Representing more than 13 percent of the GDP, tourism is a key component of the Botswanan economy. Travel for Impact directs contributions from lodges, camps and tour operators to community programs that change lives on a grassroots level in Northern Botswana. It provides a channel for travelers and the safari industry to step up and give back by supporting projects in four main areas: Children & Youth, Conservation, Culture, and Heritage and Women, through organizations like AGLOW-Pokolong, a group that assists disadvantaged elderly people who don’t have family to care for them. Your travel helps support this program. And if this program speaks to your heart, you can bring warm winter clothing to donate.