Advocating for the Human Rights of Porters and Mountain Expedition Workers | Marinel De Jesus from The Porter Voice Collective
Description
Welcome back to season 5 (and the series finale) of The Altruistic Traveller podcast. My name is Bianca Caruana and for the past five years, I have been bringing you stories from influential change makers who are shaping our world for the better.
In this episode, I speak with Marinel De Jesus - the founder of the award-winning media platform, Brown Gal Trekker, and mountain trekking enterprise, Equity Global Treks, both of which aim to elevate the status and roles of women and indigenous communities in the outdoor and travel industries.
In this podcast episode, we talk about how the former civil rights lawyer turned her passion for hiking into a full-time endeavour as a social entrepreneur, solutions-focused journalist, activist, and speaker.
During the show, we talk about:
Human rights violations in the trekking industry
The plight of porters’ rights in Peru, Nepal, Pakistan and Tanzania
Gender inequity in the trekking industry
Female leadership as a way to decolonise the tourism and outdoor industries
The Porter Voice Collective and the KM82 documentary
The Great Himalayan Trail campaign
How to support porters and advocate for their human rights
Learn more about the project here: https://theportervoicecollective.org/
Watch the KM82 trailer here: https://youtu.be/Y6wQ3SCinE8
Follow Marinel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/browngaltrekker/
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