Week 2: JOALI and JOALI BEING, Maldives
Series five is the first in which the team visit a resort in the Maldivian archipelago – and what a resort it is! JOALI Maldives launched at the end of 2018 with a raft of sustainable initiatives and an EarthCheck certification. This was joined in 2021 by JOALI BEING, a 20-minute boat trip away – the Maldives’ first wellbeing-immersive destination, set on an eco-friendly island that has retained its wild forest. Indeed, one of the standouts of Joali is its Reef Restoration Project, allowing guests to join the in-house marine biologist in transplanting tiny coals onto the house reef to help it regenerate.
Another amazing feature is JOALI’s Joy of Caring programme, which benefits the local community via grant schemes, education around food and sustainability, women’s empowerment through education, training and work equality, and green farming on land and sea. Tying in with this, the amazing hotel team visits neighbouring islands to get a feel for the region and its communities.