Ihhotela le-Inspira Santa Marta: Ukwenza kahle, emhlabeni jikelele nasendaweni

I-Inspira Santa Marta Hotel ihola i-Lisbon ngokunethezeka okuqhubekayo. Yakhelwe ukuba yisibonelo sedizayini eluhlaza, i-Inspira Hotel izibheka njengelinye lamalungu egolide akhethekile e-Green Globe futhi iphethe amaphuzu aphezulu kakhulu okuthobela izitifiketi e-Portugal.

Umqondisi-Jikelele we-Inspira u-Tiago Pereira, uthi, “Ukwenza okufanele yisiqubulo esiqondisa konke esikwenzayo kwa-Inspira, ngumqondo owuchazayo. Ngokuzungezile sihlanganise izinsika ezintathu eziyisisekelo zobunikazi bethu: ukusimama kwemvelo, umthwalo wemfanelo emphakathini kanye nentuthuko esimeme.

“Njengoba sicabanga ngekusasa lemboni yamahhotela, siyaphoqeleka ukuthi sicabange ngesisekelo sokuqiniseka kwethu kwangempela. Sikholelwa, emhlabeni wonke, ukuthi ekuthuthukisweni kwemboni yethu nakanjani kuzoba nokwamukelwa okukhulu kwezinqubo ezizinzile. Kungokwemvelo ukuthi kuzoqhutshwa ezokuvakasha ezinomthwalo wemfanelo futhi eziqaphelayo uma kuziwa ekuphathweni kwezinsiza,” kwengeza uMqondisi Jikelele uPereira.

I-Inspira ifuna ukunikeza izivakashi zayo umuzwa oyingqayizivele ehhotela elizinzile ngokwemvelo. Inqubomgomo yesibopho yehhotela, okuhlanganisa ukusimama njengenye yezindinganiso zalo eziyinhloko, isebenza kuzo zonke izici zebhizinisi kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kwezinto ezingasizungezile, amasistimu angenamaphepha ngisho nemiqondo ye-gastronomic, phakathi kokunye. Ngesikhathi esifanayo izinqubomgomo zokuphatha kanye namagugu e-Inspira kuhloswe ngakho ukunciphisa, njengoba lena kuyindlela eyisisekelo yokunciphisa umthelela wemvelo webhizinisi futhi wenze umehluko ngempela.

Ngaphakathi kwezindonga ezisesitayeleni zehhotela, abasebenzi babamba iqhaza ngokuqondile ekuphathweni kwemvelo ngeqhaza labo ku-Green Squad. Abamele umnyango ngamunye bayakhuthazwa ukuthi baqaphe futhi balinganise inqubekelaphambili yezenzo ezisimeme zesakhiwo, baqinisekise ukuthuthukiswa kwabo okuqhubekayo ngemibiko yemihlangano yanyanga zonke.

Okunye ukuzibophezela okubalulekile i-Inspira ekwenzile ukuncishiswa kwekhabhoni yayo. Isitifiketi sesinxephezelo se-CarbonFree emissions (Ecoprogresso) sihlanganisa ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okuqondile nengaqondile ehlobene nomsebenzi wehhotela. I-carbon dioxide elingana (i-CO2e) ye-164t ye-carbon dioxide ekhishwayo inqanyuliwe ngokusekelwa iphrojekthi kazwelonke, i-Sown Biodiverse Pastures Project - Amadlelo Ahlukahlukene Okunqanda Ukuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu kanye Nokuvikelwa Komhlaba. Le phrojekthi ikhuthaza ukusimama kwezolimo kanye nokunciphisa umthelela wemvelo ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezithuthukisiwe.

Kwa-Inspira, ukufuna umhlaba osimeme kakhudlwana kuphinde kusho ukubandakanya umphakathi ekuphishekeleni izinjongo zomphakathi ezibheke enzuzweni efanayo. Ihhotela belilokhu libamba iqhaza elibonakalayo ekufundiseni ngokuba yisakhamuzi nasekukhuthazeni imigomo yokulingana, ukuhlukahluka kanye nenhlonipho. Ukweseka imiphakathi kuyingxenye yobunikazi be-Inspira futhi ukuzinikela kwabasebenzi bayo kuvumela ukuxhumana namaphrojekthi kanye nezinhlelo ezibaluleke kakhulu.

