Isikhungo Samasiko Esibomvu eRwandaumsunguli uGreg Bakunzi namuhla uqokwe njengelungu lebhodi lakamuva le- I-African Tourism Board. Uyisihlabani kwezokuVakasha Kwase-Afrika esinombono womkhakha, wokuzinza, kanye nendlela yakhe eyingqayizivele ekukhiqizeni ibhizinisi eRwanda nase-Afrika yonkana.
NgoFebhuwari 2019 uMnu. Bakunzi wenza izwe lakhe iRwanda laziqhenya lapho evezwa ebalazweni lezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke nokongiwa kwemvelo njengomsunguli we-Red Rocks Cultural Centre futhi wathola enye indondo phakathi nemiklomelo ye-10th Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR). Umcimbi ubuhlelwe ngokuhlanganyela yiWorld Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), FITUR, kanye neCasa Africa.
Namuhla uMnu uGreg Bakunzi ujoyine izinhlelo ezintsha zabaholi base-Afrika Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika.
UMongameli we-ATB u-Alain St. Ange wamukele uGreg namuhla ekuqokweni kweBhodi lakhe ethi. “Usuku oluhle kwezokuvakasha e-Afrika. Ngijabule kakhulu uMnu Bakunzi uvumile ukujoyina ibhodi lethu futhi ahlanganyele ubuholi kanye nombono wakhe ne-Afrika. Lezi yizindaba ezimnandi enhlanganweni yethu entsha. ”UGreg uthinte amanye amalungu kanye ne-African Tourism Industry namuhla ethi:
Ngenhlonipho enkulu nokwazisa ukuthi ngikubonga ngaleli thuba elihle lokuba yingxenye ekhiqizayo yebhodi lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika, ngiyabonga kakhulu umusa onginikeze wona.
Ngiyabonga futhi ngokuthembela kwakho kimi. Ngibheke phambili ukuqala umsebenzi wami njengengxenye yenhlangano yakho. Uhambo lwami kwezokuvakasha kanye nentuthuko yomphakathi luthatha iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-15 futhi njengelungu lebhodi elisanda kuqokwa le-ATB ngijabule ukuletha ubuchwepheshe nolwazi lwami ukusekela ukuqhubeka kokusebenza kwezinhloso zomAfrika
IBhodi Yezokuvakasha.
Ngiqale emuva ngonyaka wezi-2001 njengomhlahlandlela wokuvakasha ngagcina sengisungula inkampani yami i-Amahoro Tours esikhule kusukela emuva ngonyaka wezi-2008 ngabona ibhizinisi lami likhula lafika ezingeni engangiziqhenya ngalo. Ngemuva kwalokho, ngo-2011, ngacabanga ukuthi kufanele ngenze enye into ngaphandle kokuyeka i-Amahoro Tours, kulapho-ke ngathola khona iRed Rocks Rwanda njengesikhungo samasiko, manje esisebenza neRed Rocks isinyathelo seSustainable Development, esingenzi nzuzo inhlangano esebenza e-Afrika isebenzisana nabantu kanye namaqembu ukukhuthaza, ukuxhasa, kanye nokugubha izenzo ezizinzile ngokwengeziwe ngokuqaphelisa ukushisa komhlaba kanye nokuqeda ukusetshenziswa kwezikhwama zembewu epulasitiki, ngaleyo ndlela kugcinwa imithombo yethu yemvelo namagugu amasiko ngenhloso yokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha kanye ukongiwa kwemvelo njengethuluzi elihola phambili lokufukula umphakathi ukuthuthukisa isimo senhlalo-mnotho yamalungu ethu.
