From November 26^th to December 31^st, Sustainable Travel International partner Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG) will be listed in the Global Giving Open Challenge to raise $ 5,000 USD within a month from a minimum of 40 donors.

With the funds Sierra Gorda seeks to support various micro-enterprise partners in order to acquire the appropriate equipment and restoration of roadside installations. This first campaign will be supporting a microenterprise in Cuatro Palos, Pinal de Amoles, and after reaching its goal, the organization hopes to raise seed funds for each one of 30 cooperatives owned and operated by local communities. The support for the community will help create a world tourism destination that is fair and sustainable. The spectacular beauty that is the Sierra Gorda Biospehre has an economic value and drives the Sierra’s local tourism stakeholders to reinforce sustainable criteria.

Your contribution is your choice; simply visit the campaign page and make a donation. You can help the organization reach its goal by inviting your network of friends, colleagues and communities concerned about creating sustainable livelihoods in rural, high biodiversity to donate, too.

If the campaign goal is reached, Global Giving will invite Sierra Gorda to fund more projects. Participate actively to its campaign by visiting facebook and by following twitter.

“We would like to invite you to join a fundraising campaign that we are embarking on to become one of the organizations showcased in Global Giving, based in Washington D.C. and a leader in on-line fundraising. GlobalGiving has helped 5,852 projects, non-profits and social entrepreneurs grow their community of donors and volunteers to raise a total of $68,206,099. Help Sierra Gorda join their ranks.” - Martha “Pati”Ruiz Corzo, Founder of Sierra Gorda