Our Community
“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social well-being, and exercise environmental stewardship”
BAN KI MOON

Employment Through Tourism
As a town predominantly focused on tourism, Victoria Falls has historically provided growth in terms of job creation and income for local communities. Pre COVID-19 employment through tourism in and around Victoria Falls accounted for an estimated 85% direct tourism employment with a balance of 15% in downstream tourism support or related sectors.

Community Development
Tourism in the region plays a vital a role in facilitating community development through infrastructural development, business mentoring and educational opportunities, all of which contribute to local communities in increasing skill and knowledge as well as improving the socio-economic status of the community.

Community Support
During crisis situations such as drought, and the current COVID-19 pandemic, key tourism businesses and partners play a vital role in offering essential support to the surrounding communities, such as food security, health and safety awareness, providing access to clean water etc.
Latest Community News
Braille for Tourism launched in Victoria Falls
In a historic milestone, and through an impressive collaboration between government and private sector, in continued efforts to achieve the 2030 sustainable development goals of 2030, the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, together with Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Vic Falls City Council, and Airports Company of Zimbabwe, and partnered…
Africa’s Eden In-Destination Travel Show begins in Victoria Falls today
The inaugural Africa’s Eden In-Destination Travel Show began in Victoria Falls today to showcase the expansive and unparalleled biodiversity and world-class wilderness, wildlife and outdoor adventure offering of the region incorporating Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. As a membership association focused on collaborative efforts to promote the region, Africa’s Eden together with 75 exhibitors from…
Fastjet introduces Victoria Falls to Maun flights
Fastjet Zimbabwe, the award-winning value-based airline, has today announced that effective Thursday, 30 June 2022, the airline will introduce a new service between Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Maun in Botswana. The new route is scheduled to operate four (4) times a week on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Fastjet will operate the route…
Conservation Efforts
“Sustainable development is the pathway to tThe value of biodiversity is that it makes our ecosystems more resilient, which is a prerequisite for stable societies; its wanton destruction is akin to setting fire to our lifeboat”
JOHAN ROCKSTROM

Ecological Law Enforcement
The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, The Forestry Commission and a number of private organisations continue to work collaboratively on measures designed to eradicate poaching and the illegal harvesting of natural resources, ensure effective legal frameworks and deterrents against wildlife crime, strengthen law enforcement, and support sustainable livelihoods.

Human Wildlife Conflict Management
With the current human population growth rate, the increasing demand for natural resources and the growing pressure for access to land, conflicts over human–wildlife interactions are present. However, there are ongoing collaborative efforts by a number of organisations to find diverse and inclusive solutions to reduce and offset conflict, turning challenges into opportunities to increase public support for professional management.

Research and Biological Monitoring
Long-term biological monitoring is key to effective, evidence-based conservation management. In and around Victoria Falls there is ongoing research, disease testing, wildlife and biological monitoring with a strong focus on fostering community-based conservation methods.
Latest Conservation News
Africa’s Eden release Press Statement on recently announced travel bans
Africa’s Eden Tourism Association, a private sector, membership based organisation representing the tourism ecosystem in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, issued a Press Statement today imploring World Leader’s to ‘consider the science regarding the new variant and to understand the cost of travel bans on the communities, conservation and economic recovery’ of the region, before…
Zambesia Conservation Alliance to host Conservation Games Awards event in Victoria Falls
On the 27th November 2021, Zambesia Conservation Alliance will host the Conservation Games Awards event for the winners of the various categories of the first ever Conservation Games held online in 2020. The Conservation Games, a set of quiz matches played via ZOOM, was held over a series of recorded matches and then released on…
Victoria Falls stakeholders mourn the loss of conservation hero
Victoria Falls stakeholders have this past weekend, been mourning the loss of one of their conservation heroes and wildlife warriors who was killed in a tragic wildlife incident on Friday 8th October 2021. A statement issued by Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit today confirmed the following:- “On Friday 8th October, following a report of a possible…