Our Projects
Funding Opportunities
Creating hope in southern Africa.
Learning Opportunities
Today, most San live trapped on the edges of society unable to practice traditional hunting and gathering, or to access the education, training and work experience which bring new livelihoods and opportunities.
Our ‘Partnerships for Learning’ approach enables us to support marginalised San youth with schooling, further education and training. San interns attending the ||Kabbo Academy at !Khwa ttu can gain work experience, heritage and livelihood training.
We have long experience of hosting groups, including school and student groups of all ages, and are as happy working with the curriculum as we are creating customised experiences.
For more information, or to support San schooling, education, training and internships, please contact Cheryllene Vaalbooi.
||Kabbo Academy & Internships
All !Khwa ttu’s learning initiatives and partnerships take place under the auspices of the ||Kabbo Academy.
!Khwa ttu’s residential internship is a context-sensitive programme which has taken years to develop. It creates a unique bridge for young San to the world of further study, work, and business.
To hear from our learners themselves, or to learn more about the ||Kabbo Academy’s work contact Cheryllene.
Team Training
!Khwa ttu is committed to building the capacity of its staff team to run the rapidly growing organisation and to developing San role models to mentor young San.
Irene Staehelin Scholarship Fund
Our participation in the emerging Irene Staehelin Scholarship Fund means we can help support the further education and training of outstanding San learners.
Conservation
At !Khwa ttu we use indigenous, scientific and restoration knowledge to inform conservation practice at a landscape, ecosystem and species level.
Your support will help us to continue and expand our conservation efforts. For more information, or to support !Khwa ttu Conservation please contact Nicole Loebenberg.
Culture & Heritage
!Khwa ttu’s extensive and vibrant spread of heritage activities means there is always something that we are developing in hand with outside funders.
Moreover, the flexible nature of our approach, means we are always ready to listen should outside funders wish to explore ways they might partner with us or contribute to our work.
For more information please contact Magdalena Lucas.
Community Connections
The more San from all over southern Africa who are able to visit !Khwa ttu, the more magic we can make. When San from different communities and different countries can connect in a shared place, amazing things happen.
Funding to enable more San to visit !Khwa ttu is always on our wishlist – Be it dancers for our annual Heritage Festival or artists for the popular Kuru Art exhibitions.
!Khwa ttu Collecting
Our digital archiving projects ensure that San heritage remains alive, relevant and potent among San communities.
Our vision is to create a Digital Archive, a place where all San people have easy access.
Exhibitions
We are always interrogating and exploring the relevance of our exhibitions, so opportunities to support current or new exhibitions are generous.
Brilliant exhibitions you could support or sponsor currently include the Language Exhibit, an interactive online land dispossession map, and reimagining the Encounters experience.
Responsible Tourism
We practice responsible tourism, which means we operate in a socially, ecologically and financially responsible and sustainable manner.
Our aim is to become self-sustaining, with most of our core operational costs financed with revenue from our responsible tourism activities.
Your support can help us to develop new, unique San cultural heritage experiences and products, expand our visitor infrastructure, strengthen our marketing and sales, and showcase Responsible Tourism practice.
For more information on supporting our Responsible Tourism work please contact Bianca Tango.
Socially
Through our Heritage Centre we support San cultural heritage restitution. This is the foundation of human and indigenous rights to self-determination and development.
We also support our local community and San beneficiaries with education, training, and jobs.
Ecologically
We support sustainable development through biodiversity conservation and sustainable practices. Our work in this area encompasses biodiversity conservation and rewilding, climate action, sustainable production and consumption, integrated waste management, renewable energy and ‘green’ infrastructure, and responsible water use.
Financially
Our intention is to remain largely self-sustaining. Responsible tourism revenues cover the majority of our core costs. We are thankful to the Ubuntu Foundation in Switzerland for their continued support and other donors who allow us to expand our impact.
The majority of our funds are spent locally, thereby contributing to the local economy each year.
