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Deborah Calmeyer (born 1973) [1] is a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of ROAR AFRICA, a luxury safari company. She also supports women's empowerment, conservation and wildlife preservation initiatives. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Known for the credo, 'If African women rise, wildlife will thrive [6], Deborah hosts an annual Women's Empowerment Retreat [7] [8], spotlighting the key role African women play in tourism. She provides an annual scholarship for a female Zimbabwean student to attend The South African College of Tourism [9] and supports menstrual health initiatives for rural young women in collaboration with RESCUWS and the Girl Child Empowerment Trust. Deborah also empowers young African women through her work with The Tracking Academy, Uthando, the Zeitz Foundation and The Imibala School.
Calmeyer founded ROAR AFRICA, an ultra-luxe safari company in 2005. [10] [11] Her activism has transformed traditional perceptions of women's roles in the safari industry. A firm belief in the transformative power of nature has led to Deborah co-hosting retreats like Into the Wild with poet and philosopher David Whyte. [12] She continues to design and deliver novel experiences in Africa like The Greatest Safari on Earth [13] in collaboration with Emirates. [14] [15] [16]
In 2023, French publishing house Assouline released their first book on the topic of safari, African Adventures: The Greatest Safari on Earth [17], based on the trip of the same name, the first safari of its kind in the world, designed and delivered by Deborah Calmeyer. [18]
The daughter of a zoologist father, Geoff Calmeyer, Deborah Calmeyer grew up on her family farm [19] in Zimbabwe, surrounded by wildlife. In 1988, as the political situation deteriorated, her family returned to South Africa, where generations of her family had lived since 1688. [20] After meeting her husband, South African tech entrepreneur Robert Breen, Deborah moved to New York in 1999 and now splits her time between New York City and Cape Town. [21]
Calmeyer has been recognized as one of the '30 Most Powerful Women in Travel' by Conde Nast 2019 and has been listed as a Condé Nast Traveler 'Top Travel Specialist' (2017–2023). She has won Robb Report's 'Best of the Best' award in 2022 and 'Travel Master' award in 2023. Deborah has been recognized as a top travel advisor on Travel + Leisure Magazine's 'A-List' (2019–2023). [22] In 2015, she was named one of South Africa's top 25 entrepreneurs. Also in 2015, she was the first woman in tourism to be invited to speak in Beijing on the illegal trade of wildlife, a speech viewed by 191 million viewers online. [23] In 2014, Deborah was invited to represent South Africa as a speaker at the BRICS International Forum. [24]
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Deborah Calmeyer (born 1973) [1] is a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of ROAR AFRICA, a luxury safari company. She also supports women's empowerment, conservation and wildlife preservation initiatives. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Known for the credo, 'If African women rise, wildlife will thrive [6], Deborah hosts an annual Women's Empowerment Retreat [7] [8], spotlighting the key role African women play in tourism. She provides an annual scholarship for a female Zimbabwean student to attend The South African College of Tourism [9] and supports menstrual health initiatives for rural young women in collaboration with RESCUWS and the Girl Child Empowerment Trust. Deborah also empowers young African women through her work with The Tracking Academy, Uthando, the Zeitz Foundation and The Imibala School.
Calmeyer founded ROAR AFRICA, an ultra-luxe safari company in 2005. [10] [11] Her activism has transformed traditional perceptions of women's roles in the safari industry. A firm belief in the transformative power of nature has led to Deborah co-hosting retreats like Into the Wild with poet and philosopher David Whyte. [12] She continues to design and deliver novel experiences in Africa like The Greatest Safari on Earth [13] in collaboration with Emirates. [14] [15] [16]
In 2023, French publishing house Assouline released their first book on the topic of safari, African Adventures: The Greatest Safari on Earth [17], based on the trip of the same name, the first safari of its kind in the world, designed and delivered by Deborah Calmeyer. [18]
The daughter of a zoologist father, Geoff Calmeyer, Deborah Calmeyer grew up on her family farm [19] in Zimbabwe, surrounded by wildlife. In 1988, as the political situation deteriorated, her family returned to South Africa, where generations of her family had lived since 1688. [20] After meeting her husband, South African tech entrepreneur Robert Breen, Deborah moved to New York in 1999 and now splits her time between New York City and Cape Town. [21]
Calmeyer has been recognized as one of the '30 Most Powerful Women in Travel' by Conde Nast 2019 and has been listed as a Condé Nast Traveler 'Top Travel Specialist' (2017–2023). She has won Robb Report's 'Best of the Best' award in 2022 and 'Travel Master' award in 2023. Deborah has been recognized as a top travel advisor on Travel + Leisure Magazine's 'A-List' (2019–2023). [22] In 2015, she was named one of South Africa's top 25 entrepreneurs. Also in 2015, she was the first woman in tourism to be invited to speak in Beijing on the illegal trade of wildlife, a speech viewed by 191 million viewers online. [23] In 2014, Deborah was invited to represent South Africa as a speaker at the BRICS International Forum. [24]