A significant milestone on an epic journey for me personally and The Grahamstown Project. The launch of this website – our Tourism Marketing Portal.
Thank you to all who have supported and guided me along the road and railway track.
– The vision of The Grahamstown Project is a high-functioning small city where all members of the community prosper.
– The mission is to grow the tourism industry in Grahamstown (and the Eastern Cape), draw money to the city, and create employment.
A challenging and exciting path lies ahead here at The Grahamstown Project.
Contact us on graeme@thegrahamstownproject.com and be part of sharing the magic of Grahamstown and the heart of the Eastern Cape.
GRAEME HOLMES
Before moving back to Grahamstown in Oct 2017, Graeme was a bank executive based in the big smoke and craziness of Joburg. He has 20 years’ experience in the Payments Industry. He is a Chartered Accountant, has a Masters in Management by Research (MMR) from Wits Business School, and attended an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) offered by INSEAD (The Business School for the World!) in France.
Graeme is the founder of The Grahamstown Project. It’s simple. He says, “Grahamstown is a microcosm of South Africa. If we can’t get this place to function properly then the whole country is stuffed. Many of the troubles we experience as a country today have their roots here in Grahamstown. it is here where black and white people first engaged in conflict on the African continent. It is here where 9 wars of dispossession over 100 years took place and virtually destroyed the amaXhosa nation. But we are where we are. I don’t have a British passport and the boat-trip back to where my ancestors came from is exorbitantly expensive. Furthermore, this is my home. I am a son of Africa. We must work together to redress the injustices of the past and move as one into a brighter future.”
Graeme is an avid historian, writer, vlogger and public speaker. Like and follow the Facebook page. Join him on a tour. Contact him. He would love that.