This Summer I visited South Africa and Namibia, both are developing countries located in the Southern region of Africa.
While I was in South Africa I believe that my family and I as tourists made an impact to the local economy by eating out at local restaurants (mainly seafood restaurants) - where all of the fish/crab/calamari etc is caught locally. We also made an impact by shopping for locally made merchandise and always tipping the car park attendants who watched your car for you.
We also went to Namibia, I think that we made a difference to the Namibian community aswell because while we were staying there we stayed at a number of safari camps and we also donated lots of clothes amd shoes that we had brought from Canada to the local people who desperately needed them.
I really enjoyed my trip to Africa this summer and believe that I made a positive impact upon many of the local people who we met, and the towns that we visited.
