Projects

Through a central administration office, the Trust runs its core tourism initiatives (Tshulu Wilderness Camp and the Hamakuya Home-stay Programme), as well as other micro cooperative-enterprises in agriculture, catering, baking, sewing, building and metalwork.

All enterprises build on local knowledge and assets, developing these further so as to be appealing to local and external markets. For example: the home-stay programme introduces genuine rural Venda culture to visitors in a respectful manner; the caterers offer traditional Venda and international dishes; the sewing cooperative makes the costume for local dance troupes and as well as clothing and other items for visitors from traditional cloth; and the metalworkers have evolved a range of ‘fusion’ furniture that uses Venda cloth in chairs and tables.