Travel for Good Giving Program

Social Impact & Sustainability Charitable Giving Program

Since 2004, Ciao Bambino has played a central role in inspiring and enabling families to explore the world. We have witnessed time and time again how travel challenges and transforms families, offers a broader lens to our diverse, multicultural world and extends education beyond the classroom. After living through the COVID-19 pandemic and the radical loss of travel, it’s clear that there is truly no substitute for the value and impact of in-person connections and experiences. We also learned that global communities are more deeply connected to one another than ever.

Purposeful travel is more important than ever.

Taking Action to Travel For Good

We’re putting our money where our mouth is! We are thrilled to announce our social impact and sustainability charitable giving program at Ciao Bambino that offsets the carbon footprint created by travel, while finding ways to accelerate the social impact created by preserving and empowering the communities we visit as we celebrate diversity and inclusion. Ciao Bambino donates quarterly to vetted non-profit organizations whose work helps communities and ecosystems around the world.

Located in Bozeman, MT, EverGreen Adventures connects people living with chronic illness and their caregivers to each other, nature, and opportunities to create and express themselves. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino fund 10 in-person community events, connecting 300 local and visiting participants through activities like rock climbing, yoga, dance, art, fly tying, and support groups.

Seeds of Exchange partners with organizations making a difference when it comes to the world’s greatest injustices and challenges. To date, Seeds of Exchange has raised $80,000 to provide life-saving Vivoblu Water for All filters for those in need of clean, safe water - which has become dangerously scarce in parts of Ukraine during the war. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino have provided 154 filters to 2,310 refugees, soldiers, and first responders in Ukraine.

Bess The Book Bus instills a love of reading in asset limited communities by supplying high quality books to children, caregivers and educators and making the joy of book ownership a reality. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino will build home libraries for 125 preK through second grade students and classroom libraries for 8 teachers at a vulnerable school in Tampa.

The Royal Portfolio Foundation supports projects in South Africa’s communities and ecosystems, raising awareness of the risks and challenges that the wildlife, wilderness, and communities face. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino supported Royal Malewane’s Tango K9 Anti-Poaching Unit, which is at the forefront of curbing the detrimental effects of poaching in the Greater Kruger National Park.

Success for All This helps bridge the literacy gap in the United States. Trips with Ciao Bambino have provided early reading literary materials to 60 students for a year.

One Tree Planted participates in global reforestation, working with a network of ecologists to plant native tree species. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino have resulted in 6,680 trees planted.

Feeding America is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States operating food banks, food pantries, and community based-organizations. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino have provided meals to 30,000 families.

Direct Relief provides humanitarian relief to the world’s most vulnerable people. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino provided emergency medical backpacks to first responders on the ground that will help treat approximately 1,400 people in Ukraine.

Trips with Ciao Bambino have provided $3,000 for veterans, service members, and military families in need.

Books For Africa fights book famine in Africa, donating educational materials to children in all African countries. Trips planned with Ciao Bambino have donated 6,420 books to Africa.