OPEN AFRICA
Vision
Started in 1995, Open Africa is a non-profit organisation under the patronage of Nelson Mandela, with a vision to ... enable livelihoods and enhance conservation across Africa, by offering authentic, life enriching journeys to travellers.
Why
Africa is poor monetarily but she has abundant cultural and natural riches which can be used to build her wealth. The birthplace of humankind. The world’s richest biodiversity. Spellbinding beauty. Legendary hospitality. By attracting travellers to enjoy Africa’s assets we can create jobs, enable livelihoods and enhance conservation across the mother continent.
How
By enabling communities in mostly rural and marginalised areas to cluster their travel attractions into off-the-beaten-track, self-drive travel routes. Travellers create their own itinerary from this information, according to their time, interests and budget. By travelling these routes, travellers support local tourism-based enterprises and encourage conservation, as communities become aware of conserving their environment to generate future income. Open Africa markets the routes through www.openafrica.org and other initiatives.
Results
Fifty-six travel routes in six countries supporting 2208 community-based businesses which employ 30,000 people.
Why contribute?
- Help rural communities across South Africa and Africa shine with upliftment and prosperity by helping enable livelihoods and enhancing conservation.
- Your contribution could make a big difference to an entrepreneur who is trying to sustain a livelihood. R400 in rural areas goes a long way to help feed a family for a few weeks or to send a child to school for a year.
- Become part of a big, sustainable vision to restore South Africa and Africa’s hope and pride amongst all its people.
Join us on this life enriching journey to experience and build the REAL Africa. Journeys that leave you and Africa feeling richer.
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| R 180 | donated by Rav G to OPENAFRICA | 30 Jun 2010 |
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