Posted on the November 13th, 2009
By Bronwen Wetton
Herewith the transcript from the Soli Philander Show on Cape Talk Radio, 11 November 2009, World Responsible Tourism Day.
THE SOLI PHILANDER SHOW 11 November 2009 1:35 PM
The TCD Trust was formed in 2004 by 4 players in the tourism industry, who, recognizing the tremendous need for help in many disadvantaged areas, teamed up in a bid to unify the efforts of the tourism industry and maximize effectiveness in bringing the benefits of the tourism to the community at large.
Each of the trustees has been personally involved, in a hands-on capacity, with various community projects and after chatting about these projects, comparing notes and sharing their frustrations, they decided that it made perfect sense to pool their efforts;resources and to form a legal body to take these efforts to greater hights.
Since its creation, the Trust represents a growing number of companies: the Friends of the Trust.
Up till now the Trust has accomplished 4 big projects:
Masikhule Home Crèche
Baphumelele Educare Centre
Rosalia’s Soup Kitchen
Respite Home For Infected Children.
Today Soli spoke to founding member from the trust, Enver Mally about their next initiative, Blomvlei Multipurpose Center to be built on the grounds of Blomvlei Primary School. The reason for this, says Enver is that schools must be the centers of community life.
Initiated in response to Blomvlei Primary School’s expression of need through the 567 Cape Talk’s “Silence the Violence” campaign in 2005, the purpose of the project is to build a multi-purpose facility on the premises of the Blomvlei Primary School grounds in Hanover Park. Facing the threat of violence and drug, the community of Hanover Park stands amongst the most vulnerable communities in South Africa. The school is the door to the future of this community. The learners of the school are the primary beneficiaries of the multi-purpose facility. We are looking at opening the facility to the broader community.
The Facility will include:
Library / Media Resource Centre – building starts in January 2010
Central Hall & Indoor Recreation Area
Conference, seminar, meeting, training room
Catering Kitchen
Outdoor Recreation & Sports Area, Two soccer fields have already been planted.
The design of the buildings is to include as many cost effective sustainable construction methods and materials as possible. The design will enable the facilities to maintain heat in the winter without costly heating and be cool in the summer months without air conditioning. Rain water storage tanks will also be installed to catch water run off from the roof and gutters.
The TCD Trust will also be recruiting people from the local community who have building skills to help with the construction of the center. They’ve contacted and sourced various companies and NGO who will also be supplying the school with trees, an educational garden, vegetable garden and a recycling depot.
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Posted on the November 11th, 2009
By Bronwen Wetton
It is World Responsible Tourism Day today and we would like to thank all our Friends of the Trust for their support. We could not do our work without your continued support in bringing the benefits of tourism back to our most vulnerable communities.
We are very excited about our on air interview today on Cape Talk Radio between 1.30 pm – 2pm on the Soli Philander show, please try and listen to it if you can. Enver Mally, our Trustee, and Dawn Petersen, headmistress of Blomvlei Primary School, will be interviewed on air and talking about the TCD Trust and our current project at Blomvlei Primary School in Hanover Park.
We are hoping to raise sufficient funds to complete phase one of the multi-purpose center which is the Library. We begin building in January 2010.
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Posted on the November 6th, 2009
By Bronwen Wetton
Join us for a Mojito cocktail at the airstream trailer park on the roof top of the Grand Daddy Hotel in Cape Town to celebrate World Responsible Tourism Day on the 11th November.
Where : Grand Daddy Hotel, 38 Long Street, Cape Town
Who : Friends of the TCD Trust
Why : Celebrate World Responsible Tourism Day
Date : 11 November 2009
Time : 05:30pm – 06:30pm
Drinks : Mojito Cocktail
RSVP : By Latest Tuesday 10 November.
(numbers are limited because of space on the roof top).
Contact : Bronwen@tcdtrust.org.za or 079 899 2294
We look forward to seeing our Friends of the TCD Trust and celebrating together
our achievements in responsible tourism.
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Posted on the November 4th, 2009
By Bronwen Wetton
Do something extraordinary this Christmas
Make Christmas matter this year by giving a TCD Trust Christmas Gift Certificate. An easy, but effective, way of giving you the opportunity to buy an alternative gift – a gift that will actually change lives for good. With the knowledge that your gift can make a significant difference in the lives of others who have very little, it’s worth considering making a difference this year with your Christmas gifts to employees, clients, friends and family.
Make the holidays a little more sustainable, and you can rest easy, knowing that your gift will have a positive impact.
“We could start to make a difference”
After receiving your donation to the TCD Trust we will E-mail a certificate to your clients, friends or family with your company or person’s name on the certificate and the amount which you have donated on their behalf to the TCD Trust. You can also add your own personal message to the certificate.
The TCD Trust will start building our current project, The Blomvlei Primary School Multi
Purpose Center in Hanover Park in January 2010 and we need everyone in the tourism industry to support us and help us to make the dream for this community come true.
Hanover Park on the Cape Flats is a barren place with double story hostel type accommodation with limited amenities, basic services and no meaningful green community spaces. This area suffers the consequences of high unemployment, drug, gang and gun related crime and violence, affecting the people and children living in these communities. Through design workshops with Blomvlei teachers and parents it is clear that they are committed to creating a new possibilities for the communitiy and children of Blomvlei school, beyond the constraints of their immediate enviroment.
The Blomvlei Multipurpose Community Center will be a place of inspiration, safety and learning for the community of Hanover Park. Your donation towards this project could help us to start to make a difference.
You can buy Christmas Gift Certificates in bulk, and they are available in amounts to suit any budget from R50.00 upwards.
The TCD Trust Christmas Gift Certificates are available so place your order today by contacting us : Email : info@tcdtrust.org.za
Happy Giving and all the best,
The TCD Trust
” Bringing the benefits of tourism back to Grass Roots.”</p>
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Posted on the October 23rd, 2009
By Bronwen Wetton
Many thanks to Rhino Tripping for the donation of boxes of Porridge to the TCD Trust.
The boxes were taken out to Rosie’s Soup Kitchen where she is currently feeding
180 school children every morning on their way to school. While we were delivering the porridge to Rosie she told me that she is also providing a meal for many people suffering with TB, they stop at her kitchen on their way to the TB clinic as they have to have food in their stomach before their medication can be given to them.
Rosie is also providing a meal to many other people in the community who are poor and unemployed.They can get a good nutritionous meal from her at the cost of 60c
a meal.
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