Bioprospecting
Ecotourism
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Categories of Interest
Ecotourism
Bioprospecting
Areas of Work
Southern Africa
Type of Intermediary
Ecotourism
Bioprospecting
Organizational Profile
Founded in 2004, Africa! Ignite is a leading rural development agency founded in KwaZulu-Natal and increasingly working in other parts of South Africa and Africa. We use our extensive rural footprint to partner with communities so that they can participate fairly and equally in the economy and society and make their voices heard. Our programmes help marginalised rural
communities(with a focus on women, youth and children) to earn a decent living, develop sustainable enterprises, learn usable skills, tell their stories, protect their health and environment, improve the quality of their education and ultimately improve the quality of life.
Services Provided
- New product design & development
- Crafter development & capacity building
- Agro-processing/ bio-prospecting product development
- Tourism itinerary development
- Youth development
- Enterprise development
- Craft tourism and agro-processing sales / market access
- Training/ facilitation
- Feasibility studies and business plans
- Research and advisory
Biodiversity Experience
- Eco-tourism- tour guide development
- Eco-tourism itinerary development in KwaZulu Natal, including iSimlangaliso, Ndume, Kwanzimakwe(South Coast), Drakensberg World Heritage Site and Inanda Durban
- Environmental Education
- Youth employment research for World Bank, including preparation of investment cases(eco-tourism and bioprospecting are focal areas)
Current Biodiversity Projects
- EnvironmentalEducation (NQF 5) learnerships
- NatureBased Tourism COVID Impacts research for the WWF
- UNDP/ BIOFIN Digital Portal – platform development with Millhouse Consulting
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