UN Women's Trek for Rights 2023
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Trek for Rights 2023

Need to know

  • Date: 21-26 May 2023
  • Group size: 10–18 travellers
  • Challenge grade: 3/5
  • Registration fee: $495
  • Fundraising target: $3,000
  • Flights: At own expense
  • Accommodation: Twin-share rooms in cabins and 4-star hotels
  • Minimum age: 18 (younger ages considered on application)

Tour from AUD: $2,999

*Subject to change. Refer to Soulful Concepts Terms and Conditons. Book now

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      Trip at a glance

      Join UN Women Australia in South Australia for the journey-of-a-lifetime across the ancient Ikara–Flinders Ranges, to advocate for the rights of women and girls across Afghanistan!

       

      This is your chance to leave your worries behind and immerse yourself in the dramatic beauty of the Ikara–Flinders Ranges National Park, known for its stunning scenery, fascinating geological history, rich cultural diversity and array of native wildlife.

       

      Expert guides will lead you across this ancient landscape, through rugged mountain ranges, towering cliffs, spectacular gorges and stony creeks. You’ll hike sections of the famous Heysen Trail and visit various renowned landmarks, including Wilpena Pound, Mount Remarkable National Park, Brachina Gorge and Alligator Gorge.

       

      Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to spot myriad native Australian wildlife, including emus, kangaroos, wallabies, reptiles and birds such as the brightly-coloured mallee ringneck parrot and the mighty wedge-tailed eagle. Your evenings will be spent at Rawnsley Park – a working sheep station where you can enjoy all the creature comforts after a hard day’s hike, with the added benefit of outdoor fires to relax around and stargaze with like-minded travellers.

       

      Most significantly, this is your chance to travel with purpose, and create real change in people’s lives – and in yourself. As you discover South Australia’s scenic beauty, you’ll raise funds to ensure women and girls aren’t left behind in humanitarian efforts across Afghanistan. Your efforts will help UN Women Australia advocate for the rights of girls to an education, ensure women have access to livelihoods, and continue working with partners to provide services to women fleeing violence. 

       

      You’ll walk away with treasured moments and the knowledge that you have been a part of something life-changing! We hope you can join us on this journey.

      Give back

      Over the last 18 months, the women and girls of Afghanistan have suffered a dramatic reversal of rights. The sudden and drastic political change put severe limitations on women and girls’ exercise of basic freedoms, including access to education and workplaces.

       

      Girls above sixth grade have been denied an education and, according to women civil society organisations and activists, women are now unable to drive, take public transport or move freely.

       

       

      Due to safety concerns and fear of reprisal, women’s shelters run by UN Women-supported partner organisations have temporarily closed. Women’s leadership at all levels in government has been suppressed and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in the country has been closed. Restrictions have been placed on civic space, including the operating environment for women-led civil society organisations. Many civil society organisation leaders and women human rights defenders have had no choice but to leave the country or go into hiding.

       

      Such constraints increasingly limit women’s ability to earn a living, access healthcare and education, seek protection, escape situations of violence, exercise their individual and collective rights and act with agency. This comes at a time when there is almost universal poverty in the country. More than half of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance, and an entire generation is threatened by food insecurity and malnutrition.

       

      Women’s rights in Afghanistan need to move in one direction, and that is forward.

       

      The funds you raise on Trek for Rights 2023 will support UN Women’s work on the ground in Afghanistan to ensure women and girls are not left behind in humanitarian efforts and able to access life-saving services. 

      Fundraising

      There are many creative and fun ways in which you can fundraise. To help get you started we have created an Online Fundraising Resource Hub containing an A-Z guide of fundraising ideas, “how to” guides for certain events and sample press releases and corporate sponsorship letters. You will also have regular support from the Soulful Concepts team, who will help you develop a fundraising plan tailored to your network. In addition you will also be supported by UN Women Australia.

      Fundraising component: $3,000 per person

       

      • What's included:
      • Two local guides who will drive, cook and care for you
      • Transport, including pickup and drop off from Adelaide
      • Meals as indicated in the itinerary, and snacks throughout the day
      • Twin-share accommodation
      • National Park entry fees
      • What's not included:
      • Airport transfers
      • Airfares
      • Single supplement ($589)
      • Optional tours and excursions
      • Tips and gratuities (optional)
      • Personal travel insurance and ambulance cover
      • Items of a personal nature
      • Other services not listed in the inclusions column

      * Travellers are responsible for valid visas throughout the duration of the trip

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      Unique experiences

      • Enjoy stunning scenery as you explore the largest mountain range in South Australia and one of the most ancient environments on the planet
      • Marvel at the dramatic Wilpena Pound, a spectacular natural amphitheatre
      • Trek sections of the Heysen Trail and see a myriad of native wildlife
      • Immerse yourself in the dramatic beauty of high ochre ridges, deep gorges and watercourses lined with river red gums as you walk through premier natural attractions such as Alligator Gorge
      • Advocate for the rights of women and girls across Afghanistan

      Need to know

      • Date: 21-26 May 2023
      • Group size: 10–18 travellers
      • Challenge grade: 3/5
      • Registration fee: $495
      • Fundraising target: $3,000
      • Flights: At own expense
      • Accommodation: Twin-share rooms in cabins and 4-star hotels
      • Minimum age: 18 (younger ages considered on application)

      Tour from AUD: $2,999

      *Subject to change. Refer to Soulful Concepts Terms and Conditons. Book now

        Find out more

        Enter your details below and receive the in-depth information pack and booking details via email

        Subscribe to Soulful e-newsletter

          Find out more

          Enter your details below and receive the in-depth information pack and booking details via email

          Unique experiences

          • Enjoy stunning scenery as you explore the largest mountain range in South Australia and one of the most ancient environments on the planet
          • Marvel at the dramatic Wilpena Pound, a spectacular natural amphitheatre
          • Trek sections of the Heysen Trail and see a myriad of native wildlife
          • Immerse yourself in the dramatic beauty of high ochre ridges, deep gorges and watercourses lined with river red gums as you walk through premier natural attractions such as Alligator Gorge
          • Advocate for the rights of women and girls across Afghanistan

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