Hi everyone,
I’m working on a university assignment where I need to develop a creative start-up idea for the Okavango Delta/Botswana. The goal is to economically support local communities, many of them farming households affected by elephant damage, and thereby improve tolerance/acceptance of elephants.
In class, we discussed examples like Okavango beer made from “elephant-friendly” crops, or certified elephant-friendly beef sold to safari lodges. My idea should be different and as innovative as possible.
For those of you who have been on safari or worked in tourism/conservation: as a safari guest, what kind of product, experience, digital offer, lodge service, sustainable packaging, etc. would you find genuinely interesting, credible, or worth paying for? And what would feel gimmicky or unconvincing?
Any honest thoughts would be super helpful. Thank you!