Amandla Aphakamisa Ezokuvakasha: Izindawo Zokungcebeleka zeSandal “40 For 40 Initiative”

Ngokubambisana nengalo yayo yokusiza umphakathi, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo Izimbadada Foundation, I-Sandals Resorts International (SRI) imemezela uhlu olugcwele lwamaphrojekthi ngaphansi kwayo 40 for 40 Initiative. Njengoba yethulwe njengengxenye yemigubho yeminyaka engu-40 ye-Sandals Resorts, amaphrojekthi angu-40 akhonjwe ezindaweni eziyisishiyagalombili zase-Caribbean lapho kusebenza khona i-SRI ebonisa kangcono ukuxhumana okumangalisayo phakathi kwezokuvakasha namandla azo okuguqula imiphakathi nokwenza ngcono izimpilo zendawo.

The 40 for 40 Initiative amaphrojekthi akhethiwe emikhakheni eyisithupha: ukugcinwa kwemithombo yemvelo ngokusebenzisa Imizamo yokonga kanye Nokuvakasha; Ukutshala imali Ekuvikelekeni Kokudla ngokweseka nokusebenzisana nabalimi bendawo; Ukuqeqeshwa Kwezihambi kanye Nezitifiketi okuhloswe ngayo ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle okuqhubekayo; ukugcinwa kwamagugu amasiko ngokusebenzisa Ukusekelwa Kwezingcweti Zasendaweni futhi Imfundo Yomculo Nokuzijabulisa; kanye nokuqinisa umnotho wendawo ngokusebenzisa Ukwesekwa Kwamabhizinisi Amancane Nomphakathi.

Ku-Caribbean yonkana, amalungu ethimba le-SRI avela e-Sandals Resorts, Beaches® Resorts kanye ne-Sandals Foundation azobe efingqa imikhono ukuze asize enze lawa maphrojekthi aphile. Izivakashi ezivakashelayo zingase futhi zisekele futhi zibambe iqhaza emisebenzini eminingi eyenzekayo esifundeni sonke.

"Ezokuvakasha zinamandla okuguqula, hhayi kuphela izimpilo zezivakashi ezicwiliswa yinjabulo namasiko eCaribbean ngenkathi ziseholidini, kodwa ngamalungu eqembu lethu nomakhelwane abakha izimpande zemindeni yabo esifundeni," kusho u-Adam. UStewart, uSihlalo oPhethe, iSandals Resorts International kanye noMongameli kanye nomsunguli weSanals Foundation. "Lona umsebenzi obalulekile esakhela phezu kwawo futhi siwugubha namuhla, njengengxenye yemizamo yethu engapheli yokuqinisa ukuxhumana phakathi kwezokuvakasha nokufukula imiphakathi yethu yasendaweni yaseCaribbean."

Imizamo yokonga kanye Nokuvakasha

NgeSandals Foundation, i-SRI yenze indawo ezungezile yaba yinto eza kuqala, itshala izigidi ezinhlelweni zemfundo kanye nokumela, isungula izindawo ezihlala olwandle, itshala ngaphandle kwamakhorali angaphezu kuka-12,000, futhi ihilela abantu abangaphezu kuka-55,000 emizamweni yokongiwa. Manje, ithimba lizoqhubeza imizamo yalo yokuvikela imithombo yemvelo yalesi sifunda ngokwandisa amathuba okongiwa kolwandle.

Ukuhlonipha uMsunguli walo ongasekho, uSihlalo kanye nengqalabutho ye-philanthropic, u-Gordon “Butch” Stewart, leli thimba lihlanganyele ne-Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) ukusebenzisa 'Ulwandle Ifa Lothando' Uhlelo lwe-Scholarship. Lolu hlelo luzohlinzeka abantu baseCaribbean abangama-40 eziqhingini eziyisithupha ngezitifiketi zokuntywila ukusuka emanzini avulekile kuye ezingeni eliphakeme. Lokhu, kanye namathuba okuthi izivakashi zibambe iqhaza emisebenzini efana nokutshala ngaphandle kwamakhorali Jamaica futhi St Lucia, kuzoba nomthelela ohlala njalo empilweni engaphansi komhlaba.

