(Source: www.tourismupdate.co.za)

An integrated marketing campaign will see Cape Town and Durban feature across all National Geographic platforms for a period of 14 months between April 2012 and June 2013. This follows an agreement between the publisher and the cities to promote South Africa's urban tourism offerings.

The collaborative series of international activities will include a series of TV vignettes focussed on the unique sounds of each city, an array of international National Geographic Magazines editions including National Geographic Traveler US, online editorial on www.nationalgeographic.com, a social media and digital campaign, as well as an event in London or Washington DC. 

Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history – Earth Hour. 

More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2011 alone, sending a powerful message for action on climate change. It also ushered in a new era with members going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action for the planet. Without a doubt, it’s shown how great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause. 

This is a very cool initiative - Earth Junkies. The mission of The Earth Junkies Project is to create awareness for the environment’s wellbeing and foster ecological citizenship among children. The Earth Junkies Project uses storytelling, a universal and traditional art form. Storytelling has featured strongly in all cultures as an effective communication tool. Storytelling also plays a fundamental role in learning: Stories help children organise our varied, daily experiences, acting as a reference point to decipher the world around us.

This conference aims to provide a platform for business to communicate directly with local, regional and global experts who are already immersed in the Water, Food, and Energy Nexus.

The Water Food Energy Nexus is a global risk that will touch every person on this planet at some point. This conference aims to highlight the seriousness of the problem and explore potential solutions and strategies to mitigate and minimize the risks.

The speakers approached for the conference are experts from both the Public and Private Sector and also Lobby and interest groups. Many of the experts approached have already come out publically on the need to the global effort to be increased.

We recently came across this great article by Sue Watt, Courtesy of Independent Newspapers.

When I asked Maria, a quiet 15-year-old with an engaging smile, what she wanted to do when she finished school, she looked me straight in the eyes and said: “I’m going to be a doctor.”

Such aspirations from a young girl in a remote Zambian village might be met with derision, but this is Kawaza, and Kawaza makes things happen.