Section: Community Ecotourism Network South West , Networks and Events
Taigüey will provide technical assistance to the Community Ecotourism Network Enriquillo
June 5, 2007
The Araucaria Project , an initiative of the Spanish Cooperation (AECI) and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Rep, Taigüey Foundation hired for a six-month technical assistance, to support the establishment of the RED ENRIQUILLO community ecotourism as a regional platform consultation and coordination of various ecotourism initiatives in the region.
The expected results are:
1. Community Ecotourism Network consists Enriquillo
2. Internal tools and instruments developed
3. Strategic Plan developed five years
4 5 / 6 Proposed projects developed
5. Products properly structured community-based ecotourism
6. Promotional material produced
7. Established network of contacts
The activities carried out by the Foundation are:
Results 1 Community Ecotourism Network built Enriquillo
Activities
a) Preparation workshop agenda 7-8
b) Send in the net current draft statutes before workshop
c) Facilitate workshop Cachote RED (June 7-8), (we review the proposed bylaws, in plenary, and revise internal regulations)
d) Preparation of minutes / reports of meetings.
e) Completion and submission of documents to the online network for validation by the membership.
Outcome 2 internal instruments and tools to develop activities
Activities
f) Preparation of draft instruments
g) Presentation to the network (online) for validation by the membership.
Strategic Plan Outcome 3 five years
Activities
h) Review of material available for the Strategic Plan
i) Presentation and discussion on key elements of the Plan in the workshop from 7-8 June.
j) Conduct of a draft
k) Conduct a second workshop in Barahona. (July / August 2007)
l) Second Draft
m) Provision of an online discussion on the Plan
n) Termination of the document
Six technical proposals Outcome 4
Activities
o) From the draft strategic plan to identify priority areas for RED proposal (seeking the implementation of the PLAN)
p) validated in the workshop in Barahona (July / August 2007)
q) Identify the network with potential donors and formats / approaches required
r) Prepare draft and validate them in an online discussion on the Plan
Outcome 5 products properly structured community-based ecotourism
Activities
s) Definition of a methodological framework for the development of network products defining the type of market / public topology of products, marketing channels,
t) to define at what level the network operator to offer service, channel, and generate income.
u) Perform data matrix / form systematically collecting data on projects
v) Field visits to ecotourism projects and initiatives
w) Product documentation
x) Validation in line with the membership
Outcome 6
Promotional material prepared Activities
y) defines the terms for design and preparation of promotional materials (product PDF document Network brochure, website)
z) monitoring its implementation
Outcome 7 Networking created
Activities
aa) Define database format
bb) survey data entities and companies involved in ecotourism development and marketing.
cc) Making a contacts database
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