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenziseni amandla ami njengommeli wezokuvakasha onomthwalo wemfanelo ozuzisa imiphakathi nezindawo ezizungezile ngokunikeza imisebenzi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi siyaqonda ukuthi yiziphi izinselele imiphakathi ebhekana nazo nokuthi singazinqoba kanjani ngokusebenzisa amakhono abo njengesisekelo sokuthola izixazululo ezizinzile
Ngokombiko oshicilelwe yiWorld Economic Forum (WEF), imboni yezokuvakasha izophindeka kabili eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, ikhiqize izigidigidi ngonyaka futhi njengengxenye yecebo lami lokubeka izindawo zethu njengezintandokazi zabahambi, ngokuvumelana nenkolelo yokuthi ukubeka phambili ukusimama emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kusho ukuthi abantu nezomnotho ngokujwayelekile bazozuza kakhulu ngenxa yomhlaba jikelele izwekazi lase-Afrika linokuheha okungokwemvelo okuthokozisayo nokuchichimayo okunikeza abahambi.
Kungalesi sizathu lapho ngizosebenzisa ipulatifomu yami ukukhuthaza abanye ukuthi baqonde ngokugcwele ukuthi sidinga ukwakha noma ukushintsha izingqondo zethu futhi sivume iqiniso lokuthi umphakathi nezokuvakasha zinenzuzo ekuthuthukiseni izindawo zethu zokuhambela
Njengommeli oshisekayo wokuthuthukiswa komphakathi, ngiyajabula ukukwazisa ukuthi iRed Rocks inikezwe imiklomelo yamazwe omhlaba ngomsebenzi ebesiwenza. Kamuva nje amaRed Rocks akhethwe njengenye yezinhlangano ezihamba phambili zokuvakasha emphakathini eRwanda yiChamber of Tourism. Siphinde sanikezwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe njengenye yezinhlangano ezihamba phambili kwezokuvakasha e #Africa naseGreen Destination Travel esinikeze isitifiketi seBest Green Destination Travel Area.
Ngokubona kwami, impumelelo yami enkulu yimicimbi ehlukene nezingqungquthela engike ngaya kuzo emhlabeni jikelele. Le micimbi ingikhombisa ukuthi empeleni kuningi okusamele kwenziwe kunalokho engikwenzile. Ingxenye ehamba phambili yengqungquthela kulapho engikhetha khona okuthile futhi ngihlanganyele nabanye abantu abakule mboni efanayo futhi izinhlelo zami ukusebenzisa amaRed Rocks ngokuzayo futhi ngifuna ukuthi ibe ngenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokuvakasha kwezemvelo esifundeni nasezwenikazi.
Ngiyakuqonda ukuthi lo msebenzi uza nezibopho futhi ngiyajabula ukunikela ngakho konke okusemandleni ami ukuze kuthuthukiswe ezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezokuvakasha esifundeni.
Ngiyabonga ngaleli thuba elihle lokuba yingxenye yeBhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika futhi ngibheke phambili emsebenzini esinawo.
Imibhalo eminingi ngeRed Rock Initiative noGreg Bakunzi Chofoza lapha
Okuningi ku-African Tourism Board nokuthi ungaba yilungu kanjani ku www.africatourismboard.com
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- After that, in 2011, I thought I should do something else without giving up Amahoro Tours, that's when I came up with Red Rocks Rwanda as a cultural center, which is which now works with Red Rocks initiative for Sustainable Development, a non-profit organization operating in Africa working with individuals and groups to encourage, support, and celebrate more sustainable actions through creating awareness of Global warming and also ending the use of plastic seed bags, thus preserving our natural resources and cultural heritage with the purpose of promoting tourism and environmental conservation as the leading sustainable community empowerment tool to uplift the socio-economic status of our members.
- Ngokombiko oshicilelwe yiWorld Economic Forum (WEF), imboni yezokuvakasha izophindeka kabili eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo, ikhiqize izigidigidi ngonyaka futhi njengengxenye yecebo lami lokubeka izindawo zethu njengezintandokazi zabahambi, ngokuvumelana nenkolelo yokuthi ukubeka phambili ukusimama emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kusho ukuthi abantu nezomnotho ngokujwayelekile bazozuza kakhulu ngenxa yomhlaba jikelele izwekazi lase-Afrika linokuheha okungokwemvelo okuthokozisayo nokuchichimayo okunikeza abahambi.
- It is against this background that I will use my platform to encourage others to fully understand that we need to shape up or change our mindsets and acknowledge the fact that community and tourism is beneficial to the development of our travel destinations.
