Title – Local Shop
Date – August 2003
Location - Maronsetra - Madagascar
Small businesses don’t come much smaller then this, but don’t ignore them. The local fare they sell can be very tasty and the support you show in buying from them will certainly go some tiny way to supporting their family. In many parts of Africa the women in the family run a small business like this one, to bring some income into families where otherwise there may not be enough to go around. Selling food and other hand and home made products is a common and popular way to ensure that there is enough food on the families table that night and to you this will literally cost pennies.
Beyond The Blue believes that where ever possible and whenever reasonable the support of small local businesses can enhance your experience and the effect your visit has, on the area you are visiting. During our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we look at many of the options that will be available to you on your travels and discuss which ones create a positive experience and which ones are a step too far.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – August 2003
Location - Maronsetra - Madagascar
Small businesses don’t come much smaller then this, but don’t ignore them. The local fare they sell can be very tasty and the support you show in buying from them will certainly go some tiny way to supporting their family. In many parts of Africa the women in the family run a small business like this one, to bring some income into families where otherwise there may not be enough to go around. Selling food and other hand and home made products is a common and popular way to ensure that there is enough food on the families table that night and to you this will literally cost pennies.
Beyond The Blue believes that where ever possible and whenever reasonable the support of small local businesses can enhance your experience and the effect your visit has, on the area you are visiting. During our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we look at many of the options that will be available to you on your travels and discuss which ones create a positive experience and which ones are a step too far.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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