Mauri-Sunshine Project

St. Jacques School provides free primary education in the small and secluded village of Chamarel. Maurisun has incorporated a visit of St. Jacques into one of their Rainbow Tours. By sharing a lesson with the children, visitors may get a feeling of life in the village. The children appreciate the visits and are happy to tell about their island, their culture and their families and the visitors appreciate the exchange with the vivacious youngsters. Only small groups are taken into the school and it is strictly observed that the visits take place on a basis of mutual respect.

Through exchange with the tourists, the children gain self-assurance, and are encouraged to study. Since the visits started, most of them consider a job in the tourist industry.
Maurisun encourages and helps visitors to support local projects, such as the reconstruction of an old nunnery and its transformation into a guesthouse. In this way, work for the village and a steady income for the people involved can be provided in the long run. A part of the income created by the “nunnery guesthouse will go back to the school. Maurisun will feature the Chamarel Nunnery Guesthouse on the list of their island accommodation and you may hopefully be able to bock your retreat or vacation from civilization there soon.

Inspired by their Rainbow visit, a group of tourists sponsored a scholarship for a young girl who thus became the first female secretary of Chamarel and promptly found employment at a local hotel