In Section: Ecotourism Community Network South West, and Networking Events
Taiguey give technical assistance to the network Communal Ecotourism 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 Republic, hired Taiguey Foundation to conduct a technical assistance of six months, in order to support the establishment of the RED Enriquillo ECOTOURISM COMMUNITY as a regional platform for consultation and coordination at the various initiatives ecotourism in the region.
The expected results are:
1. Ecotourism Community Network Enriquillo up
2. Tools and internal tools developed
3. Strategic Plan for five years developed
4 5 / 6 Project proposals developed
5. Community ecotourism products properly structured
6. Promotional material developed
7. Network of contacts established
The activities to be undertaken by the Foundation are:
Result 1 Red Enriquillo Ecotourism Community Built
Activities
a) Preparation agenda of the workshop 7-8
b) He sent in the net current draft statutes before workshop
c) To facilitate the workshop in NET jail (June 7-8), (revising the proposed statute, in plenary, and regulations are reviewed internally)
d) Preparation of minutes / reports of the meetings.
e) Finalization of documents and submission to the online network for validation by the membership.
Outcome 2 instruments and tools developed internal Activities
Activities
f) Development of draft instruments
g) Introduction to the network (online) for validation by the membership.
Outcome 3 Strategic Plan for five years
Activities
h) Review of available material for the elaboration of the Strategic Plan
i) presentation and discussion on key elements of the plan at the workshop on 7-8 June.
j) Completion of a draft
k) Conducting a participatory workshop in Barahona. (July / August 2007)
l) Second Draft
m) Facilitation of an online discussion about Plan
n) finalize the document
Outcome 4 Six technical proposals
Activities
o) On the basis of their draft strategic plan to identify priority areas for the RED proposal (seeking the implementation of the PLAN)
p) validated in the participatory workshop in Barahona (July / August 2007)
q) To identify the network with potential donors and formats / approaches required
r) To prepare drafts and validate them in an online discussion about Plan
Outcome 5 products properly structured community ecotourism
Activities
s) Definition of a methodological framework for the development of products for network defining type of market / public topology of products, marketing channels,
t) Define level until the network operator's service offering, channel, and generate revenue.
u) Conducting data matrix / form in a systematic way to collect data on projects
v) Field visits to projects and initiatives ecotourism
w) Documentation of products
x) Validation in line with the membership
Outcome 6
Promotional material produced Activities
y) Define the terms for design and production of promotional materials (paper products in PDF brochure of the network website)
z) To monitor its implementation
Outcome 7 network of contacts established
Activities
aa) Define format Database
bb) survey data of companies and entities related to ecotourism development and marketing.
cc) Making a contact database
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