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Cape Town Field Trip (Monday)
Important:
Kindly note that variations to this itinerary are possible, the operation of many of the Uthando projects are dependant upon many unpredictable factors.
Notes, Excludes & Includes
Cost: 650.0
Notes
The townships are safe, but of course it is better to take precautions, please leave valuables in the hotel (i.e. jewellery, expensive watches etc). Bring a camera and sufficient cash to purchase arts and crafts at one or two of the stops.
| Tour Day | Monday |
| Tour Duration | 08:30 - 13:00 (approximately 4.5 hours) |
| Start Location | Cape Town |
| End Location | Cape Town |
| email: | tours@uthandosa.org |
| tel: | +27 21 469 2650 |
| click here for the brochure | |
Experience South Africa like never before…..its not a township tour, its not a trip down guilt lane, it’s not a begging bowl route ….it’s a field excursion to discover, learn, understand, see, experience, feel and most importantly, be inspired!
While the world goes about its daily chores, earning a living and living a life, millions of people around the globe are making amazing human stories in the face of almost insurmountable adversity. Uthando (Love) South Africa now offers visitors to South Africa, the opportunity to obtain a glimpse into these amazing stories. We have tried as far as possible to present an authentic, non-commercialised view of this aspect of South Africa.
The tour will commence with an insight into the political and cultural heritage of the townships around Cape Town, visiting sites of brave struggle against the Apartheid regime. Whereafter we commence with visits to the Uthando projects.
HIV/AIDS has had a staggering affect on South African youth, in 2006, 290 000 children were estimated to be living with the disease and there were more than 1 million orphans. This situation has worsened. A to visit Gloria Bebeza and her team at Khumbulani Day Care Centre will reveal the tremendous sense of community that exists in townships and the brave will to combat this awful disease.
In 2004 the Human Sciences Research Council estimated that 57 percent of individuals in South Africa were living below the poverty income line. Many in SA would argue this statistic has worsened since then. A visit to one of the over 60 urban agricultural gardens in Khayelitsha of Abilimi Bezekhaya (Xhosa for “The Planters of the Home”) will showcase how barren swathes of very poor ground have been converted into organic lush gardens providing food and some income to the locals. We stop here for tea, coffee, delicious South African snacks, and a chat with the locals.
We pop in at the Manyanani (Xhosa for “we do it together”) Peace Park, the first community park to be established in the informal settlements of Cape Town. The Park is a leading model for sustainable community based development in SA. Local entrepreneurs will have handmade arts and crafts for sale should you wish to purchase a momento of the trip.
We end the trip with an entertaining visit to the Volcano Arts Project. With the drug crystal meths ravaging townships around Cape Town, this project is doing valuable work with youth and schools to teach arts and life skills. Run by University of Cape Town graduate, Mandlesizwe Lufele, he is sacrificing much to give back to the community and develop talent in the townships. The group performs drama productions aimed at creating social awareness about issues in the community. Be sure to be inspired!!!
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