Tourism Community Development Trust

Welcome to the Tourism Community Development Trust.

Playing a leading role in facilitating community involvement in the positive growth that the South African tourism sector can provide since 2004.

Thank You Woodberry Woodpeckers

Baphumelele Respite Center
The Woodberry Woodpeckers from Ireland are showing their ongoing commitment and support to the Baphumelele Respite Center. They understand that their great work of building and refurbishing the Center in 2007 was phase 1 of the project. The next phase is to ensure that the new icon in Khayelitsha is sustainable […]

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Welcome to new Friends

The TCD Trust wants to welcome our proud new Friends;
EDGE Tourism Solutions

You 2 Africa
WELCOME ON BOARD!
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“Friends of the Friends”-Function

Friends of the Trust Function 2008 
On Friday the 14th of March 2008 the first “Friends of the Friends”- function will be held.
This function is there to create network opportunities, to meet other Friends and to have a good time!
Our Friends can invite their Friends in Tourism; share, learn and grow from each other and […]

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Two Oceans and the TCD Trust

On the 22nd March 2008 the  Two Oceans Marathon will be held. This is a 35 mile or 56km ultra-marathon.
Simon Heale is running this marathon and is running for charity!
Some words from Simon;

“Why, oh why I hear you say!! Well, for three reasons: I have always wanted to do this special race, I am intrigued to know […]

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Thank you from Baphumelele

The past week the Trust received a very nice thank you letter from the Baphumelele Educare Centre.
Receiving this means a lot to us. It is what we do it for!
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Dear Di Thomas and Friends,

I, Rosie Mashale, the staff and management from Baphumelele Children’s Home Khayelitsha Cape Town, is hereby writing this letter  to thank you […]

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Festive Signing

On Wednesday the 12th of December the TCD Trust and Blomvlei Primary School, Hanover Park set sail on the yacht ‘Esperance’ from the Waterfront Boat Company.
During a sunset cruise the official signing of the memorandum agreement and the official project launch celebration took place.
The weather cleared up perfectly and it became a lovely afternoon. Many […]

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The feeling of GIVING

Rather than giving something people will not use or have far too many off..
Decide to share the wonderful feeling of GIVING!
The TCD Trust now offers you to buy a gift voucher for any occasion.
Use the link “Buy a Gift Voucher” and see for yourself!
Some companies already did it and we would like to thank them […]

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Table Mountain Realize(d)

On Sunday the 25th of November the TCD Trust took 45 children from Baphumelele Orphanage up Table Mountain.
The weather was great and all the children were very excited.
At 8h30am a bus, booked and paid for by REALIZE Events, came to pick up the children and brought them to Table Mountain.
At the mountain a group of […]

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Gift Voucher (1 Comment)

Last week the Trust got approached by Lisa from ‘Bespoke Bathrooms’ because she wanted to make a difference this year.
Instead of sending Christmas gifts to all her clients she decided to donate the money she would normally spend on it to the Trust. Of course we are very exited about her generous gesture and thank […]

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REALIZE Events sponsors transport

The Trust is happy and proud to tell that we had such a great response on the transport request we send out to our Friends.
A special thanks goes out to REALIZE Events for their fast reply and promise to make sure that the children of the Baphumelele Orphanage on Sunday the 25th of November have […]

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