A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE
The breath-taking natural beauty and diverse cultures aside, South Africa suffers many acute social challenges. Millions of her citizens live in extreme poverty and face daily struggles to survive, let alone thrive. Motivated by love, compassion, and respect for our common humanity, Uthando (Love) South Africa seeks to form part of the solution to meet these challenges.
As an award-winning model of responsible tourism and traveling philanthropy, Uthando is drawing on an extensive network of cherished partnerships in tourism and community development, with the ultimate goal of linking these two sectors by a myriad of innovative, sincere and meaningful ways.
Our respectful, life-changing Philanthropic Educational Excursions allow Uthando guests to experience South Africa’s unique spirit of Ubuntu ‘I am because we are’. Our culturally sensitive philanthropic educational excursions shine a light on the many deserving, unsung community heroes. Their nation-building efforts so often go unrecognized and unrewarded.
“It’s about giving with love. Creating hope and faith. Hope for a better future, faith in humanity.” –
JAMES FERNIE Director, Uthando South Africa
OUR VALUES
Community Development and Social Entrepreneur Projects
Uthando (Love) South Africa is proud to work with and support a fantastic collection of independent, well-managed, innovative, inspiring community development projects and charitable organizations across a broad spectrum of sectors.
LATEST ARTICLES
Browse our collection of blog articles featuring the journey of the projects we support, their work and their impact.
Abalimi Bezekhaya (Urban Micro Farming)
With soaring petrol prices and cost of food, supporting the organic micro farming movement through Abalimi Bezkhaya is very important at this time.
“We Are Africa” – Thank You
We Are Africa sponsored Uthando to attend the show and meet up with old friends and supporters, as well as make with new business contacts.
Reflections on Uthando – Professor Kerstin Heuwinkel (Germany)
“Academic papers on community-based tourism and strategic tourism management are one story. To stand in a garden built on the sandy soils by 70 years old who believe in social change and uplift through tourism – is quite different.”
One Billion Rising- Rising for the Bodies of All Women, Girls, LGTBQIA+ and the Earth
Uthando was one of the proud sponsors for the “VDAY” event held at the Philisa Abafazi Bethu “Heal Our Women” Centre on 5 March.
HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE
We invite those who value this beautiful country and its people to join our cause, helping to support, protect and nurture it for generations to come.
Champion Uthando (Love) South Africa’s causes by hosting your fundraiser on GivenGain’s platform, from home. Run a fundraising campaign for Uthando on our crowd funding platform, it’s simple, easy and extremely effective in generating funds for our community projects.
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