The highly successful Umzi Wethu social investment project has been replicated in Stellenbosch under the leadership of the Sustainability Institute at the Lynedoch Eco Village. The Umzi Wethu concept was initially developed by the Wilderness Foundation, and its accomplishments were officially recognised with a prestigious international Rolex Award in 2008.
Umzi Wethu is a one year, social development and intervention programme for displaced and socially vulnerable youth. The project offers them the opportunity to become skilled and highly employable young adults with secure, well-paying jobs in the eco-tourism industry.
The WF believes in the power of the wilderness to dissolve ethnic and economic inequalities and forge one path toward social and environmental sustainability.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
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