What you can do
Solidarity Trips
ASIA’s Solidarity Trips embody the values and principles that have inspired the association’s activities since its founding. They are a way to awaken awareness of interdependence, to put solidarity into practice, and to appreciate cultural, spiritual, and environmental diversity.
Originally created to meet the desire of many supporters to meet the person they sponsor from a distance, these trips have become a precious opportunity to build genuine relationships with communities living on the other side of the world, whose lifestyles are completely different from our own.
With our solidarity trips, you can visit field activities , from resilient agriculture projects in Nepal’s rural areas, to the Manasarovar School welcoming Tibetan children in Kathmandu, from the Bonpo Triten Norbutse Monastery to the women’s handicraft micro enterprise in Mongolia.
You will gain insight into how a cooperation project works and come into direct contact with beneficiary communities, listening to their stories and sharing moments of their daily lives.
Discovering Nature, Culture, and Solidarity
The itineraries also include cultural sites — such as Durbar Square or Bhaktapur in Nepal — as well as spiritual and natural landmarks, from the breathtaking Himalayan mountain landscapes to the vast Mongolian steppes. These experiences offer a chance to connect with the richness of cultures, ethnic grups, and traditions very different from our own.
These journeys require a certain spirit of adaptability and openness, and like all true travel experiences, they help deepen self-awareness, awareness of one’s way of life, and understanding of the interdependence among all living beings.
Solidarity and transparency are also central values of these trips, which aim to support local cooperation projects, encourage virtuous local economic networks, and show participants firsthand what is achieved through their donations.
ASIA organises three solidarity trips throughout the year:
- Nepal in spring and autumn
- Mongolia in summer
The next trip is to Nepal, from 28 October to 12 November 2026.
If you’re interested in our solidarity trips and would like to know more, please contact Linda Fidanzia at l.fidanzia@asia-ngo.org or Tel. 0644340034