Registered Non Profit Organisation
The Bo-Kaap Cultural and Heritage Gateway aims to realise our mission by creating a vibrant local economy through social enterprise and micro-entrepreneurship. We seek to attract both local and foreign tourists to spend their money in support of families in Bo-Kaap through the following initiatives:
1. The Bo-Kaap Market
2. Cultural Home-stays
3. Home-cooked meals
4. Cooking classes
5. Catering
6. Clothing design and production
7. Reading glasses project in collaboration with CESolutions
8. Home-based businesses catering to walking tourists
The mission of the Bo-Kaap Cultural and Heritage Gateway is to create a pathway toward empowerment and financial self-sufficiency for women and youth while preserving and sharing our cultural heritage.
Traditional Cape Malay hot foods, savouries, biscuits, desserts, pickles, organic rubs and spices and dried fruit.
Hand made jewellery, crafts made from recycled materials, crochet items, clothing...
Walking tours of historic Bo-Kaap, hands on food demo's in homes, traditional meals in homes, catering for dinners and events, cultural home-stays for tourists and students - long and short stays
Basic eye tests for reading glasses and quality glasses available at prices lower than local stores.
