the artisans sign up for a tour puerto vallarta bucerias upcoming events and programs tanzania about our program about arusha about dar es salaam meet the artisans sign up for a tour arusha dar es salaam upcoming events and programs get involved internships employment current needs resources microfinance responsible tourism cultural exchange fair trade media blog press donate here reserve a tour choose your destination mexico puerto vallarta bucerias tanzania dar es salaam arusha mexico do a paty mexico mari chuy mexico lupita mexico alejandra mexico do a candelaria mexico gloria mexico don carmelo mexico licho mexico micaela tanzania nassoro a. chambo mexico do a mari tanzania augustina massawe tanzania antony tony tanzania hadija salim mexico do a plazola tanzania lusila john tanzania william joseph mexico celia tanzania apple joseph urio what is investours investours is a non profit organization bridging the gap between international tourism and local development . our mission is to provide travelers to mexico and tanzania with meaningful cross cultural interactions that empower micro entrepreneurs and directly stimulate economic growth . what we do get off the beaten path . experience authentic local culture . give back ethically . investours brings travelers to meet local artisans who have applied for micro loans to grow small business projects such as food vending weaving or woodcarving . the tour group gains an intimate perspective on the local way of life while directly witnessing the power of microfinance . this is an authentic cultural experience travelers can feel good about as investours uses tour fees to offer financial support to the small businesses visited on our tours . where we do it investours operates in two countries so far we have adapted our programming to make sense in these very different environments . explore our programs below . mexico puerto vallarta please note that our investours mexico program is now operated by a sister social enterprise called human connections for more details please visit www.humanconnections.org . tanzania arusha dar es salaam explore the rich culture of a country famous for its adventure travel opportunities . take a memorable meaningful step into the lives of locals . what you can do sign up for a tour planning a trip to mexico or tanzania join us on a tour reserve a tour intern with investours gain hands on professional experience with an international social enterprise view internships support investours fund a microloan give to a local business our help us grow our operations donate here explore our current needs make an in kind donation or volunteer your time current needs stay involved sign up for our quarterly newsletter to stay up to date with investours happenings sign up instagram contact us if you have any questions or comments want to volunteer or want to sign up for a tour please let us know please direct all general inquiries to info investours.org mexico team email mexico investours.org tel 52 1 322 138 1274 tanzania team email tanzania investours.org tel 255 684 504 212 investours