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Community
Community
Building better communities ONE brick at a time
Initiating and maintaining a respectful and symbiotic relationship with our lodges’ local communities is an integral component of all our CSR platforms. By forming mutually beneficial partnerships with local communities, business owners, growers and workers, we find sustainable ways to boost the local economy but also preserve the community’s cultural integrity.
Building better communities ONE brick at a time
Local employment
To create truly distinct and authentic One Nature experiences, we always begin our projects by consulting with local experts and residents. Once working guidelines and an ethical framework are set, our core team then contract the services of local labourers and artisans to ensure that traditional skills and techniques are incorporated into the building of the facilities. We also afford local communities members with the possibility of receiving skills training so that they are able to form part of our staff compliment at our properties by providing people with work opportunities, the need for individual members of the community to move out and look elsewhere for jobs is avoided and people are able to stay close to their families.
Local employment
To create truly distinct and authentic One Nature experiences, we always begin our projects by consulting with local experts and residents. Once working guidelines and an ethical framework are set, our core team then contract the services of local labourers and artisans to ensure that traditional skills and techniques are incorporated into the building of the facilities. We also afford local communities members with the possibility of receiving skills training so that they are able to form part of our staff compliment at our properties by providing people with work opportunities, the need for individual members of the community to move out and look elsewhere for jobs is avoided and people are able to stay close to their families.
Local Sourcing and Eco-Sensitive Farming Practices
Locally sourced ingredients and fresh organic produce make up a large part of our kitchen requirements and daily menu offerings. To qualify and be endorsed as our supplier, we require the local farmers to undergo free training in employing a standardized, 100% organic production process. Part of this process involves education on the production of worm farms, composting, making use of all natural fertilisers and eliminating the use of harmful pesticides. This ensures that the local growers of yielding consistent, high quality harvests and also gives them the means to benefit from greener, more responsible and profitable way of farming.
Local Sourcing and Eco-Sensitive Farming Practices
Locally sourced ingredients and fresh organic produce make up a large part of our kitchen requirements and daily menu offerings. To qualify and be endorsed as our supplier, we require the local farmers to undergo free training in employing a standardized, 100% organic production process. Part of this process involves education on the production of worm farms, composting, making use of all natural fertilisers and eliminating the use of harmful pesticides. This ensures that the local growers of yielding consistent, high quality harvests and also gives them the means to benefit from greener, more responsible and profitable way of farming.
Ethno Botany Programme
Long before modern medicine have given us relief from various maladies, our ancestors lived and thrived using only various substances and resources that can be found in their native surroundings. At One Nature, we make efforts to revive this time-tested organic practice and turn it to an income generating activity. This programme will include lessons on how to combine traditional knowledge with modern practices to produce basic personal care products such as lotions and soaps using ingredients that are grown on-site or can be found within the local environment.
Ethno Botany Programme
Long before modern medicine have given us relief from various maladies, our ancestors lived and thrived using only various substances and resources that can be found in their native surroundings. At One Nature, we make efforts to revive this time-tested organic practice and turn it to an income generating activity. This programme will include lessons on how to combine traditional knowledge with modern practices to produce basic personal care products such as lotions and soaps using ingredients that are grown on-site or can be found within the local environment.
One People
We believe in giving communities the platform to build sustainable livelihoods.
We support existing platforms and initiate programs within One Nature's Triangle of Influence.
One Planet
No amount of social development can succeed without a healthy environment.
We commit to supporting programs that create sustainable ecological impacts.
One Nature
Balancing economy and ecology is crucial for development.
We equip communities with eco-friendly tools and practices for conservation.
Jane Goodall
"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make."
Robert Swan
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."
Planet Allies
Their Echoes of Change
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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.
- Mahatma Gandhi
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The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.
- John Paul II
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The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
- Robert Swan