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TỔNG KẾT HOẠT ĐỘNG THÍ ĐIỂM PHÁT TRIỂN SẢN PHẨM HÀNG THỦ CÔNG MÂY TRE ĐAN VÀ DU LỊCH CỘNG ĐỒNG TẠI HAI XÃ DÂN HÓA VÀ TRỌNG HÓA, HUYỆN MINH HÓA CbT Development 06/2012-10/2013 Key Results, Lessons Learnt and Discussion on Ways Forward La Trong 1, 12th December 2013 Seite PART I Why CbT Development? • CbT considered to hold great potential to strengthen alternative and legal (additional) income opportunities for buffer zone communities • Promoting local tradition and culture, empowerment • Experiencing natural heritage • Linking tourism and visitor demand to local experiences ð Combine ´traditional identities´, conservation and socio-economic development (STDP, SEDP QB , Vietnam’s National Tourism Strategy) I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART I Key Results 06/2012: Initial working proposal 07/2012: Launch meeting and 1st field visit 07/08 2012: Field visits and surveying (in total ~6 days) 09/2012: Activity review and working proposal for the next steps Annex document of survey results 12/2012: Follow-up commune meeting 06/2012 10/2013 05/2013: Commune meeting and household selection process 06/2013: Village meetings in Ra Mai and Ta Vong Rapid household assessments CbT WG Workshop 08/2013: Pilot visit with tour operators 10/2013: CbT draft proposal for future activities I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART I CbT Pilot Visit with Tour Operators CbT short movie with images I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART I Outcomes, Difficulties and Lesson´s Learnt Outcomes • Awareness raising • Infrastructural assessment and setting/cultural background • Working proposals • Selection of pilot villages and households • CbT Working Group (?) • Pilot visit Difficulties • Weak follow-up activities (Oct 2012-Mar 2013) • Uncertainty about available budgets • Agreement on pilot villages • Internal changes GIZ, what comes next? Lessons Learnt • Regular follow-up of activities and information sharing with all involved stakeholders • Securing financing of activities I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART I Ways Forward • CbT draft proposal: needs assessment and options • • • • • Product development Capacity building for villagers Infrastructural support Organisation and coordination M&E • Forthcomings depending on participant feedback • Project support: CbT development part of livelihood development • Potential threats: • • • • • • Unstable demand Project support Coordination and communication Benefits (inter- and intra-village distribution) and over-dependence No visible links to conservation isses Cultural impacts I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART I Linking Private and Public Sector with Villagers: • • • Operating tours Involve villagers Safety Local tour operator(s) • • Communication Facilitation • • Local authorities Ta Vong Communication and coordination, training advisory GIZ • • Services Hygiene and safety Responsibilities: Fairness (e.g pricing, marketing), information sharing, minimizing negative impacts on the community and natural surroundings, benefit-sharing, monitoring I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART II Participants´ Comments and Feedback Guiding questions: • What are your impressions so far? Positive and negative aspects on: • CbT concept in general and on opportunities for application in Trong Hoa and Dan Hoa? • Activities done so far? • Involvement of stakeholders and communication processes? • Do you have any suggestions on what could have been done better? How? • What will happen in the future/ what are important aspects to consider in the future? I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite PART III Ways Forward? • If all stakeholders are interested in the activity to be continued, drafting of a practical and detailed working plan, e.g • Guiding questions/ tasks: • Time frame/ schedule for piloting activity in 2014 • Border permission process • Monitoring • Training • Written commitments/ agreements of all parties • Communication and networking, outreach • Roles and responsibilities of all involved parties I Review of Key Activities II Discussion III Ways Forward - Orientation Seite Thank you! Xin cảm ơn! THANK YOU ! XIN CẢM ƠN ! Seite 10 Steps Forward and Commitment La Trong 1, 12th December 2013 Seite Planning Framework and Next Steps - Bringing visitors through a local tour operator to Ta Vong / the Trong Hoa Commune, running from early May – late August (4 months) - Piloting will take place on a low key basis in Ta Vong in 2014 only, activities/ approach could be expanded to Ra Mai in 2015 (but Ra Mai can already be integrated into the product considering their handicraft development skills) Seite Planning Framework and Next Steps - Update on pilot preparation from GIZ: - Border permission procedure and processing steps - Activity generated quite a lot interest and media attention - Training provision: - Sought contact with Hanoi Open University/ CapilanoU (ð experience in CbT development in SAPA) - Sought for interest with ESRT project based in Hanoi for training - (splitting up training in different stages/modules) - HR resources: - One person on tourism activities (incuding CbT), ~MarchSeptember Seite What we all have to contribute? What are the pre-conditions? BUT: also here today to get to know to what extent we can call commit FUNDING? GIZ Local operator/Oxalis? Received positive feedback from villagers and commune, but: Border police? Other stakeholders? If all can commit to the idea, we will outline detailed activities in budget plan need for approval GIZ procure funding: e.g KfW, PPP splitting of working plan with different stakeholders (rf draft proposal) Starting with activities, coordination and organisation with villagers, commune, tour operator and border police Seite Planning Framework and Next Steps ð Many things to do: where to start? ð Funding ð commissiong project/ border permission processes ð detailed working plan tailored to different stakeholders, including monitoring Receiving visitors Meetings, training/ learning, organising Meetings, training/ learning, organising Monitoring, planning Receiving visitors Seite Planning Framework and Next Steps e.g ð visioning ð coordination village and commune, monitoring, border permission process, communication, planning, financing mechanism ð study trip ð training and product development ð first visit with outside visitors ð follow-up ð training and product refinement ð visit with outside visitors ð follow-up ð training and product refinement … monitoring, wrap-up ð Many activities are continuous, they don´t follow a clear path, but will take place with different stakeholders at the same time and then they will slowly integrated with each other… Seite Discussion: What can we all contribute? (suggestion for discussion points, e.g.) - commune: main driver for procuring additional funding (e.g 30A, ADB, KFW) - Tour operator/Oxalis: engage in product development, marketing/ promotion, monitoring - Villagers: time commitment, learning, knowledge… - … Your ideas on the planning framework? Seite What will happen after today? Seite ... results 12/2012: Follow-up commune meeting 06/2012 10/2013 05/2013: Commune meeting and household selection process 06/2013: Village meetings in Ra Mai and Ta Vong Rapid household assessments CbT... through a local tour operator to Ta Vong / the Trong Hoa Commune, running from early May – late August (4 months) - Piloting will take place on a low key basis in Ta Vong in 2014 only, activities/... border permission processes ð detailed working plan tailored to different stakeholders, including monitoring Receiving visitors Meetings, training/ learning, organising Meetings, training/ learning,