Our engagement:
Altruism at vista verde tours
The development of local community-based tourism is of the utmost concern to us. We try to work closely with local NGOs and associations, as well as local developmental and recycling projects. Social engagement with a focus on sustainable agriculture, species and environmental protection is very important to us at vista verde tours.
Our social engagement…
…for example at Ribeira Bote in Mindelo:
There are around 5,000 people living in the suburb of Ribeira Bote in Mindelo, the capital of the island of São Vicente. Many years ago vista verde tours and the street worker Frey Silvino developed alternative city tours through this area in order to provide an insider’s view of the life of the people living there. Through this
Our engagement within vista verde tours…
…for example, waste separation on Fogo:
EKONATURA was founded by João Ferreira to offer an alternative to waste incineration on the islands.
This project on Santiago (São Francisco) shreds glass and hard plastic and processes it using specially designed presses.
The resulting products include stones, containers for plants, and even chairs and tables.
We have been supporting this ambitious work since 2025 and have launched a waste initiative on Fogo. We collect hard plastic/lids in the Chã das Caldeiras National Park and help transport them by ferry to Santiago. We hope that this support will raise awareness of EKONATURA and give more attention to this issue.
Our environmental engagement…
…for example the Simili recycling project:
Former colleagues of vista verde tours have created an upcycling project, which we passionately support. The mission of Simili is to change and re-use rubbish in a different way, to give waste another use. The focus is to engage local people and teach them how to live in a more environmentally conscious way and turn former waste into an economic benefit. Rubbish can be turned into a commodity - the aim is to create quality products with a social value as well as to change attitudes towards garbage.
Cape Verde is full of artists, craftspeople and designers that always have used garbage in a creative way. Another objective of Simili is to show the consumer that Cape Verdean art is to be appreciated and is of high value.
We are convinced that this platform is part of the future of the country. Together we can create a better tomorrow, with less rubbish in the archipelago.
Anyone interested can find out more here: www.similicaboverde.com