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Calabash

Name: Calabash
Address: Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth, 6001, ZA
Telephone: +27415856162

Calabash consists of a Tour company, Calabash Tours and its philanthropic, community development arm Our experiences are real, authentic, and ethical.

Calabash Tours

Nelson Mandela Bay was formerly known as Port Elizabeth, and is situated on the Garden Route. Hosting excellent Blue Flag beaches, attractive architecture and interesting British as well as Xhosa heritage, it is a ‘must see’ inclusion on any visit to South Africa. Nelson Mandela Bay offers the perfect conditions to explore and understand contemporary Black culture, with 75% of its

1.4 million residents being Xhosa speaking, proud and hospitable. Steeped in responsible tourism and pro-poor tourism thinking, our ground breaking approach allows visitors to access, understand and appreciate the social history of the people, their day to day experiences of being black South Africans during apartheid, as well as during our emergence as a democracy. Calabash Tours is owned and operated by a dynamic team, who share a vision of tourism being a powerful development tool, while balancing the social needs of the poor with the desire by our visitors to have fun, to learn, and to engage with the South African people in an ethical way.

“I have been in Port Elizabeth for two weeks, and have driven around quite a lot, but today instead of merely ‘observing’ things, I ‘saw and understood’ them.” Oliver from England Feb 2014

“I would like to thank Calabash Tours for giving my family the opportunity to feel the ‘real’ South-African life!” Kris C Belgium 2013

Calabash Trust
Over the years Calabash Trust shifted its focus to work more developmentally, ensuring initiatives are more sustainable. Today this work is underpinned by an asset based approach. To date Calabash Trust has managed projects and relationships that include SAGA Charitable Trust, Breadline Africa, African Bank, Hella Automotive, Stigting Township ZA, as well as University of East Illinois, Sheffield Hallam University, Potsdam University, and Reeds College. Some projects have included skills sharing with schools and community partners, as well as physical infrastructure like sport fields, permaculture gardens, libraries and netball courts. Calabash Trust has developed strong trust based relationships with schools in 7 township communities. Through an on-going process of reflection, evaluation and engagement, the organisation has developed a deep and nuanced understanding of the nature of social inequality in these communities and schools and the interaction between them. Project partners are the schools themselves and the surrounding community. Due to the social demographics of the area, schools are all ‘no fee schools’ and are placed in quintile 3 by the Department of Education. This is the lowest quintile in urban areas. The average school has 600 learners, and 20 teachers, most of whom are women. The communities where schools are situated concur with the national demographics of high numbers of youth, of which up to 70% are unemployed. The majority of households from which children come are women headed households. Children impacted upon are between the ages of 6 and 14. Average household size in the community is 5 people. Calabash Trust consists of two fulltime staff, as well as a pool of volunteers and associates. The organisation has sound financial governance practices, undertakes an annual audit, and is overseen by a board of trustees.

27/05/2019

Well done to young changemaker, Kirsten Blom for completing the London Marathon and raising £710 for the Calabash Trust!
We are so grateful for this amazing contribution # # #

Kirsten is one of Reed's School students who took part in the annual Reeds Grassroots Project at Charles Duna Primary School facilitated by Calabash in Port Elizabeth.
Kirsten shared skills teaching, coaching, building, gardening and painting to support Primary Schools in the townships. Her experience in the schools impacted her so much it further inspired her to support our work in the socially and economic deprived communities of the city.
Thank you!

The #themarketgardenersscholarship application South Africa

25/03/2019

Hello hello

Please support my fellow eco worrior Laue who has applied for Jean Martin Fortier's Market Garden Masterclass scholarship. This is an excellent opportunity for him to advance his training and continue on the path of protecting the soil, fighting climate change and sharing knowledge on local ecosystems.
Please Like and share with the . The more likes and shares, the more likely he is to receive this scholarship. He is an absolutely deserving candidate. Let's get him to 1000 shares🙌🏽

The #themarketgardenersscholarship application South Africa We are applying for Jean Martin Fortier’s Market Gardener’s Masterclass. Give us a like, comment what you think , and share so we can be granted with the sch...

06/03/2019

My role as an educator shaping democratic schooling — this was the theme of an exciting collaboration held last week between our visiting Sheffield Hallam University students and our local undergrad teaching students from Nelson Mandela University.

Facilitated by Prof Logam Athiemoolam, using drama and arts to humanise pedagogy, an alternative effective lens through which to view the world.

Great engagement around diversity, inclusiveness, position, power, teaching styles and remembering the learners' voices in a classroom setup.

20/02/2019

Wishing Nomonde Ntsundwana all the best this week as she journeys to Hogsback to learn more about essential oils and the production thereof. This has been a longtime dream of Nomonde and the Seyisi eco buddies to run their own essential oil production.

Pictured here is their school nursery built by Reed's School students and the garden supported by TRY Ecosystems.

15/02/2019

Yesterday, on Valentines Day the Seyisi Primary School teachers celebrated love and their love for teaching ❤️ Looking lovely ladies 👏🏾👏🏾
On right, Principal Nontsele and staff

02/02/2019

Gone but never forgotten🌿🌿 Today we take a moment to remember the life of Paul Miedema, co founder of Calabash Trust and Calabash Tours, comrade, father, brother, son and dear friend. We miss his sarcasm and political banter. His spirit lives on 😊

07/01/2019

We're back! ** Happy 2019 **

Wishing everyone a happy New Year filled with love (especially for the environment), less plastic, more trees, less consuming, more conserving (especially water & seed), more relationship building, less dependency, more partnerships, less beneficiaries

What is your dream for 2019?

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Telephone

+27415856162

Website

http://www.calabashtours.co.za/

Address

Marine Drive
Port Elizabeth
6001

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00