Esiteji samazwe ngamazwe, ukubambisana kwe-Inspira nenhlangano engekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni i-Pump Aid isiza ngokufaka amaphampu amanzi okuphuza emiphakathini ethuthukayo. I-Inspira ixhasa le phrojekthi isebenzisa imali engenayo etholakala ngokuthengisa amabhodlela engilazi agaywe kabusha anamanzi ahlungiwe afakwa emabhodleleni esizeni.

Endaweni, ubudlelwano nezivumelwano sekusunguliwe nezikhungo eziningana ezisiza umphakathi amaphrojekthi azo ahlinzeka ngendawo yokukhosela futhi asize abantu abasezimeni ezibucayi ezahlukahlukene. Lokhu kubambisana kubandakanya: I-Fundação Rui Osório de Castro kanye ne-APPDA – Lisboa.

Njengomphumela wokubambisana ne-APPDA Lisbon, i-Inspira ngokusemthethweni ibe enye yezindawo ezimbalwa ezithengisa izinto ezidalwe ngamalungu e-APPDA. Izingcezu zobumba noma ezigaywe kabusha zenziwe ngesandla ngebanga lentengo eliphakathi kuka-€2 no-€15, futhi zonke izimali zibuyiselwa esikhungweni. Inhloso yeNhlangano ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo kubantu abane-autism spectrum disorders (ASD) kanye nezihlobo zabo eziseduze.

I-Fundação Rui Osório de Castro yi-NGO yendawo eyasungulwa ngenhloso yokwazisa nokukhanyisela abazali, izingane nabangane ngezindaba eziphathelene ne-oncology yezingane. Inhlangano isiza bonke ukuthi bamukele kangcono futhi baphile nalesi sifo, ngenkathi ibamba iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kocwaningo lwesayensi kule ndawo. I-Inspira idayisa i-mascot yenhlangano i-Xi-coração, ngayo yonke imali engenayo enikelwe esikhungweni.

Ihhotela i-Inspira Santa Marta belilokhu lingumsekeli ocacile womnotho wendawo kanye nezentengiselwano, njalo lincamela imikhiqizo ethuthukiswe ngokuhambisana nemibandela yokuziphatha ephezulu futhi ekhiqizwa ngokuqhubekayo. Ngonyaka odlule kwakhiwa ingadi yasekhishini phezulu ophahleni lwehhotela enezinongo ezihlukene ezitshalwe ukuze zisetshenziswe endaweni yokudlela yaleli hhotela, engumsekeli oqinile weZero Waste Movement.

Abasebenzi nabaphathi be-Inspira nabo babamba iqhaza ngokuqondile nezinhlelo zokuvolontiya. Ngonyaka odlule ithimba labasebenzi bakwa-Inspira lavakashela iSintra-Cascais Natural Park ukuze lisize ngokongiwa kwezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo. Izisebenzi ziphinde zahambisa ukudla kubantu abangenamakhaya nge-Centro de Apio ao Sem Abrigo - CASA. Lokhu kudla kutholwe ngemali eqoqwe e-Hotel's Open Restaurant ngoKhisimusi. Futhi phezu kwalokho, abaphathi behhotela nabasebenzi nabo bathole isikhathi ngonyaka odlule, sokubeka eceleni imizuzu embalwa yosuku lwabo ukuze banikele ngegazi e-Lisbon Blood and Transplantation Center.

Umqondisi-Jikelele u-Tiago Pereira, uyaphetha: “Zonke lezi zinhlelo zinhle kakhulu futhi zihlukile, futhi enginomuzwa wokuthi sinikela ngemizuzu embalwa yokuphila kwethu, kodwa lokho kungase kusho ukuphila konke kwabanye abaswele. Lezi yizenzo ezincane ezishintsha izimpilo zabantu abaningi futhi zicebise abaphayo.”

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