A brand-new Toyota Hilux now stands outside the Doro !Nawas Conservancy office.

For most organisations, purchasing a new vehicle would hardly make the news. But for Doro !Nawas Conservancy, this Hilux represents something far greater than a new asset. It is the visible reward of a community enterprise that, just over a year ago, had no income, no visitors, and little prospect of a future.

Purchased entirely from the profits generated by Granietkop Campsite, the vehicle is a powerful symbol of what can happen when communities are given the opportunity, and the support, to build successful tourism businesses of their own.

Just two years ago, Granietkop Campsite was little more than a forgotten tourism asset. Closed for almost two decades, its infrastructure had deteriorated, employment opportunities had disappeared, and a valuable source of income for the conservancy had been lost.