Experience festival magic in Africa.
What is The Global Entity?
Who Are You?
If you long for adventure or is curious about traveling the continent of Africa, or traveling in general(?!) love festivals, want to learn to travel more sustainably, wish to go beyond the tourism bubble, experience real connection within and outside of yourself, or is “just” an avid reader looking for a good story, you’ve come to the right spot.
At The Global Entity we specialize on festivals as a way to travel socially sustainably and give truthful depictions of traveling in all its forms. This includes – but is not limited to – the sometimes messy, spiritual, life changing, dream chasing adventures and lessons that come with living life through a travelers lens.
How we can help
Planning a festival trip—especially in a new country—can seem overwhelming. I know, because I’ve been there, struggling to find the real details: how to get around at night without a car, whow cold or hot it gets when you are camping, or if it’s solo travel friendly. That’s why I started the Festival Map—to give you the full picture of what to expect and how to prepare, so that you can go and simply enjoy it for yourself!
The Festival Map is an ever growing document of festival recommendations, reviews and lived festival experiences. What is your best festival adventure in Africa?
We want your experiences to shape the creation of this map! Which African festival(s) have you been to? How was it? Do you want to share your story with the world? Or write a short review to help other festival lovers find that amazing festival you attended? Write to us!
CTA: on the festival map page there should be two CTA’s available that leads to google forms(?) one for reviews and one for experiences
What does Social Sustainable Tourism have to do with Festivals?
Unfortunately, the industry of commercial tourism often exploits local environments, people, economies and cultures. At the heart of the culture industry is the artist. At the heart of the tourism industry is the culture – the very reason why most of us travel! The tourism industry is a billion dollar industry and yet, most full time artists I know, struggle financially. As a traveler who puts art and culture at the center of her journeys, this imbalance cannot be overlooked.
Social sustainable tourism focuses on empowering local communities, embracing cultures, and enabling economic resilience within the region. Festivals have the potential of being agents of social sustainable tourism by connecting travelers and tourists alike to local creators and by backing community initiatives and fostering long term local economic prosperity.
Are all festivals sustainable? Definitely not. But do they have the potential to become a force for change within the culture industry as well as the international tourism industry? Most definitely yes! Through thoughtful planning, execution and collaborations, festivals spark creativity and knowledge-sharing, fostering social change, creativity and connection. It is the perfect platform for defining, shaping and implementing social sustainable tourism that can impact far beyond the individual.
The Global Entity aims to enable you to discover and connect with amazing festivals in Africa. Our goal is to enable sustainable synergies between culture and tourism in Africa by working with local festivals and by giving you the information and community you need. Through this platform, we shed light on the importance of social sustainable tourism and how it can be done through festivals. Tourism done right can change not only your life, but entire industries! Be part of the change while traveling and dancing under the stars.
Origin Story
Planning a festival trip—especially in a new country—can seem overwhelming. I know, because I’ve been there, struggling to find the real details: how to get around at night without a car, whow cold or hot it gets when you are camping, or if it’s solo travel friendly. That’s why I started the Festival Map—to give you the full picture of what to expect and how to prepare, so that you can go and simply enjoy it for yourself!
The Festival Map is an ever growing document of festival recommendations, reviews and lived festival experiences. What is your best festival adventure in Africa?
We want your experiences to shape the creation of this map! Which African festival(s) have you been to? How was it? Do you want to share your story with the world? Or write a short review to help other festival lovers find that amazing festival you attended? Write to us!