TransCape NPO, South Africa

Transcape NPO was registered on 4 August 2004 with South Africa’s Department of Social Development.  The organization was the initiative of Mdumbi Backpackers’ workforce and friends. Together with the medical staff at Canzibe hospital they established an NPO to help the communities of the Nyandeni sub-district to tackle their significant health, social, educational and economic needs.

Mdumbi Backpackers works closely with the members of Mankosi community, Nyandeni district, to develop the local area in an eco-friendly way that benefits the community.  They have been working on a range of tourism projects with community members since they first started in 2002. Through this experience the managers of Mdumbi anticipated further job creation opportunities that could arise through appropriate development of skills and allocation of resources.