As kids, we always wanted to change the world, make it a better place! However, with the increasing responsibilities of an adult life, we forget to do the little things, which would make a world of difference in someone’s life!
As kids, we always wanted to change the world, make it a better place! However, with the increasing responsibilities of an adult life, we forget to do the little things, which would make a world of difference in someone’s life!
Well, this Good Friday long weekend, make a pledge to give back to the community. Don’t know who to turn to for this? Well, don’t worry, Airbnb has curated a list of experiences, across the globe, helping humans and animals alike.
So, whether you are an animal lover, or passionate about trekking, an environmentalist or a strong believer in social work, Airbnb has a variety of ways for you to pick and chose! After all, it is not about the way in which you help, what is important is for everyone to get together and make a little difference, this Good Friday.
1. Participate in a Community Kitchen, New Delhi
Take part in a community kitchen and understand the concept of community service in Sikhism - one of the youngest of the major world religions! An ultimate day tour to explore this beautiful Sikh temple and the famous step-well, this Airbnb experience begins at a century old step-well and moves on to the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib - one of the most prominent Sikh houses of worship in Delhi, accompanied by some delicious street food and masala chai.
2. Street dancing in the South Bronx, New York City
Get real insight into the positive and transformational impact Hip-Hop can have on communities across the city. Here, the local hip-hop dancers will show you some of their dance moves and give you a little history of their specific style and how they use it to make their own personal dances. Learn and share some of the moves together where 100% of what you pay for this experience goes to Dancing in the Streets INC.
3. Walk with wolves!, Los Angeles
The Wolf Connection team is a group of passionate individuals who come from all walks of life for a common cause - to care for these amazing animals! Learn the story of each of the pack members, as well as a brief lesson on the history of the species. Afterwards, you'll have a chance enter some of the wolf habitats to interact one-on-one and what more, 100% of what you pay for this experience goes to Wolf Connection.
4. Cookies for a Cause, San Francisco
Not only will you learn a new skill, but you will give back to a wonderful cause! After a brief tour of Family House, you'll dive into a cookie decorating workshop, where everyone will decorate half a dozen cookies to take home. You can also choose to donate some of your cookies to the children at Family House.
5. Food recycling to feed 50 households, Hong Kong
Learn shocking facts about food wastage in Hong Kong at this Airbnb experience, followed by a visit to a fresh food market, where you will collect food that is perfectly good to consume, but would normally be thrown by the end of that day. After 30 minutes of food sorting, we will donate this food to the underprivileged elderly for them to cook their meal!
6. Plastic Fishing, Amsterdam
Help make Amsterdam’s canals plastic-free and join them for a two hour plastic fishing adventure. While cleaning up the canals, you get to see the historical center with its many highlights from a unique perspective: the water. Here, 100% of what you pay for this experience goes to Plastic Whale.
7. Sydney Coastal Day Hike to Manly Beach, Sydney
Hike one of Sydney's most beautiful coastal national parks. Explore hidden beaches and Aboriginal rock engravings. Immerse yourself in the local flora and fauna at this 10 km hike through Sydney Harbour National Park to Manly, a tour with a difference. All the money raised goes to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
8. Community Cooking: Tooting, London
Join the community kitchen in cooking an incredible vegetarian meal crafted by a mixture of experienced and amateur cooks. Later, serve the meal you created to a group of locals, persevering through a variety of ailments and difficulties. Enjoy their company and hear their stories, learning about Tooting with 100% of what you pay for this experience going to Be Enriched.
9. Brush and Ink (Japanese calligraphy), Tokyo
Gather together to learn the art of Shodo–Japanese calligraphy and study the most popular Japanese characters using Fude (brush), Sumi (Indian ink), simultaneously learning about the Japanese Do's and Don'ts, with 100% what you pay for this experience going to NPO-LESA.
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