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.
You are so lucky to have had the opportunity to visit South Africa and Namibia !! It is amazing that your family contributed to the economy of both of these places by visiting local restaurants and shopping. In the future, this will help them to grow and prosper as a community. I hope other people start to begin to donate valued items like clothes, so that these people in need will be able to have what we take for granted every day.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like an awesome trip! You must have really got a sense of what life is like in Nambia. Im sure that they really appreciated the clothes etc. I think that trips like that (that aren't tourist trips) are something that everybody should get the chance to do because it really opens your eyes and shows you what the world is like outside Canada. Atleast I sure hope to go on a trip like that
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