I-Airbnb naBabungazi bendawo basekela ukulondolozwa kwemvelo eKenya

Uma uthola iqembu laBabungazi be-Airbnb lihamba ebhishi ogwini lwaseKenya, akulona uhambo oluvamile. Lisuke licosha amabhodlela epulasitiki nenye imfucumfucu ngaphambi kokuba ingene e-Indian Ocean.

UPamellah, uMbungazi noMholi Womphakathi weKenya Coastal Region Host Club, uhlela ukujoyina ukuhlanza ebhishi okuhlelwe yinhlangano yendawo engenzi inzuzo, i-A Rocha Kenya, emzamweni wokulondoloza isifunda asibiza ngokuthi ikhaya. Uthi, “Sihlela umphakathi waBabungazi ukuze uhlangane futhi ube nomthelela omkhulu emphakathini wethu.” “Sithembele komunye nomunye, njengoba kungekho muntu ophila yedwa.”

I-Rocha Kenya isebenzela ukucwaninga nokubuyisela izindawo zokuhlala ezisongelwayo nokuvikela izilwane ezisengozini yokuqothulwa. UPamellah uqoke le nhlangano ukuba ithole umnikelo weSikhwama Somphakathi se-Airbnb ngoba wayekhuthazwe ukuzibophezela kwayo ekulondolozeni imvelo. Amalungu eKilabhu Yababungazi anethuba minyaka yonke lokusiza umphakathi wakubo ngeSikhwama Somphakathi. 

Le nhlangano engenzi nzuzo iyingxenye yenethiwekhi ebanzi yokulondoloza i-A Rocha, ekhona emazweni angaphezu kuka-20. I-A Rocha Kenya izibophezele ekulondolozeni umphakathi, okuhlanganisa ukumaka izinyoni, ukutshala izihlahla zemihlume, nokunikeza izithombo zezihlahla mahhala. Isebenzisana nemiphakathi yabomdabu, abalimi bendawo, amaqembu abesifazane, ososayensi, nabanye ekwenzeni ucwaningo nasekunikezeni imfundo yezemvelo.

UColin, umsunguli we-A Rocha Kenya, naye unguMbungazi we-Airbnb. Usebenze noPamellah ukuze bafundise umphakathi wabo ngokulondoloza. “Sibona abantu njengengxenye enkulu yesixazululo ngisho noma beyingxenye yenkinga,” kusho uColin. “Siyabona ukuthi kubalulekile ukuhilela nokuhlanganisa abantu bazo zonke izizinda ukuze siphumelele.”

Eminyakeni edlule, uColin uye wamukela abacwaningi nezivakashi ze-Airbnb ku-ecolodge yakhe edolobheni laseWatamu. Indawo yakhe isemagcekeni esikhungo sokulondoloza i-A Rocha Kenya. Uthi imali ayithola ngokubungaza inomthelela ezenzweni zenhlangano engenzi nzuzo. Izivakashi zikaColin ngokuvamile ziba abasekeli ngemva kokunikwa ithuba lokubamba iqhaza emisebenzini yokulondoloza.

Ngenxa yokuqokwa kweKilabhu Yababungazi yaseKenya, i-A Rocha Kenya yathola umnikelo ka-$50,000 USD ovela eSikhwameni Somphakathi se-Airbnb. Ngemali, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ihlela ukusungula indawo entsha yokugcina imvelo futhi ifake enye indawo yokuhamba elungiswe kahle ukuze ithuthukise indawo esivele ikhona yokugcina imvelo. 

Lo mnikelo uzophinde usize inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ukuba iqhubeke nezinhlelo zayo zezokuvakasha kwezemvelo nge-ecolodge, futhi yenze izinhlelo ezengeziwe zokufundisa, njengokunikeza izithombo zezihlahla emphakathini. 

Amakilabhu Ababungazi angaphezu kuka-50 aqoke izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo emhlabeni wonke ukuba zithole iminikelo yeSikhwama Somphakathi se-Airbnb ngo-2023. Iziphakamiso zeminikelo yeSikhwama Somphakathi sika-2024 sezivulekile manje. Xhumana neKilabhu Yababungazi yangakini ukuze ufunde kabanzi.

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