Evie Ndhlovu is a sustainable tourism and community development practitioner working at the intersection of conservation, local governance, and inclusive economic development. A young African woman from a rural Southern African context, her work is deeply informed by lived experience and long-term partnerships with rural and Indigenous communities.
Evie has over a decade of experience developing and leading community-led tourism and conservation enterprises across Southern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. She works directly with traditional leaders, women’s groups, and local institutions to co-design governance structures, strengthen local decision-making, and ensure tourism development is led by those who steward land, culture, and biodiversity.
Her expertise includes destination planning, impact measurement, and sustainable governance, with a focus on moving beyond extractive models toward tourism systems that are locally owned, resilient, and grounded in community priorities. Evie regularly speaks and facilitates at regional and international forums, bringing a practitioner-led perspective rooted in trust, evidence, and place-based leadership.