With global warming, environmental destruction and greenhouse gases, the future of our planet is no longer secure. You’re either part of the problem or the solution. So that is why at Rhino Africa, we have decided to do our bit to save the environment.
Our Cape Town Office has started recycling and while this may be commonplace in the 1st World, it’s still not the norm in South Africa. And yes we know it’s long overdue, but better late than never! One of our projects involves keeping all the tea bags in our office and drying them out for an economic empowerment project in which participants paint unique designs onto these tea bags which are used to decorate everything from coasters to handbags.
This is done as part of our partnership with Uthando SA. Uthando means love in Xhosa, the local language of the Xhosa people, and it is a non-profit organisation which seeks to empower disadvantaged South Africans by funding community projects. These include Beauty for Ashes, Green Futures, Home from Home, Hout Bay Music Project, JIKELEZA: a chance to dance, Khumbalani Orphanage Centre, Mandela Park Mosiacs, Nazareth House, Neighbourhood Old Age Home (NOAH) and the Pebbles Project. As part of your trip to Cape Town, you can visit these great upliftment projects and see the ‘real’ South Africa too!
Rhino Africa is committed to giving a percentage of its profits to this organisation. So by booking with us, you area contributing to these projects. You can contribute directly by visiting the Uthando website ( www.uThandosa.org) or by getting in touch with us.
Contact us to book your trip, make a contribution or chat to a consultant!
