development

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Noto
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Aitong Free Medical Camp

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Riserva Masai Mara
Kenya
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Conservation Fee & Local Community

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Sera Conservancy
Kenya
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Okavango Community Trust

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Delta dell'Okavango
Botswana
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Delta dell'Okavango
Botswana
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Responsible Development

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Ringha
Tibet
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Local Community

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Chiang Rai
Thailand
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Working with the Locals

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Lago Titicaca
Peru
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Locals Artisans & Producers

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Soprabolzano
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Delta dell'Okavango
Botswana
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Sossusvlei
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Damaraland
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Damaraland
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Children in the Wilderness (CITW)

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Kunene
Namibia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Akagera National Park
Rwanda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Zambezi River (Livingstone)
Zambia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ecoclub

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Hwange
Zimbabwe
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Supplies

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Santorini
Greece
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Social Contribution

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Santorini
Greece
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Botteghe's Shop

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Oliena
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Let's start from the land

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Piegaro (PG)
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Social Care Responsibility

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Dakhla
Egypt
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Tourism training

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Dakhla
Egypt
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DYNAMO FONDATION

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Piteglio
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

OASI DYNAMO EDUCATION

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Piteglio
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Local Community Participation

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SUKAU
Malaysia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community and Heritage

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Jericoacoara
Brazil
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Urban and environmental regeneration

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Castel Volturno
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ocean Women

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Maldive
Maldives
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sägemüllerhof's work rehabilitation programme

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Campo Tures
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Manta Trust's Ocean Women

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Maldive
Maldives
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community Investments

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Ubud
Indonesia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Locals First

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Ubud
Indonesia
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ponza and the local community

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Ponza
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Charity against drug addictions

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Paro
Bhutan
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Community Investments

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Paro
Bhutan
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Women empowerment

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Paro
Bhutan
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Water for the community

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Punakha
Bhutan
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Local Hospital

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Fiji
Isole Fiji
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

La storia di Fathel

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Ostuni
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ilboru school for children with special needs.

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Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Education on the edge of the wilderness

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Ngorongoro
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Mary's Collegiate Church - Social cooking classes

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Menfi
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Wine's Women

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Menfi
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Diego Planeta Scholarship

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Menfi
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Doffa Bike Shop

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Ngorongoro
Tanzania
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Close to the local community

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Ranthambore
India
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A Castle on the Horizon: from event to repopulation project

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Sellano
Italy
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Antonio Passeri School at Ngoma Village

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Pemba
Mozambique
LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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