Impact Travelers is a four week program for talents in digital area who are sent to developing countries to work in local businesses.
SHARE + DISCOVER + TASTE = EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME
Living in different countries and meeting people from all around the world, inspired us to create a program for young people that combines three great things: traveling, sharing and learning. Impact Travelers is here to give opportunities for young talents to explore the world, connect with different cultures and create lifelong relationships. This program is for you if you are a talented student who wants to boost your career, professional in digital area who looks for a life-changing experience or a curious individual who wants to experience an adventure and take a step forward.
“I consider the time spent in Southeast Asia as one of the most important experiences which helped me to discover a new viewpoint to my career and my life. ”
-Tomáš Niederle, Marketing Specialist at Proficio
DEVELOP YOURSELF AND HELP OTHERS
You will travel to a foreign country and spend 3-4 weeks with other talents you can learn from, and work on a business project that makes an important impact in the local community. Your team is set out to create a solution on a problem which the local business in the destination has identified. The solution which you create can be a for instance a digital solution such as an app, a website or a software.
Through this intensive program you can expect to develop versatile set of skills such as teamwork, leadership, adaptability, openness, understanding and more importantly creating value.
HOW IT WORKS
Selection process
We carefully select both sides of every project. Businesses and participants. As a participant, in this stage, you can expect an interview and preparation weekend, where you will get to know your team, business and project and start planning your trip.
Travel
You will participate in a 3-4 weeks long project in one of the destinations with three or more other team members. Working days are spent in the local business and weekends are dedicated for traveling and discovering the destination country. In the end of the program, your team will deliver a final presentation concerning the project you have been working on. Impact Travelers is taking care of arranging flights, accommodation and visa for you.
Debrief
Also known as the reflection on the trip. After you return back home, you will participate in a debrief dinner where we look back at the experience and take steps to the future. If you are interested you can deliver presentations and talks about your own experience to others.
DESTINATIONS
You have the possibility to work in a project that takes place in Cambodia, Thailand, Brazil, India or Vietnam. We are continuously working on to find new partners and projects. We select our businesses carefully and our rule is that every selected business must contribute positively in the local community. In other words all our partner companies must do something beyond their business boundaries for the benefit of others.
PRICE
The total price of the program varies according to the destination. The average cost for the 4 weeks travel is around $2500 which includes visa, flight tickets, weekend trips, and pocket money to spend freely.
APPLY
Visit our website: www.impacttravelers.com and fill out an application form. If you have any questions or concerns you may also contact us directly on the contact page.