Amaphrojekthi engeziwe ahlanganisa ukusekela i-Andromeda Gardens, ingadi yezitshalo engamahektha angu-6.5 Barbados eyadalwa ngeminyaka yawo-1950s, futhi ihlinzeka ngemali yokusiza ekubuyiselweni kwezindunduma zesihlabathi eLucayan National Park e. I-Bahamas ezithintwe kakhulu izitshalo ezihlaselayo kanye neziphepho.

Ukutshala imali Ekuvikelekeni Kokudla

Ngokuhlangana neSandals Foundation, i-SRI, esevele ithola ukudla okungaphezu kuka-90% endaweni, ihlanganisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwayo kwezolimo kanye nezikhungo eziqeqesha isizukulwane esilandelayo sabakhiqizi. Iminikelo eyahlukene izobandakanya ukunikela ngemishini eKolishi Lokuqeqeshwa KwezoLimo eBarbados, ukwakhiwa kwama-hydroponics e-Antigua's Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Centre kanye nokusungula izinqubo zokufaka umquba emphakathini lapho uvakashele. ISisekelo sizophinde sisekele iGrenada Network of Rural Women Producers (GRENROP), okuyiqembu labesifazane bendawo abangama-65 kanye nentsha esengozini ekhombisa ukuzimela kwayo ngokwezimali ngezolimo.

Ukwesekwa Kwamabhizinisi Amancane Nomphakathi

I-Sandals Foundation iyaqhubeka nokutshala imali emabhizinisini endawo njenge-Oistins Fish Fry e-Barbados, lapho abantu bendawo nezivakashi ngokufanayo bangahlangana nabathengisi futhi bajabulele ukudla kwasolwandle okusanda kulungiswa. Izivakashi kwa-Sandals zinethuba lokungena ohambweni olukhokhelwayo olusekela ngokuqondile laba bathengisi nendlela yabo yokuziphilisa.

Ngezikhungo ezifana nalezi ezibalela isilinganiso esingamaphesenti angu-30 omkhiqizo wokuthuthukiswa kwesiqhingi (GDP), iSandals Foundation izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni inhlalakahle yabasebenzisi kanye namandla abo okuzuza ngokuthuthukisa ezinye izindawo ezifana Cultural Market Place eTurks & Caicos kanye I-Ananas Craft Market e-Jamaica. Amaphrojekthi omphakathi we-Sandals Foundation agqanyiswa endaweni yokungcebeleka, amema izivakashi ukuthi zisekele ngeminikelo.

Ukweseka ama-Local Artisans

Sekuyiminyaka, izihambeli zezindawo zokungcebeleka ze-Sandals and Beaches zithola izinto ezenziwe endaweni ezitolo zayo, imali yazo ephinde itshalwe emaqenjini omphakathi wendawo. I-Sandals Foundation izonweba Uhlelo lwayo Lwengcweti Lwe-Caribbean oluyimpumelelo ngokuqeqesha abantu abaningi bezandla eziqhingini eziningi ezihlanganisa iCuraçao, i-St. Lucia, i-Bahamas ne-Turks & Caicos, inikeze abahambi abaningi ithuba lokugoduka nesiqephu sesifunda. Izivakashi ze-Sandals and Beaches Resorts nazo zingalangazelela ukuhlangana nalaba besilisa nabesifazane bemisebenzi yezandla ngokusebenzisa izitolo ze-pop-up endaweni yokungcebeleka nokubona umlingo wembuleka.

Imfundo Yomculo Nokuzijabulisa

Kusukela ku-ska ne-calypso kuya ku-reggae eyisakhiwo sodumo yase-Jamaica kanye ne-dancehall, iculo elingaqondakali lase-Caribbean ligcina izivakashi zibuya futhi abantu bendawo baya phambili. Bekanye nozakwethu bamazwe ngamazwe, abafundisi bomculo bezikole zamabanga aphezulu kanye nabasekolishi bazoqeqeshwa kumasu abalulekile okuqhubekisela phambili imisindo eyisakhiwo sodumo yesifunda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i- 40 for 40 Initiative izophetha ngombukiso womculo oletha umlingo womculo we-Caribbean e-Miami ukuze usize ukuqoqa izimali zokukhula okuqhubekayo kwesifunda. 

