Guludo Beach Lodge donates 5% of its income to the Nema Foundation, which works with community members (approximately 15 000) and the local government. There is a focus on women and an emphasis on research and monitoring. The foundation addresses poverty and environmental degradation through projects with local communities focusing on education, health, enterprise and conservation.

Through their work with the community, the Nema Foundation has caused more children to attend school, increased the amount of scholarships for study at secondary school, built a primary school in Guludo and another village and established school farms in these villages. Nema has also gone to certain lengths to combat the prevalence and effects of malaria, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and other health concerns. Concerning enterprise, Nema has provided locals with employment opportunities and established a craft centre. Guludo Lodge adheres to its environmental policy. Nema conducts various conservation projects, such as Humpback Whale Research, Seafood Buyer’s Guide (promoting responsible purchasing of seafood within the hospitality industry), Reef Surveys, and Forestry and Agriculture (which includes school farms, kitchen gardens as well as plans to start work with local farmers to improve agricultural techniques and protect the coastal forest).

Guludo Lodge and its Nema Foundation aims to relieve poverty and protect the environment, giving visitors a more fulfilling experience in this beautiful area of Mozambique.

Ibo Island Lodge

The owners of fell in love with the island’s history, culture, pristine beauty and friendly people, and were determined to find a way to positively affect the lives of Ibo’s poverty-stricken community. After a difficult process of renovating three historic mansions on Ibo’s beachfront (materials, only in harmony with the natural surroundings, had to be transported by boat to the island), the owners could begin to create positive change, which included the establishment of the Ibo Island Community Centre and implementing a series of educational programmes and community projects.

believes that local communities must benefit from tourism development. The lodge employs approximately 30 permanent staff and sources food supplies and other services from Ibo itself. As employed community members are relied upon by their families, the lodge positively affects as much as 50% of the island’s population.

Community projects operated by the lodge include the tourism training project, the marine turtles research and conservation, the market garden agriculture project, the Montessori English School Project and the silversmith’s jewellers program, where traditional silversmiths create one-of-a-kind jewellery which is made possible by the distribution of high quality raw materials by Ibo Island Safaris.

Conservation is a major part of Ibo Island Lodge. The lodge focuses on conservation-oriented tourism training, aiming to reduce the local use of threatened resources. Combining loan finances and enterprise development support for small and medium sized enterprises, the lodge guards the spectacular biodiversity of the area and improves rural incomes.

With the owners of Ibo Lodge having been actively involved in safaris and tourism throughout southern and east Africa for more than ten years, the company’s experience helps to provide guests with an ultimate holiday experience – one that brings benefits to its community and environment.

Nkwichi Lodge and the Manda Wilderness Project

The Mchenga Nkwichi Beach on the shores of Lake was seen as the perfect spot on which to build a lodge and establish Manda Wilderness.

A hand-built lodge, Nkwichi offers visitors an experience of unspoilt Africa. Through responsible tourism, Manda Wilderness Project (MWP) ensures that this corner of Mozambique will remain in its pristine condition. The project has succeeded in helping to build primary schools, a clinic, roads and a luxury lodge dedicated to boosting responsible international tourism.

Working in partnership with the Nyanja people of northern Mozambique, MWP aims to balance community development with conservation through the creation of a sustainable wilderness reserve. The Manda Wilderness Community Game Reserve, through working with the local community, has been able to begin restoring an ecosystem that was destroyed during war years.

After receiving funding, an umbrella association (Umoji Association) was set up under Manda Wilderness and has become a legally registered association within Mozambique, providing communities with a platform from which to communicate with the Provincial and National Government.

With financial assistance, MWP was able to consolidate support from the Provincial Government, set up the Umoji Association and delimitate both the Community and the Conservation Area (120 000 hectares).

One Africa

One Africa organises unique and real safari experiences in Africa. By creating individually unique and relevant projects, One Africa hopes that these experiences can serve as models for sustainable conservation-centred ecotourism. One Africa uses a fresh and passionate approach to cater for both new and seasoned travellers to Africa.

One Africa believes that in order to achieve sustainable relationships between man and the environment, one must consider the whole picture. One Africa aspires to preserve wild Africa, assist her people in realizing their role in Africa’s environmental equation and offer unique safari experiences benefitting guests, the environment and its inhabitants.

An example of One Africa’s unique safari experiences is Explore Gorongosa – the first private ecotourism initiative in the park.

Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique is ecologically unique in that it is situated at the southernmost end of the Great African Rift Valley and so has high species diversity and unique environmental features. This makes it one of Mozambique’s most exciting travel destinations. Through its Restoration Project, the Park aims to restore this wildlife wonderland back to its former glory.

One Africa’s Explore Gorongosa wildlife experience takes visitors on exclusive, luxury walking safaris by expert guides through some of the most scenic and wildlife-rich areas of Mozambique. Explore Gorongosa will also be hosting a series of special interest expeditions around specific themes such as birding or photography.

Tourists can enjoy One Africa’s unique safari experiences with the knowledge that they are helping the establishment towards bettering their environment.

The members of the Mozambique Collection are committed to protecting the environment and communities in which they operate. The Mozambique Collection’s uniting principle of responsible tourism ensures visitors are treated to unique experiences. These establishments enable visitors to enjoy some of Mozambique’s most interesting and remarkable destinations while helping to create change for the environment and communities with which they come into contact.