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Khwe Cultural Village - On your own two feet
The aim of the project is for the Khwe community in Bwabwata National Park, which is supported by Gebeco and Futouris, to independently manage and further develop the jointly established Cultural Village. The aim is to generate a stable income for the entire community in the long term.
Tatjana Peters)
Project objectives
Improving the living conditions of the Khwe community living in the vicinity of the Bwabwata National Park
Supporting the establishment of a community-based training and visitor center
Preserving the diverse traditional knowledge of the Khwe Preserving unique knowledge preservation of the Khwe's diverse traditional knowledge
Preserving unique knowledge
The project is based on the "Tracker" project initiated and supported by Gebeco in 2013, the main aim of which is to preserve the unique knowledge of the local Khwe community, pass it on to younger generations and open up new sources of income by integrating tourism. To this end, training programs for the transfer of knowledge from the elders to future generations have been developed and implemented. In addition, the first programs for passing on traditional knowledge to travellers were created and tested with Gebeco travel groups.
Now it is time to stand on our own two feet. The aim of the current partnership is therefore to enable the Khwe to manage their project independently and generate a stable income for their community in the long term. To this end, the Khwe are being supported in the construction of a so-called "Cultural Village". The aim is to create a permanent focal point as a central training center and for receiving guests.
The following activities were implemented
Two representatives of the Khwe community were trained by local partner EHRA as elephant guards in a train-the-trainer workshop to enable the continuous implementation of measures and the transfer of knowledge within the community.
Training for the entire Khwe community on how to peacefully fend off elephant attacks.
Development of a community-based tourism offer, the Cultural Village.
Support in the cultivation of vegetables.
Construction of a well with the support of the TUI Care Foundation.
Construction of a chicken coop and breeding of chickens.
Design of information signs and an orientation map for visitors.
