Abstract
Mozambique in south east Africa is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world. It ranks amongst the lowest in GDP per capita, human development, measures of inequality, and average life expectancy. The country has a host of social, cultural and/or environmental problems. However, one venture has been established which is making a huge contribution to the welfare of many people in the north eastern part of the country. Guludo Beach Lodge was founded in 2002 and is located in Quirimbas National Park in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. The lodge is a community based eco-resort which is used as the basis for funding the Nema Foundation which in turn supports a raft of social projects in surrounding local communities. Nema is a UK registered charity working in the district of Macomia, Mozambique, with 16 communities to improve access to education, safe drinking water, healthcare, food security and SMEs. It has a diverse range of grass-root projects tailored to each community with donations going directly to these projects bringing opportunities and hope to a new generation.
Keywords
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Ballantyne, R., & Packer, J. (Eds.). (2013). International handbook on ecotourism. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Egmond, T. V. (2007). Understanding western tourists in developing countries. Norfolk: Biddles Ltd.
Ernawati, N., Dowling, R. K., & Sanders, D. (2015). Tourists’ perceptions of community based tourist products for sustainable tourism in Bali, Indonesia. In M. Hughes, D. Weaver, & C. Pforr (Eds.), The practice of sustainable tourism: Resolving the paradox (pp. 95–112). London: Routledge.
Fagence, M. (2003). Tourism and local society and culture. In S. Singh, D. J. Timothy, & R. K. Dowling (Eds.), Tourism in destination communities (pp. 55–78). Oxford: CABI.
Fennell, D. A. (2015). Ecotourism (4th ed.). London: Routledge.
Fluker, M., & Richardson, J. I. (2008). Understanding and managing tourism. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson.
Friedmann, J. (1992). Empowerment: The politics of alternative development. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Giraldo, A. (2009). Guludo Beach Lodge: Guludo blueprint. Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.todo-contest.org/preistraeger-en/pdf/guludo-preis-e.pdf
Holden, A. (2016). Environment and tourism (3rd ed.). Oxford: Routledge.
Mowforth, M., & Munt, I. (2015). Tourism and sustainability: Development, globalisation and new tourism in the Third World (4th ed.). Oxford: Routledge.
Murphy, P. E. (2013). Tourism: A community approach. Oxford: Routledge.
Nema Foundation. (2016). Nema Foundation. Retrieved May 24, 2016, from http://www.guludo.com/content/nema-foundation
Newsome, D., Moore, S. A., & Dowling, R. K. (2013). Natural area tourism: Ecology, impacts & management (2nd ed.). Bristol: Channel View Publications.
Picard, M. (2008). Balinese identity as tourist attraction from ‘cultural tourism’ (pariwisata budaya) to ‘Bali erect’ (ajeg Bali). Tourist Studies, 8(2), 155–173.
Scheyvens, R. (1999). Ecotourism and the empowerment of local communities. Tourism Management, 20(1), 245–249.
Singh, T. V. (2012). Introduction. In T. V. Singh (Ed.), Critical debates in tourism (pp. 1–26). Bristol: Channel View Publications.
Singh, S., Timothy, D., & Dowling, R. K. (Eds.). (2003). Tourism in destination communities. Wallingford, CT: CABI.
UNCDF. (2014). The United Nations Capital Development Fund in Mozambique. Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.uncdf.org.en/Mozambique
Acknowledgement
The authors wish to thank Taylor Rawlings, Industry Advisor, Tourism Council Western Australia for her contribution to this chapter for which she undertook research whilst an undergraduate student at Edith Cowan University.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Carter-James, A., Dowling, R. (2017). Guludo Beach Lodge and the Nema Foundation, Mozambique. In: Sheldon, P., Daniele, R. (eds) Social Entrepreneurship and Tourism. Tourism on the Verge. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46518-0_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46518-0_13
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-46516-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-46518-0
eBook Packages: Business and ManagementBusiness and Management (R0)