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Is debate dead? Not if tourism students have a say

September 16, 2025

Is debate dead? Not if tourism students have a say

In the after­math of Charlie Kirk’s shock­ing and very pub­lic murder, mil­lions of fol­low­ers mourned (and con­tin­ue to mourn), a few extrem­ists cel­eb­rated (and con­tin­ue to cel­eb­rate), while many shrugged and poin­ted to why it was Mr Kirk’s fault. 

Still oth­ers, like Saverio Francesco Ber­to­lu­cci, worry about the state of debate in the West, where one’s sin­cerely-held opin­ions can lit­er­ally get one killed …

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To advance Climate Friendly Travel, sign up for the Strong Earth Youth Summit 2025

and March 24, 2025

Strong Earth Youth Summit 2025

We would like to invite you to join us at the Strong Earth Youth Sum­mit (SEYS) 2025. The free online event will take place April 29 at 1400 – 1530 CEST (1300 – 1430 GMT/UTC). » Please Register Here « SEYS will high­light the need for a clean and green future for tour­ism. It will pro­file Cli­mate Friendly Travel: […]

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Heart, energy, force for good: Tourism and sustainable development in Rwanda

September 13, 2023

Heart, energy, force for good: Tourism and sustainable development in Rwanda. Pic by David Gillbanks

Emma Raissa Isheja is not only pas­sion­ate about her Nyak­i­n­ama vil­lage com­munity but is also keen to har­ness the heart and energy of its women and young people to advance sus­tain­able devel­op­ment in Rwanda. The volun­teer, tour guide, and elec­tric­al engin­eer­ing gradu­ate is a believ­er in tour­is­m’s poten­tial to be a force for good. In the […]

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Posted in "GT" Destinations & Places, "Good Tourism" in Africa, “Good Tourism” in Rwanda, Insights & Best Practices
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Red Rocks’ journey towards sustainable community development in Rwanda

May 17, 2023

Sustainable community development in Rwanda at Red Rocks involves transferring knowledge and skills to community members

Red Rocks Ini­ti­at­ive for Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment is an Afric­an non-gov­­ern­­ment­al organ­isa­tion (NGO) that focuses on com­munity devel­op­ment in Rwanda and bey­ond.  By pri­or­it­ising women and youth, Red Rocks aims to increase their social stand­ing and eco­nom­ic live­li­hoods through skills devel­op­ment and job oppor­tun­it­ies.  Col­lab­or­at­ing with com­munity stake­hold­ers, Red Rocks over­comes bar­ri­ers that lim­it women’s involvement […]

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Empower Rwandan women and youth. Support Red Rocks Cultural Campsite.

April 27, 2023

Red Rocks Cultural Campsit empowers Rwandan women and youth by instilling pride and joy in cultural performance and preservation

Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Camp­site in Rwanda’s Musan­ze dis­trict offers an excel­lent oppor­tun­ity for travel agents and tour oper­at­ors to recom­mend a unique and mean­ing­ful exper­i­ence to their cli­ents. By pro­mot­ing this com­munity-based organ­isa­tion, travel pro­fes­sion­als can help empower Rwandan women and youth through its arts and crafts pro­gramme, while also provid­ing an authen­t­ic cul­tur­al experience […]

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Women’s and youth empowerment in one of the world’s ‘best tourism villages’

March 16, 2023

Women's and youth empowerment in Rwanda with Red Rocks Initiatives for Sustainable Development

Red Rocks Ini­ti­at­ives for Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment runs con­­ser­­va­­tion- and com­munity-based tour­ism pro­jects in and around the Vol­ca­noes Nation­al Park in Rwanda. Vol­ca­noes Nation­al Park is most fam­ous for being one of the last hab­it­ats for moun­tain gor­il­las. Our ini­ti­at­ives include advan­cing the import­ant cause of women’s and youth empower­ment with­in our com­munit­ies. The non­profit Red […]

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