SalaamGarage announces: Engage! Refund

SalaamGarage announces: Engage! Refund

(currently we are accepting applications for our upcoming Guatemala trip in July and Ethiopia trip in November, 2010)

With several successful trips under out belt, lots of content created, travelers repeatedly saying ‘this was the trip of a lifetime,’ we seriously want to vamp up sharing your experiences and the stories you create. Why? Because we know for sure it changes peoples lives.

We envision SalaamGarage participants deeply engaging their communities with their projects and experiences from their trip.  Because we truly believe in the intrinsic value of ‘show and tell,’ we challenge the SalaamGarage travelers. This is an opportunity. We so want to see the amazing content created by SalaamGarage travelers reach far and wide that we rolled out the Engage! Refund. (for you!)

In a nutshell, if you can come up with a plan to get your projects out in a way that will engage your community and have a powerful impact, we will refund your trip $300.

Need some examples of a plan? Write a series of articles for your local newspaper. Give a presentation at (ex.) an Ignite or Slideluck Potshow event or other conference/non-conferences. Present your photos and project from you trip your church or you child’s school, invite their parents, invite the press (they’ll come)! Create a campaign by engaging your local community to support the efforts of the NGOs we visit. A campaign can be to send 50 children from the NGO you visit with us to school for a year through your (ex.) book club or your church- even better, make it an annual goal. Create an online fundraiser to support the construction of a health clinic for the NGO, get credit at your university, work it into your major… there are unlimited possibilities. It’s all possible!

Get out of your comfort zone, reach out, speak up, engage, inspire, cause change and have an impact. Make the most of your SalaamGarage experience by sharing with and engaging your community. It’s all about what you can do, and you can do a lot!

Here are the details:

SalaamGarage accepts 20 applications on a first-come-first-serve basis and awards 7 solid projects per-trip.

Please contact hello@salaamgarage.com to request an application.

Steps:
1) Pay your $500 deposit (via paypal).
2) Choose your project from the website.
3) Email us your request for an application at hello@salaamgarage.com.
4) Receive approval.
4) Book and pay for the trip (go anyway!).
5) Complete your project, reach your goal within your deadline and SalaamGarage will refund you $300.

Projects:
Your project should have realistic goals as to how you plan to make the most powerful impact in your community. Posting a blog entry isn’t enough, Facebook links and photo albums aren’t enough, a few tweets aren’t enough. You will need a solid plan for your project with a timeline, goals, deadlines, collaborates, desired outcome, etc. (and remember: KISS)

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