+ What is your name?

Njeri Gachuhi

+ Are you submitting as a team or as an individual?

Individual submission

+ Where are you located?

Kenya

+ In one sentence, tell us about your idea.

My idea has already taken off I'm running a bespoke travel company built around providing safe and inclusive travel experiences for women and queer folk on the African continent The goal is to be the go to tour operator on the continent when it comes to inclusive travel

We want to see more inclusivity within the tourism space, for better policies to promote Intra-African travel and for more marketing of Africa as a destination where people experience more than just wildlife

+ Describe your ideal collaborative partner or partners.

IGLTA Queer destinations Ethiopian Airlines Africa Travel Week

+ What is the most immediate or most pressing challenge you're facing right now?

Working capital Marketing to a wider audience

+ What is it about your idea that makes you feel good?

The joy & community I have been able to build this far and all the ways this could be experienced on a wider scale

+ What makes your idea innovative? Why has no one ever done it before?

Kenya and many other African countries are yet to decriminalize homosexuality On that basis alone, queer organizing is limited to activism and fighting for our rights I like to say that my idea is activist adjacent however, I'm keen not to be grouped as a human rights organization. I'm promoting queer travel & queer joy and that is what makes my innovation unique

+ Who will benefit the most from your idea?

Queer folk & young African women

+ Ideally, when would you launch this idea?

I've already launched my idea

+ Indicate which UN goals your idea relates to?

• Reduced Inequality
• Gender Equality

+ Your website URL

www.thetravellingwakili.com