Hands Up Holidays is a holisitic organisation that believes that ethical attitudes pervade all of life.
As such, here are a selection of organisations that we feel are doing a fantastic job and contribute to enabling you to live an ethical lifestyle.
Nigel's Eco Store
Nigel's Eco Store is an award winning site that sells eco-friendly stuff to help anyone live in a more sustainable way, and so make a positive contribution to a better and brighter future. The range includes, eco gifts, eco cleaning, eco furniture, eco kids and more...
Click here to be taken to this website to read more.
Bradt Travel Guides
For years Bradt Guides has actively promoted giving something back as an extension of responsible travel. However, as one author points out, this suggests that travellers have taken something in the first place, and since we believe that travel is – or should be – a force for good right from the start, Bradt Guides feels that travelling positively sums up their ethos more accurately.
Click here to be taken to this website to read more.
The Nag
The Nag is a fabulous site for making it easy to do one thing a month to make your lifestyle more sustainable.
Click here to be taken to this website to read more...and sign up.
Climate Stewards
Besides being our partner for our Carbon Offsetting initiative, Climate Stewards is a site where you too can get involved in caring for our planet.
Click here to be taken to this website.
Trees for Cities
This site aims to tackle global warming, create social cohesion and beautify our cities through tree planting, community education and training initiatives in urban areas of greatest need.
Click here be taken to this website to read more.
Global Angels
Global Angels believes that everyone can be an angel - by putting your compassion into action, and help meet the needs of children around the world.
Be an angel here.
Eat The Seasons
Eat the Seasons aims to raise awareness and understanding of seasonal food: the benefits of eating seasonally and when different foods are in season.
To be taken to this website to read more, click...and eat here.
I am an Activist
I am an Activist was inspired by Dame Anita Roddick, and you can be inspired by this site to help bring about change in the world...standing up against injustice, speaking up for those who have no voice...being heard and being counted. As Betty Reese said "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never been in bed with a mosquito"
To be an activist, click here
View an introduction to what Hands Up Holidays is all about.
A mini-documentary about a Hands Up Holiday in Fiji
Watch a TV news clip about the launch of Hands Up Holidays