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GreatGuides.Org is all about inspirational people: listen to their audio recordings, read about them and watch their videos. They are remarkable, passionate characters.

It all began in 2010 when we spent a year on the road on a long roundtrip from Cape Town to Kenya. Our expedition consisted of Rachel and I (anthropologists), our two small children, an off-road caravan and an enthusiastic film-maker called Jay Simpson! Our aim was to discover and blog about exceptional people, places and organisations in east and southern Africa. We called them ‘Great Guides’ because they gave us insight into so many new and fascinating subjects and the places on our journey.

Returning in 2011 we built a website that would give these amazing people the means to publish online. Dr Paul Godard and Daren Cook helped us build and design the site. And so this website began.

Our vision remains, to bring together inspirational people online and give them a
platform to share their work with others. We use audio, video, photographic and written media to create content-rich profiles that seek to express not only the person’s achievements, but why their work matters to them, and the story behind their career.

We also encourage anyone with a passion for a subject to publish on the site as a Member. Members can build their own profile page and publish their own content. It is also a way for us to get to know potential Great Guides.

From the beginning we wanted to share our content free with educators, the disabled, especially audio for the blind, and other groups. We created the iFund to make this a reality and enrich many lives. This is not just our ‘social responsibility’ but one of the core ideals of the site.

Please tell us what you think of the site and any comments you may have. If you know someone who should be featured on the site, please encourage them to become a Member.

Roddy Bray