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South Africa is grappling with two interconnected challenges: persistently high youth unemployment and declining local food production. A new pilot is testing whether both can be tackled at once by developing unemployed youth into micro-farming entrepreneurs. A farming initiative led by non-profit organisation Afrika Tikkun, and funded and supported by impact investor E Squared Investments, is positioning small-scale […]
...After three (3) consecutive years in Botswana, the 7th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) & Awards (www.tourismleadershipforum.africa) held at The Grand Palm Hotel Casino Convention Resort in Gaborone, Botswana, from the 3rd to the 6th of September 2024 concluded with resounding success. Themed “Charting a new path forward for Intra-Africa travel, tourism & investments,” ATLF […]
...Africa Tourism Partners is thrilled to announce the launch of the 6th and 2024 Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge https://youthtourismsummit.com/enter-competition/. A call is therefore being made to all the young people in Africa up to the age of 35 years to enter the Challenge. The portal will be opened to receive entries on the […]
...At least over 600 physical and over 1000 virtual delegates attended the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge 2023. Participants included youth in tourism, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small enterprises and had the opportunity to reconnect, engage, learn. Hosted by the Namibia Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in collaboration with Africa Tourism Partners, […]
...With Africa’s status as having the largest youth population in the world with almost 60% under the age of 35, comes both opportunities and challenges for the continent. A recent Ichikowitz Family Foundation Report focusing on the ‘Rise of Afro-Optimism’ found that there is a new generation of youth who are connected to the world, doing incredibly […]
...With Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit & Challenge 2021 Africa Tourism Partners will host the 2021 edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit merged with the World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Tourism Tech Adventures I Africa from 28 to 30 July 2021 in a Hybrid Format. The UNWTO Tourism Tech Adventures I Africa […]
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