Ukuqeqeshwa Kwezihambi kanye Nezitifiketi

Ukuqinisekisa ukuqeqeshwa okuqhubekayo kwabadlali bemboni yezokuvakasha yesikhathi esizayo, amaqembu e-SRI kanye ne-Sandals Foundation asekela ukuqeqeshwa kokungenisa izihambi kanye nezinhlelo zokunikeza izitifiketi ukuqinisa amakhono omsebenzi ezindaweni zokudla neziphuzo, ezempilo, ubuhle, nokuphila kahle. E-Antigua, abaqeqeshwayo bangathola isitifiketi sezempilo nobuhle ukuze bathole amakhono omkhakha wezempilo okhula ngokushesha. Ku-Exuma ne-New Providence, i-Foundation izosiza ngezinhlelo zonyaka wonke ezisekela ukulungiswa kokudla okudayiswayo.

"Sijabule kakhulu ngalezi zinhlelo ze-40 zenguquko kanye nendima yethu ekusizeni ukuqaphela umthelela ezokuvakasha owenzayo e-Caribbean," kusho u-Heidi Clarke, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Sandals Foundation. “Ezokuvakasha zithinta cishe wonke amagumbi emiphakathi yendawo futhi sibonga ngokugcwele ikhono layo lokwenza umehluko wangempela. Sibonga kakhulu kuso sonke isivakashi, ilungu leqembu, ozakwethu, umeluleki wezokuvakasha, umnikezeli kanye nomsekeli abaye bavolontiya noma basekela umsebenzi wethu wokuthuthukisa ukufunda nokubhala, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, ukusebenzelana kwentsha kanye nezindawo eziningi esigxile kuzo. Ngokubambisana nozakwethu be-SRI, sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisa amandla ezokuvakasha ukuletha izinguquko ezihlala njalo,” kusho uClarke.

Igubha iminyaka engu-13 yasungulwa ngoMashi 18, kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2009, iSandals Foundation isisebenzise amaphrojekthi nezinhlelo zenani elilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-US $79, ezithinta impilo yabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.1.

Ukuthola uhlu oluphelele lwe 40 for 40 Initiative amaphrojekthi, vakashela lapha.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana neSandals Foundation kanye nokunikela, vakashela lapha.

Mayelana neSandals Resorts International

Yasungulwa ngo-1981 ngusomabhizinisi wase-Jamaica ongasekho u-Gordon “Butch” Stewart, iSandals Resorts International (SRI) iyinkampani engumzali yezinye zezinhlobo zeholide eziqashelwa kakhulu. Le nkampani isebenzisa izakhiwo ezingama-24 kulo lonke elaseCaribbean ngaphansi kwemikhiqizo emine ehlukene okuhlanganisa: I-Sandals® Resorts, i-Luxury Included® brand yezithandani ezikhulile ezinezindawo e-Jamaica, e-Antigua, e-Bahamas, e-Grenada, e-Barbados, e-St. Lucia kanye nendawo yokungcebeleka eCuraçao; Beaches® Resorts, umqondo we-Luxury Included® owenzelwe wonke umuntu kodwa ikakhulukazi imindeni, enezakhiwo e-Turks & Caicos nase-Jamaica, kanye nokunye ukuvulwa e-St. Vincent nase-Grenadines; isiqhingi esizimele i-Fowl Cay Resort; kanye nemizi yangasese Yezindlu Zakho ZaseJamaican. Ukubaluleka kwenkampani endaweni yase-Caribbean, lapho ezokuvakasha zihamba phambili ekuzuzeni imali yangaphandle, angeke kubukezwe kancane. Ephethwe futhi isetshenziswa umndeni, iSandals Resorts International ingumqashi ozimele omkhulu kunabo bonke esifundeni.

Izimbadada Foundation

I-Sandals Foundation, inhlangano engu-501(c)(3) engenzi nzuzo, yadalelwa ukuqhubeka futhi yandise umsebenzi wokusiza umphakathi owenziwe yi-Sandals Resorts International. Kungumvuthwandaba weminyaka ecela emashumini amane yokuzinikela ukudlala indima ebalulekile ezimpilweni zemiphakathi esisebenza kuyo yonkana i-Caribbean. I-Sandals Foundation ixhasa amaphrojekthi ezindaweni ezintathu ezibalulekile: imfundo, umphakathi kanye nemvelo. Amaphesenti ayikhulu emali enikelwe umphakathi jikelele ku-Sandals Foundation iya ngqo ezinhlelweni ezizuzisa umphakathi wase-Caribbean. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana ne-Sandals Foundation, vakashela ku-inthanethi kokuthi www.sandalsfoundation.org noma silandele Facebook, Instagram futhi Twitter.