October the 25th, 2019 - A sustainable way of living and working has always been important to me. I’ve always tried my best to align my work in tourism in a positive way. So it has been my pleasure to work alongside Green World Holidays who share the same belief; that every one of us has a responsibility to look out for our environment and for our fellow neighbours.

With this philosophy in mind, Green World Holidays wanted to develop a direct link between their families visiting Croatia with a local charity in Trilj, Dalmatia. The chosen charity is “UOSIT”, which is a charity for children with special needs.

The charity was founded back in 2006 in the town of Trilj and their goal is to help people with special needs to function in everyday life. This small charity has just over 100 members, mostly which are children born with special needs. This amazing local charity also offers an important place of support for parents of the children to share their experiences.

To give our guests a deeper sense of Croatian culture and a way to raise donations for the ''UOSIT'' children, we created a weekly charity quiz that ran throughout July and August. At the end of the season, the directors of Green World Holidays match whatever has been given by their guests.

It was a great success and something we will continue to do each season. What makes us especially happy is the fact that everyone participated in this, both parents, teenagers and kids and they learned more about Croatia and were able to help a really worthwhile cause.

It’s important to remind ourselves that travel is much more than visiting an area. We should feel the local culture, meet new people and help others along the way. Our history, our geography, our sport, our people, our Croatian trivia is something to be very proud of – so why not create your own ''quiz'’ and raise money for a local charity.

After this year and the good will generated, I'm looking forward to next year and making more people happy. A smile is a ''thank you'' that we all need.

Want to find out more about UOSIT? Read on...

The charity was founded in 2006 in the small town of Trilj, located about one hour from Split. The charity's goal is to help people with special needs to function in everyday life. This small charity has just over 100 members, most of which are children who were born with special needs. This amazing local charity also offers an important place of support for parents of the children to share their experiences.

Contact details:

Town: Trilj
Contact: 021 831 587
Address: Kralja Tomislava 1, 21240 Trilj, Croatia

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