On the 16th of February 2023 we were honoured to be part of a historic day in South Africa. In January, we contacted the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) with the request that they take responsibility for the preservation of Mama Kaba’s “dompas” and record her story for posterity.

It is hard not to feel full of optimism, hope, joy and inspiration when visiting Zama Dance School in Gugulethu. After an absence of two years due to Covid-19, it was wonderful to be back at Zama for their year-end performance.

We are in need of an additional R2.5 million to begin construction of 6000 tyre walls in March 2023. Here are a few good reasons to support our fundraising campaign for the construction of Goal50 Edu Hub.

Thank you to New Frontiers Tours for your heart, vision, and action. The Major Voices Male choir has now performed twice at a hotel in the town centre for an American tour series thanks to New Frontiers Tours.

Uthando was invited to be part of the 90th birthday celebrations of one of the oldest Christmas Bands, the Young Guiding Stars Sacred String Band.

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 sponsored Uthando to attend the show and meet up with old friends and supporters, as well as make with new business contacts.

“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.”

Uthando was one of the proud sponsors for the “VDAY” event held at the Philisa Abafazi Bethu “Heal Our Women” Centre on 5 March.

Desmond Mpilo Tutu. A man who had the courage of his convictions. A man who fought tirelessly against injustice, inhumanity and inequality, wherever it existed.

Ludwe Qamata is the gardener who is based at the Sinovuyo Seniors Centre in Khayelitsha. He is part of the “Ghetto Gardener” movement and Uthando is very proud to work with him and support his efforts.

This post is not related to the work of Uthando, but I thought that some of our clients would find it interesting. A big part of our “tour” is informing visitors about the history of South Africa.

Uthando is passionate about exposing local community activists to the amazing tourism sites in Cape Town. They work so hard building their communities and rarely get to enjoy their own city.

Eziko Cooking School – Kwanga Menera Sponsored by Uthando Clients On the 30th of August, Uthando visited Eziko with clients David and Lindsay, a honeymoon couple from New York City, USA. On this visit they were impressed and inspired by the resilience, passion and dedication of the student chefs, [...]

Key Hole Gardening Project at Ikhaya “Home” Garden Ikhaya Garden (SA), Uthando (SA) and Nguia Ti Be Foundation (Netherlands) partnered to implement Keyhole Gardens across the community of Khayelitsha. Jill Godfrey from the Nguia Ti Be Foundation was introduced to Ikhaya Garden on her visit with Uthando in October [...]

Ladles of Love Breaks Guinness World Record Uthando is extremely proud to be supporting “Ladles of Love” since 2020. This organisation is providing life-saving food to hundreds of thousands of South Africans every week. On the 28th of August Uthando represented by James Fernie and his partner Zackeen Thomas [...]

Messages of THANKSGIVING From Our Community Development Partners Abalimi Bezekhaya “Farmers of Home” "The micro farmers of the Cape Flats thank you wholeheartedly for supporting our efforts at investing in sustainable agricultural programmes over many years and especially in 2020 when it is needed the most." Afri-Creative Hub "Much [...]

“We Are Africa” Team Visit Beneficiary Community Development Projects THANK YOU to the “We Are Africa” Tribe for the truly remarkable donation in 2020. The money from the We Are Africa donation supported several highly impactful community projects which are providing life saving assistance in the areas of emergency [...]

Uthando wins Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2020 On Friday 21st August, Uthando received the following email from Trip Advisor : “Congrats, you’re a 2020 Traveler’s Choice Winner. Congratulations Uthando Tours on being a Travelers’ Choice Winner. Each year, we comb through reviews, ratings, and saves from travelers everywhere, [...]

THANK YOU Johann Van Zyl (Far Country Collection) and Brooke Berlin (Karoo Consulting) USA A very big thank you to Johann Van Zyl and Brooke Berlin for the incredible crowdfunding campaign that they undertook to raise funds for the emergency feeding schemes, and urban micro farming operations, that were [...]

“UBUNTU BEANIES” Project by Maria Ross Maria Ross (Team leader of Leisure Travel, from Terra Nova Tours in Cape Town), contacted Uthando in June 2020 with a beautiful and inspiring initiative. Knitting began as a hobby for Maria, in 2019, as she taught herself to knit beanies. People soon [...]

The Big Issue Recognition for Uthando Support During Covid 19 Crisis Uthando is extremely proud to be included on page 2 of the June edition of The Big Issue magazine with a bold note of gratitude from the magazine to Uthando for the assistance Uthando is providing during the [...]

Kensington Place rallies to provide emergency food to the community of Hanover Park This story is far more than just about food, it is about community and nation building, bringing together several tourism companies and community partners to alleviate hunger in Hanover Park - a mixed race community in [...]

Southern Destinations visit to Home from Home Southern Destinations has been supporting Home From Home through Uthando for many years. On the 20th of September a team from Southern Destinations took time out of the office to visit the HFH Early Childhood Development Centre ECD in Khayelitsha to do [...]

Moya We Khaya “Spirit of Home” Growing Tunnel Uthando sponsored the repairs of the growing tunnel at the Moya we Khaya “spirit of home” vegetable garden in Khayelitsha. A devastating winter storm destroyed the tunnel earlier in 2019 . The tunnel is an important element of producing high quality [...]