Melissa Foley

Uthando South Africa

As an award-winning model of responsible tourism and traveling philanthropy, Uthando is drawing on an extensive network of cherished partnerships in tourism and community development, with the ultimate goal of linking these two sectors by a myriad of innovative, sincere and meaningful ways. Our respectful, life-changing Philanthropic Educational Excursions allow Uthando guests to experience South Africa's unique spirit of Ubuntu ‘I am because we are'. Our culturally sensitive philanthropic educational excursions shine a light on the many deserving, unsung community heroes. Their nation-building efforts so often go unrecognized and unrewarded. Uthando (Love) South Africa is proud to work with and support a fantastic collection of independent, well-managed, innovative and inspiring community development projects and charitable organizations and social entrepreneurs across a broad spectrum of sectors including the following: Abused women and children / domestic violence Agriculture and food gardens Animal welfare Human development through arts/culture and sport Children and Educare Disabilities Drug and alcohol abuse Education Elderly and aging Environmental and green Farmworkers and rural development HIV / AIDS Housing / Shelter Nutrition Population health Prisoner rehabilitation Reconciliation and human rights Refugees and migrants Skills development and empowerment Sustainable economic development Unemployment Uthando (Love) South Africa is registered with the National Department of Social Development, in terms of the Nonprofit Organisations Act 71 of 1997, as a Non-Profit Organization with registration number NPO number 061321). Uthando (Love) South Africa is registered as a Public Benefit Organization (PBO reference number 930 026 218) in terms of section 30 of the Income Tax Act. All receipts and accruals made in South Africa are exempt from income tax.