!Khwa ttu

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!Khwa ttu is a cultural and education centre that interprets the customs, culture, history, and contemporary life of the San peoples of Southern Africa. It is located 13 kilometres inland east of the Yzerfontein coast, about 70 kilometres north of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa, consisting of an 850-hectare nature reserve developed on a former wheat farm. The center was founded in 1999, originating from work by the Working Group of Indigenous Minorities in Southern Africa and the South African San Institute, with support from Swiss anthropologist Irène Staehelin and the Ubuntu Foundation. !Khwa ttu opened to the public in 2006, and contains a cultural centre and museum, hiking trails, a restaurant, and accommodation staffed by 33 San employees. The centre also provides training and employment opportunities, with its ||Kabbo Academy offering training programmes for young San men and women from across the region.

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