The organisers of the South African Society for Travel Medicine Annual Conference on Saturday 14 September asked me to speak on the topic "Goodbye Africa? The impact of tourism on the continent". The presentation showcases the inspirational work of Just-a-drop, Grootbos, Marine Dynamics, Dyer Island Cruises, Calabash Tours & Trust, Chumbe Island, Club Travel, SATSA, the TICE Team, Trees for Tourism, Malealea Lodge, "Travel, people and places" and many others referred to in the presentation. Tourism can and does help to make better places for people in Africa.

1. Goodbye Africa?
SASTM Travel Medicine Conference
Sandton Convention Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
15 September 2012
Heidi van der Watt
International Centre for Responsible Tourism – South Africa

2. How the impact of tourism in Africa viewed
Loss of authenticity
Habitat destruction
Land
expropriation
Sex Water pollution
tourism
Exploitation
HIV/
AIDS
Commodification

3. The demise
of

4. What tourism does for Africa
Sanitation
Cultural revival
Community facilities
Species protection
Decent housing
Food security Clean water
Education
Health
Livelihoods care
Skills development

5. An African reality

6. A child dies every 20 seconds because of dirty water.
Nearly 1 billion people do not have access to clean, safe water.
Hope Children’s Centre, Uganda – Thomas Cook
New well at school
Clean water
WATSAN (water and sanitation) committees
Sanitation
Beneficiaries: 572 children & staff
Mityana district, Uganda - GetaBed.co.uk
three schools with new pit latrines
water storage jars and tanks for safe storage
new wells to provide a source of clean water
WATSAN committees
Beneficiaries: 2,630 Tabata Bima, Fdar Es Salaam -
Corinthia Hotels
Two boreholes
Beneficiaries: 30,000

7. Another African reality

8. Housing Community facilities
BEFORE AFTER

9. HIV Community
Support: Emmanuel
Advice and Care Centre
School Support and
Advancement
Programme
Pre-School Support and
Advancement – GAP
Project
Healthcare
Education

10. Grootbos Private Nature Reserve

12. Food security &
Livelihoods

13. Malealea Lodge & Ponytrekking Centre
Education

14. Skills development

15. Photos sourced from Trees for Tourism Facebook page
Platbos Forest
Reforestation

17. Species protection

18. Chumbe Island
Coral Park
Species protection

19. and

20. and

21. = Responsible Tourism

22. Goodbye
Africa
?

23. THANK YOU
DANKIE
ENKOSI
Heidi van der Watt
heidi.keyser@mweb.co.za
+2783 2632269
PHOTOS: Heidi van der Watt, Bruce Sutherland, Grootbos, World Travel Market, Club Travel, Dyer Island
Trust, Platbos Trust