Vivere Stays team have multiple origins. Some come from poor countries in Latam, others from war zones like Ukraine. The ones coming from cities with slums and townships (such as Buenos Aires, Bogota, Quito, Lima, Capetown) are involved in a side project that promotes tourism to those areas. People need to see with their own eyes what it means to live a slum. Only if they see, they can understand and act accordingly in their daily routine to help. However, for having participated in several visits to mostly African townships, I can say that a local guide (from the township) is needed for safety reasons. The money those guides make benefit their township. Vivere Stays commits to promote them and their services.
