Our contribution to Society

Since 2009 Star Tours have donated £120,000 for charitable causes. In 2016 Star Tours is supporting “Big Hug Foundation” that believes in bringing positive change in India.

In 2016, Star Tours will donate £20,000 to The Big Hug Foundation

Registered Charity Number 1144159

The Big Hug Foundation is a small UK based charity dedicated to providing shelter and education to underprivileged children in India. Whilst we focus on providing children with basic necessities it is also our aim to support them in creating a sustainable future. The well being and development of the children we work with will always be at the forefront of our work. The children we support are all destitute; some are orphans and others are runaways escaping a lifetime of neglect and/or abuse. We aim to relieve these children of hardship and break the cycle of poverty by providing them with clean, safe, shelter, a real education and above all, a family.

Our Previous Contributions

In 2015, Star Tours donated £20,000 to Asha for Education.

Charity No. 1088168

Our belief is that education is a potent catalyst for socio-economic change. In keeping with this view, we support secular projects that strive to increase access to education among the disadvantaged. Asha is a completely volunteer run organisation. Our focus on children’s education has galvanised volunteers across the globe and today there are 66 Asha chapters worldwide, operating across the US, India and Europe. Asha has supported close to 400 projects spanning 24 states in India, disbursing over £16 million since its inception.

In 2014, Star Tours donated £20,000 to Narayan Sewa.

Charity No. 1046188

Narayan Sewa Sansthan is a NGO established in 1985 by Dr. Kailash Agrawal ‘Manav’ to treat patients suffering from polio, cerebral palsy and serve the orthopedically handicapped and disabled. Our aim is to provide education and vocational training to the disabled and mentally challenged people with proper facilities to develop their potential to the fullest so that they can be self-reliant and independent.

In 2013, Star Tours donated £20,000 to GOSH.

Charity No. 235825

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was established in 1852 and has since then been providing for much needed medical treatment for children. Great Ormond Street Hospital is the country’s leading centre for treating sick children, with the widest range of specialisms under one roof. This means that they are able to provide treatments to children with the most complex, rare and life-threatening illnesses.

In 2012, Star Tours donated £15,000 to Akshay Patra

Charity No. 1117756

Established in 2000, this non-governmental organisation (NGO) advocates improving primary education by stamping out hunger. Akshaya Patra helps to reopen the route out of poverty and into education by being the largest non-governmental provider of school lunches in India.

In 2011, Star Tours donated £15,000 to Oxfam.

Charity No. 202918

Oxfam projects in UP focus on improving the number of children that complete primary school, as this is the best way for them to break the cycle of poverty.

In 2010, Star Tours donated £15,000 to Pratham.

Charity No. 1099386

Pratham was started by UNICEF in 1994 with a mission to erase illiteracy amongst India’s 100 million underprivileged children. Working with 22 state governments in India, teachers have been trained in Pratham’s ground breaking teaching techniques that help children improve their learning levels in 4-8 weeks.

In 2009, Star Tours donated £15,000 to BAP’s.

Charity No. 1143083

The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha engages in over 150 humanitarian causes throughout the world and provides much needed help to the places where help is urgent. Drawing on their diverse resources, broad reach and vast experience, BAPS endeavours to provide both emergency care and long-term solutions in the areas of health, education, the environment, community development, tribal uplift, and disaster relief.