Naphezu kwamanani abo akhulayo kanye neqhaza elikhulu emphakathini, abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha abavamile ukushaywa indiva ekuhlaziyeni kwezibalo okwakha ukuhlela komphakathi nezinqumo zenqubomgomo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukunakekelwa kwezempilo, ezokuthutha, noma imfundo, abantu abadala asebekhulile bavame ukuhlala bengabonakali kumasethi wedatha azisa izinto eziza kuqala emphakathini. Lokhu kukhishwa ngaphandle okuhlelekile kuqhubekisela phambili izikhala ezinsizeni futhi kubukela phansi imizamo yokwakha imiphakathi eqinile ekwazi ukubhekana nezidingo zawo wonke amalungu ayo.
Ezokuvakasha yindawo ebalulekile lapho lokhu kushiywa ngaphandle kubonakala khona, lapho abesifazane abadala, ikakhulukazi labo abaneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, bevela njengesibalo sabantu esibalulekile. Izibalo zibonisa ukuthi abesifazane asebekhulile kule minyaka bachitha isikhathi esiningi behamba bebodwa kanye nogogo nomkhulu. Nokho, kukhona ukushoda okukhulu kwedatha ngezidingo ezithile zabafelokazi, abavame ukuphila isikhathi eside kunabangane babo besilisa futhi abangase babhekane nezinselele zezimali ngenxa yempesheni ephansi kanye nokuncipha kwemali engenayo ngemva kokushonelwa.
Intuthuko yakamuva ekuqoqweni kwedatha yezokuvakasha igcizelela ukubaluleka kocwaningo olubandakanya konke. Isibonelo, ngaphansi kobuholi beSaudi Arabia, iNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha (UNWTO) yethule iqoqo ledatha eliyisisekelo eliqondanisa ukuqashwa kwezokuvakasha neziNhloso Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme zeZizwe Ezihlangene (ama-SDG). Lolu hlelo luhlinzeka ngemininingwane enemininingwane mayelana nokuqashwa kuwo wonke umkhakha wezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa ukuhlukaniswa ngobulili kanye nohlobo lomsebenzi. Nakuba utuseka, lo mzamo uqokomisa isidingo sezindlela ezifanayo ezihlanganisa ngokucacile abantu abadala.
Ezokuvakasha Njengemodeli Eqhutshwa Ngedatha
The UNWTO Idathasethi imele isinyathelo esibalulekile sokuqonda umthelela wezokuvakasha kwezomnotho nezenhlalo. Ilinganisa ukuqashwa emikhakheni eyishumi eyinhloko yezokuvakasha, ihlinzeka ababambiqhaza ngemininingwane engenzeka ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusimama nokubandakanywa. Nokho, ayifaki idatha eqondene neminyaka ethile, ukunganaki abantu abadala asebekhulile ababaluleke kakhulu njengabathengi nabanikelayo embonini yezokuvakasha.

Imithelela Ebanzi Yokukhishwa
Lokhu kukhishwa kwedatha eqondene neminyaka ethile kudlulela ngalé kwezokuvakasha, okuthinta imikhakha yezempilo, ezokuthutha, nezemfundo. Izinqubomgomo zomphakathi kanye nezinsizakalo ngokuvamile ziyehluleka ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabantu abadala ngenxa yedatha enganele mayelana nezintandokazi zabo nezinselele. Isibonelo, izinhlelo zezokuthutha zingase zingahlangabezani nezidingo zabo zokuhamba, futhi izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zingase zingakudingi ngokwanele ukunakekelwa kwabadala.
Abesifazane asebekhulile bavamise ukushaywa indiva ekuqoqweni kwedatha nasekuhleleni inqubomgomo, okuholela ezikhala ezikhungweni zezinsizakalo futhi kuqhubekisele phambili ukungalingani.
Ukuze sakhe imiphakathi eqinile, kufanele sifake abantu abadala asebekhulile, ikakhulukazi abesifazane asebekhulile, ekuqoqweni kwedatha, ocwaningweni, nasekuhleleni inqubomgomo. Ukushoda kwedatha ethile yabantu abadala, ikakhulukazi abesifazane, kuthinta imikhakha eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa ezokuvakasha, ezokunakekelwa kwempilo, nezokuthutha. Ukutshala izimali kwabesifazane asebekhulile kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi bayabandakanywa ezinhlelweni zokulingana ngokobulili kungakha ikusasa elibandakanyayo nelinokulingana lawo wonke umuntu.

Kungani Idatha Ehlanganisa Ubudala Ibalulekile
Ukubandakanywa ekuqoqweni kwedatha kubalulekile ekwakheni imiphakathi eqinile, elungele ubudala. Abantu abadala asebekhulile bangabambiqhaza abakhuthele emphakathini, banikela ngezindima ezihlukahlukene njengabanakekeli, amavolontiya, nabathengi. Ukukhishwa kwabo ekuhlaziyweni kwedatha kwehlisa izidingo zabo futhi kukhawulele amathuba okuthuthukisa izinsiza ezihambisana nezidingo zabo.
Izifundo ezivela kuTourism for Community Resilience
The UNWTOUhlelo lukhombisa amandla okuguqula izinqumo eziqhutshwa yidatha. Ukuphindaphinda le mpumelelo kuyo yonke imikhakha, ababambiqhaza kumele banwebe ukuqoqwa kwedatha ukuze kufakwe iminyaka yobudala njengento eguquguqukayo eyinhloko yezibalo. Le ndlela izoqinisekisa ukuthi izinqubomgomo nezinsizakalo zibhekana nezidingo ezahlukahlukene zabantu abadala, kugqugquzelwa ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezizukulwane kanye nokuthuthukisa intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe ukuze kungenelele okuhlosiwe.

Isiphetho
The UNWTOIsethi yedatha ibonisa ukuthi idatha ingashayela kanjani inqubekelaphambili uma ihlanganisiwe. Ukwakha imiphakathi eqinile ngempela, okuhlanganisa abantu abadala, ikakhulukazi abesifazane asebekhulile, ekuqoqweni kwedatha nasekuhleleni inqubomgomo kubalulekile. Ngokwenza kanjalo, singaqinisekisa ukuthi izinzuzo zokuthuthuka komphakathi zabiwa ngokulinganayo, kunikeza wonke amalungu omphakathi amandla ukuze aphumelele.
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