Yoga Gives Back supports women and children in India—the birthplace of yoga—through micro-loans and education programs that address poverty and social inequality. While millions around the world benefit from yoga as self-care, many in India still lack access to basic opportunities. As part of our Travel Impact Program and as a proud Resilience Partner, International Yoga is committed to the ongoing support of Yoga Gives Back’s mission to create lasting social impact and reach #OneMillionYogis—empowering communities through the transformative power of yoga.

We have been partnering with Valentin Baca Baños, a Peruvian native, for over a decade. His tour company, Valentin’s Pachamama Journeys, is strongly committed to supporting social projects that help local people and the economy in Peru. They partner with humanitarian organizations to supply shoes, hats, medicine, and other needs to local children and their families. As part of IY's Travel Impact Program, a portion of your trip price will be donated to a local school that Valentin has built to support the children in his Sacred Valley community. We will have the opportunity to visit the school during our trip and donate additional supplies.

Amal Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of underserved women through restaurant training and job placement. Amal's ultimate goal is personal transformation through the development of job and life skills for their trainees to eventually achieve economic and social stability. Amal helps their graduates find jobs in restaurants, hotels, riads, or private homes that will allow them to become financially independent. Amal is a self-sustained social entity that strives to make positive changes in women's lives in Morocco.

Through our partnership with Feline Fields, our Botswana retreats directly support the Feline Fields Trust and its community and conservation initiatives, including school transportation, early-childhood education, local training and employment opportunities, and wildlife conservation projects such as the reintroduction of giraffes to the Kalahari.

The Chiwong Monastery Sangey Trust is dedicated to preserving one of Nepal’s most sacred cultural and spiritual centers in the Solu Khumbu region. In this remote Himalayan area—where monasteries serve as schools, community hubs, and guardians of Buddhist tradition—resources are limited, making upkeep a constant challenge. The Trust supports resident monks with food, housing, and education, and offers scholarships for local children who might not otherwise have access to schooling. Its efforts also include restoration work, solar electrification, and sustaining Mani Rimdu, one of the region’s most important Buddhist festivals. Through IY’s partnership with the Chiwong Monastery Sangey Trust, we provide annual support that helps sustain this sacred site, uplift the Sherpa community, and preserve a living lineage of Himalayan Buddhism.

Since 2015, Thread Caravan has been facilitating cultural art workshops in rural communities plagued by high street dog populations. Out of this initiative, Caravana Canina naturally emerged to address pressing community needs. With a focus on spaying and neutering as a long-term solution to combat neglect and abuse, the project has also provided crucial care such as feeding, vaccination, deworming, fostering, and adoption. Over 159 dogs have found new homes, 484 have undergone spaying and neutering procedures, and countless others have received essential care in Mexico.