Our non profit organisation creates a unique link between tourism and community development projects.
Our tours offer meaningful, authentic, engaging, non invasive and respectful visits to a broad range of innovative and inspiring community projects while also bringing enormous benefits to the local communities being visited. During our visits we shine a light on the remarkable and courageous community activists driving social change in their communities. Our tours reflect a heartfelt desire to showcase the best of South Africa, the positive, impactful and very often untold stories of triumph over adversity.
The tours take place in the expansive “townships” located on the eastern part of the city known as the Cape Flats. While driving from the city bowl to the townships, our expert guides provide an indepth overview to the history of South Africa and particularly the role that apartheid and institutionalized discrimination and inequality played in creating these communities. Once in the townships the guide will discuss in detail the challenges confronting the locals with reference to issues such as healthcare, education, social, political and economic challenges.
Philanthropic Cultural Travel Experiences
Uthando (Love) South Africa is an award winning Fair Trade in Tourism certified non profit organisation that is creating a unique link between tourism and community development projects.
Our tours offer meaningful, authentic, engaging, non invasive and respectful visits to a broad range of innovative and inspiring community projects while also bringing enormous benefits to the local communities being visited. During our visits we shine a light on the remarkable and courageous community activists driving social change in their communities. Our tours reflect a heartfelt desire to showcase the best of South Africa, the positive, impactful and very often untold stories of triumph over adversity.
The tours take place in the expansive “townships” located on the eastern part of the city known as the Cape Flats. While driving from the city bowl to the townships, our expert guides provide an indepth overview to the history of South Africa and particularly the role that apartheid and institutionalized discrimination and inequality played in creating these communities. Once in the townships the guide will discuss in detail the challenges confronting the locals with reference to issues such as healthcare, education, social, political and economic challenges.
The focus of the tour however is the visits to broad range of inspiring and innovative community projects. We visit three or four projects on every tour. Guests will meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things. They will hear the inspiring and remarkable stories of these community builders. Guests have an opportunity to interact with the locals at these projects, find out about the inspiring work they are doing. The projects showcase their work and lives to the visitors.
Tours are fully escorted and conducted by registered guides either James Fernie or Xolani Maseko
James is the founding director of Uthando and has been guiding since 2008
Xolani joined Uthando in November 2012 and does the majority of tours
GUEST EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS :
-Historical overview of South Africa particularly the recent apartheid history;
-Visiting 3 or 4 very inspiring and innovative community development projects;
-Meeting and engaging with local community activists in a mutually respectful manner;
-Indepth discussion on up-to- date political, social, economic issues and other current challenges facing South Africans.
