Introduction
Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges firmly believes, and its actions revolve around, sustainable travel to the Enchanted Islands and Ecuador by protecting resources for generations to come and working to ensure the development of its people. A big factor in our corporate mission is contributing to island society with projects that will improve living conditions and help satisfy the basic needs of the Galapagos inhabitants.
This is why we have created "Amigos Red Mangrove"
What does "Amigos Red Mangrove" mean?
We envision working with friends and philanthropists who will bring together actions and funding, through Red Mangrove, targeting prequalified initiatives and projects to aid the Galapagos community, with accountability to the targeted projects.
Background
Development, as generally understood, is a risky endeavor in sensitive areas such as Galapagos. It may break the ecological equilibrium and its consequences will produce, instead of wellbeing, catastrophic results for man and nature.
Any development program must take into consideration two conditions: attention of health of the people and protection of the environment, two conditions that a...
Red Mangrove continues to seek the welfare of the inhabitants of the islands and along the line of draft links with the community began with a Family Health Program, which was carried out to the inhabitants of Isabela and Floreana Islands, as well as checking in our staff in Santa Cruz.
The Family Health Program for Red Mangrove employees and its suppliers was responsibility of CINTERANDES Foundation and sponsored by Red Mangrove.
This pro...
Red Mangrove aware that tourism activities have far-reaching and impact on small populations began a free of cost campaign to care for the horses on Isabela Island.
The first visit was in May 2010, when 176 horses owned by the muleteers of Puerto Villamil were treated.
This initiative gave excellent results that were verified by August on the second visit by the brigade of veterinarians. They found very important improvement in horses that re...
Dental Care in Santa Cruz, Isabela and Floreana.
Tourism not only involves service providers and guests, but it also has a direct impact on the people of the towns. Knowing this, Red Mangrove has decided to once again get involved with the welfare of families living in Galapagos. This new program builds on existing dental health programs to improve care and access. The first Red Mangrove provided dental health services to the inhabitants of S...
The following activities were our contribution with the local community of Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabela Islands. Red Mangrove has a vision the development whit the local inhabitants.
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
2010
Veterinarians have attended to the farm animals of Puerto Velasco Ibarra, Floreana Island.
Red Mangrove is pleased to announce a successful campaign to improve the health and the lives of the horses in Galapagos.
This occasion marks the first time Veterinarians have attended to the farm animals of Puerto Velasco Ibarra, Floreana Island. These animals include horses, mules and pigs. Floreanas horses are not used for tourism now though ther...
From our earliest days, we believe in an active engagement with our local communities. All of our actions are always framed in this philosophy because we believe in the possibility of a better world by offering the right way of traveling in which the lives of visitors and visited are enriched. If you travel under our umbrella you will certainly contribute to these positive actions.
Our next effort to support the local community will be to pro...
Veterinary assistance for the horses used for tourism in Puerto Villamil, Isabela
Red Mangrove is pleased to announce as part of the continuing community initiatives in the Galapagos Islands, the completion of the first stage of care for the horses in Puerto Villamil Isabela.
Red Mangrove is especially focused on those issues that directly impact tourism and strives to help increase the quality of services provided.
One of the major conc...
