08/08/2026
As we celebrate Women’s Day, Keep Mbekweni Clean NPO would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to Nicollette Booysen for taking the time to visit Mbekweni and engage with our community.
Your visit came at an important moment, following conversations around inclusive tourism development and community participation in shaping local destinations.
We are grateful that you chose to experience Mbekweni beyond the headlines — by meeting community leaders, learning about environmental initiatives, exploring local food and lifestyle spaces, and witnessing the passion of residents who are working to build a greener and more welcoming township.
Your visit followed the DEDAT Co-Developer Workshop and Ambassador Programme, which focused on inclusive socio-economic development through tourism. We appreciate that you came to see how these ideas can take shape in Mbekweni through community leadership, environmental action, entrepreneurship, food, culture, and local storytelling.
The visit highlighted the role of local organisations, entrepreneurs, and community initiatives in creating a destination that is both authentic and sustainable. It also affirmed the value of partnerships that recognise the people of Mbekweni as custodians and storytellers of their own community.
These reflections are drawn from the unpublished visit notes and tourism narrative shared with us during your engagement with Mbekweni. We honour your willingness to listen, learn, and walk alongside the community as these ideas continue to develop. Your presence reminded us that meaningful tourism begins with relationships, respect, and genuine community engagement.
Thank you for seeing the potential in Mbekweni and for helping amplify a story that is rooted in dignity, sustainability, and hope for the future. We celebrate you not only as a visitor, but as a woman who took the time to connect with the people, places, and possibilities that make Mbekweni special.
Happy Women’s Day, Nicollette Booysen — may your work continue to inspire inclusive development and positive change across our communities.
