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TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD AWARDS   FIRST TOUR OPERATOR "HUMANITARIAN AWARD" TO DENVER-BASED AFRICA ADVENTURE CONSULTANTS Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) introduced a new award category at the fourth annual TTB awards which recognized the tour operator who has done the most in its efforts to support community-based tourism and humanitarian projects in Tanzania. The first TTB tour operator "Humanitarian Award" was presented to Denver- based Africa Adventure Consultants, by the Honorable Zakia Handani Meghji, MP. Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism." According to Peter Mwenguo, Managing Director, TTB, "We established this new Award category to encourage tour operators to make a direct contribution to the betterment of the local communities, thereby also making them 'stakeholders' in the tourism industry. We are pleased to be able to inaugurate the 'Tour Operator Humanitarian Award' by recognizing Africa Adventure Consultants, whose outstanding contributions to Tanzania are a shining example of the sited purpose of the Award." "We are very pleased to accept the first annual TTB Humanitarian Award on behalf of our staff and our clients," said Kent Redding, President of Africa Adventure Consultants. "Having lived in Tanzania for several years, we know that it is a country full of wonderful people, wildlife and scenery, and Tanzanians are doing an outstanding job as caretakers of their unique natural resources. But we also know that Tanzania relies heavily on outside funding for many programs, so we have made it part of our corporate mission to provide assistance to several worthwhile non-profits." Africa Adventure Consultants has supported both community &endash; based tourism and humanitarian causes in the following ways: $10 from each client's safari cost is contributed to one of three not-for-profits, all of which work exclusively in Tanzania. The not-for-profits are Mwangaza; The Richard & Agatha Scholarship Foundation; and The Serengeti Cheetah Research Fund. 100% of all funds contributed go directly to the organizations. Africa Adventure Consultants established and has since funded the Richard & Agatha Scholarship Foundation, a US-registered not-for-profit organization that provides school fees for Tanzania children. Since its inception, Africa Adventure Consultants has supported Mwangaza, a US and Tanzania registered not-for-profit/NGO that helps disabled children in northern Tanzania. In addition to in-kind donations, they send clients to the project sites, contributing $50 per person to the fund. Africa Adventure Consultants contributes regularly to the Serengeti Cheetah Research Fund, the longest ongoing study of wild cheetahs in the world. Fund community-based tourism through partner companies who hold leases, pay fees, and have community-based tourism agreements with in districts such as Arusha, Siminjiro and Ngorongoro. Other 2004 TTB honorees were: in the media category, Jerry Bird and Muguette Goufrani, Publishers, ATA's Africa Travel Magazine and website; Tour Operator, Coastal Travel Ltd, Dar es Salaam; Hotels, Holiday Inn Dar es Salaam; and Lodges, Sopa Lodges. The Gala Awards Dinner took place at the annual Africa Travel Association Congress, May 3-7, Douala, Cameroon. For more information on Tanzania visit http://www.tanzaniatouristboard.com or in the US, contact The Tanzania Tourist Board at (212) 447-0027; email Tanzania@bradfordmarketing.org..