Kusukela u-Hilton ememezele izibopho zakhe ezinkulu ezinhlanu zokuqhuba uhambo olusimeme nokuvakasha e-Afrika esikhathini esingaphansi konyaka odlule, inkampani yabele u-$626,000 ekusebenzisaneni nomphakathi namaphrojekthi. Lokhu kukhuthaza umthelela futhi kujulise uguquko oluhle lwenhlalo nemvelo emikhakheni emihlanu ebalulekile – Ithuba Lentsha, Ukuphathwa Kwamanzi, Ukulwa Nokushushumbiswa Kwabantu, Ukutholwa Kwendawo, kanye Nokuvikelwa Kwezilwane Zasendle.
Ukutshalwa kwezimali kuhlanganisa uxhaso lwemali yephrojekthi yezinga lamahhotela kanye neminikelo esebenzisa i-Hilton Effect Foundation esanda kusungulwa kanye nobudlelwano bomhlaba wonke buka-Hilton ne-World Wildlife Fund, i-International Youth Foundation, kanye ne-Vital Voices.
U-Rudi Jagersbacher, uMongameli we-MEA&T, u-Hilton uthe: “I-Hilton izibophezele ngokugcwele e-Afrika kanye nentuthuko esimeme yomkhakha wayo wezokuvakasha nowokuvakasha. Amathimba ethu kulo lonke izwekazi anikezwe amandla okutshala imali futhi akhulise izinhlelo ezakha amakhono entsheni, ukunciphisa ubungozi bokushushumbiswa kwabantu, ukuxoxisana nosomabhizinisi bendawo kulo lonke uchungechunge lwethu lokuhlinzeka ngempahla, ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwamanzi nokukhuthaza ezokuvakasha ezisekelwe ezilwaneni zasendle.”
Izibonelo zokubambisana kuka-Hilton nezinhlangano zendawo ekusekeleni ukuzibophezela kwakhe kwe-Big Five zifaka:
Ithuba Lentsha - Hilton Transcorp Abuja, Nigeria ibambisene ne-ACE Charity ohlelweni lwayo Lokuhlonyiswa Kwabesifazane Ngebhizinisi (BEPW) ukuze ihlinzeke ngamakhono nokuqeqeshwa kwabesifazane abasebasha. Iphrojekthi yabo yakamuva izobona abahlanganyeli be-BEPW beqeqeshelwa ukuphinda bathenge ilineni ukuze bakhe imifaniswano yasehhotela nezikhwama zezinsiza zezihambeli zonga cishe u-50% ezindlekweni zokuthola usizo.
Ukuphathwa Kwamanzi - Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka, Zambia ibhekana nezidingo zokufinyelela kwamanzi emphakathini ngokwakha ipayipi lamanzi kanye nepompo nge-Village Water Zambia. Lokhu kuzosekela ngokukhethekile izingane zesikole zendawo ezisengcupheni kakhulu yezifo eziphathelene namanzi.
I-Anti-Human Traffing – Hilton Yaounde, Cameroon yelula ubudlelwano bayo neNhlangano Yabesifazane Yokunika Amandla Nentuthuko ukuze bakhe izinhlelo zokudidiyela kanye nolwazi lomsebenzi lwabesifazane ababe izisulu zokushushumbiswa kwabantu.
Ukuthola Indawo - Hilton Northolme, Seychelles izotshala imali epulazini lendawo le-hydroponic kanye nezinqubo zalo zokulima ezisimeme, ukuze kuthuthukiswe okuhlangenwe nakho kwezivakashi etafuleni, futhi kuncishiswe ukuthembela kwehhotela emifino namakhambi athengwa kwamanye amazwe ngo-40% no-100%.
Ukuvikelwa Kwezilwane Zasendle - Hilton Nairobi, Kenya uyaqhubeka nokuxhasa izindlovu eziyisithupha endaweni yendawo yokugcina izindlovu enakekela izintandane futhi esekela ukuhlanganiswa kwazo endle. Lokhu kuzibophezela sekuqiniswe manje iminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu.
U-Hilton ubelokhu esebenza e-Afrika kusukela ngo-1959 futhi uzibophezele ekukhuleni okusimeme isikhathi eside kulo lonke izwekazi. Njengamanje inamahhotela angama-47 esewonke e-Afrika futhi inepayipi elisebenzayo elinezinye izindawo ezingama-52 ezisalungiswa.
Imininingwane engaphezulu nge-African Tourism Board: www.africantoursmboard.com
