New York, NY (openPR) 5 October 2009
Micato Safaris (http://www.micato.com), for providing the utmost in luxury safari travel to known East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia , Mozambique) and India honored for their philanthropic efforts in the pages of the September 2009 issue of Conde Nast Traveler, on the 3rd Annual Meeting of Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Congress at the Morgan Library, New York City, on 21 September 2009. Awards were collected in the presence of around 250 travel industry and nonprofit leaders and activists, including documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, the actor Edward Norton, and singer Wyclef Jean-philanthropist to discuss the “can do what the travel industry to improve the environment submitted to and living conditions around the globe.
Education, poverty, wildlife, conservation and health:
awards were given in five categories. Micato Safaris in the Wildlife category for the post more than $ 1,000,000 annually to African wildlife education and conservation programs, including programs that provide financial incentives awarded to the hunting programs and field trips to national parks for city-dwelling African children.
Micato has always been sensitive to environmental and cultural pressure on the areas we visit and we will do our utmost to good stewards of the African habitats and heir. After all, it’s not exactly the place we bring travelers to visit , it is our home, “says Dennis Pinto, Managing Director, Micato Safaris.
Micato Safaris was by Conde Nast Traveler as “Overall Good Guy” award for his work, particularly through its non-profit foundation of america share (http://www.americashare.org), in other areas . judge america share provides education through its school partnership program and tools for sustainable living to women and children with HIV / AIDS in Mukuru, a Nairobi, Kenya’s worst slums.
For further information on Micato Safaris visit http://www.micato.com or call 1-800-MICATO-1.
For more information visit over america share or call 212-545-7125 http://www.americashare.org.
About Micato Safaris
Jane and Felix Pinto
Micato founded in Kenya in 1966, the company has been offering the most luxurious and personalized safari in Africa, to discerning travelers since then. Winning the prestigious Travel + Leisure “World’s Best Tour Operator & Safari Outfitter” for an unprecedented six years, is proud to provide exceptional service Micato itself at every stage of the Safari experience.
In the past twenty years, the charitable arm Micato, america torrent, works actively in Kenya to assist the affected orphaned and vulnerable children and adults by the HIV / AIDS pandemic. Funded 100% Micato Safaris, america channels share the donations of its Safari guests, corporate partners and friends of the industry directly in one of its projects in Mukuru, a notorious slum in Nairobi. america share mission is education, health care and hope to provide the women and children of Mukuru and means to facilitate sustainable change within the community.
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