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Sweet Mango Tours offers powerful, cultural immersion opportunities to young people. Programs in Thailand, Brazil and to the fifth Gross National Happiness Conference are scheduled for the upcoming year. Contact Sweet Mango for details - more info will be posted as it emerges.

Montpelier to the Amazon (M2X)

Informational Meeting

Monday, November 17, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Vermont

Join other young Vermonters for an excursion deep in the Brazilian rainforest, two days by boat northwest of the city of Manaus. The centerpiece of this three-week environmental conservation and community development service project is set in a small community in a private nature reserve. Working with a Brazilian non-profit, the Amazon Association, we will explore the area's rivers, forest and wildlife, assist the Amazon Association with a development project, and join in the daily life of the local villagers. Participants will be responsible for their own fundraising, with planning support and encouragement provided by Sweet Mango staff. During the 2008 - 9 schoolyear, the group will meet monthly as we prepare for this rich and intensive cross-cultural immersion experience.

The Thailand Projects

Young people are curious about the world and itching for adventure. Sweet Mango has years of experience producing intensive programs that lead to a village home-stay and service project. With your organization, we design and facilitate a journey of fundraising, group development, language lessons and cultural education. The process, which is intensive, demanding and fun, builds confidence, understanding and the ability to collaborate and serve.

With Sweet Mango's energy and guidance, your school, church or community group can experience the hospitality and the gentleness of this Buddhist culture.

The Fifth Gross National Happiness Conference

The fourth annual conference is in Bhutan this November. Sweet Mango intends to take a youth delegation to the fifth conference next fall (2009) somewhere in the east. Check back here to find out where and when and how you can participate.

Please contact Sweet Mango staff for more information about any of these opportunities.

Linda@sweetmangotours.com
(802) 535-8383