Homelessness is a result of inadequate housing and limited economic opportunities. This project aimed to expand the work skill offerings of Khulisa Social Solutions by developing a homeless walking tour in collaboration with homeless individuals involved in Khulisa’s Streetscapes program to serve as an employment opportunity and awareness raising tool. The tour was informed by our observations and interviews of tour guides and our daily interactions and collaborations with the participants. The pilot tour implemented our findings related to duration, distance, timing, number of stops, as well as the deep personal stories the participants shared with us. We also offered suggestions for an evaluation tool that considers skills such as communication, self-confidence, and reliability.

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Creator

• Coutts, Colin William
• Clairmont, Hope
• Nikulina, Maria
• Suchanek, Kyle Stephen

Subject

• Well-Being
• Culture
• Community
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121418-030328

Keyword

• Equality--Social aspects
• Tourism

Advisor

• Agloro, Alexandrina R.
• Bulled, Nicola

Year

• 2018

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Khulisa Social Solutions

Date created

• 2018-12-14

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-11-27