Imagining communities and conservation in Rwanda- part 3
PART 1 PART 2 CONSERVATION AND CBT Greg has fulfilled his dream of starting a process that puts communities at its centre, and that ensures they are the direct beneficiaries of all its actions. All the activities that go under the name of Eco-tour have been designed to work on local sustainable development through tourism […]
Imagining communities and conservation in Rwanda- part 2
PART 1 THE HUBS A HUB FOR THE COMMUNITIES Three physical centres have been built consecutively since 2017 under the guidance of the Red Rocks, representing, first and foremost, hubs for the communities. The first and main centre is the one in Muzanze district, near Nyakinama village. Here community events are performed, like the Igitarambo […]
Imagining communities and conservation in Rwanda – part 1
INTRO This time I am Story Travelling to a place I have not yet been. I went to Rwanda virtually, and discovered that in this tiny country, which covers roughly the same surface area as my native Sicily, there is an interesting story that I want to share – and many volcanoes, too. This is […]
Transformational Exchanges
Photo credits: Araribá Tourism & Culture DMC Today I want to Story Travelling to the 29th of May 2019, when the marketing campaign Community-Based Tourism in Brazil was launched. PRESENTATION I wish this could have been a national campaign led by the Minister of Tourism, but it was not, and not because of the lack of professionalism or creativity. In fact, […]
Lessons from the Circle: Reflections on the Brazilian CBT.
Ciranda dos Povos do Mar Photo credits: Águeda Coelho – Rede Nhandereko In these days of forced isolation, the things I miss the most from my travel experiences now come to the surface of my consciousness through memories and images. There are many memories, however amongts all of them one dominates strongly. This memory is linked […]
Slum Tourism: is it ethical?
This interview was originally published on Travindy on 1 April 2018 (New pictures were included in this version) Slum Tourism: is it ethical? It is difficult to find someone that can answer this question from both a professional and an academic background. However, Tamara Ramos finds the perfect fit: Elisa Spampinato. She has studied Anthropology […]
Community-based tours in the biggest favela of Latin America
Published on Tourism Concern Blog on 18 October 2017 Few years ago, in Rio de Janeiro, I met Ailton Macarrão, who introduced me, as one of its promoters and founders, to the Rocinha Community Tourism Forum (Forum de Turismo da Rocinha), which was the community-based response to the growing demand for tourism in the favela, […]
Residents in control: locally owned Favela Tours in Brazil
Published on Tourism Concern Blog on 3 April 2017 Located on Cantagalo Hill in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, privileged by the beautiful views of Copacabana beach on one side, Ipanema on another, and the fascinating Lagoa on a third, Cantagalo, Pavão e Pavãozinho slum complex is the home of the Museu de Favela […]