Research
Project implementation
Tourism Policy development
Strategic planning
Institutional development
Sustainable tourism development
Marketing & promotion
Product development and sales
Technical support
BACKGROUND
UNDP/TRPAP is a pilot project of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, implemented by Ministry of Culture Tourism & Civil Aviation with technical financial support from UNDP, DFID and SNV Nepal. TRPAP works in 6 rural districts of Nepal, developing tourism products, human resources infrastructures and promotional tools. TRPAP's four guiding principles are pro-poor, pro-women, pro-environment and pro-rural community tourism development.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Ongoing activities related to sustainable tourism
· Social mobilization
· Human resources development in tourism
· Tourism institutional development
· Tourism infrastructure development
· Tourism enterprise development
· Tourism policies and strategies
· Backward and forward linkages
Geographic areas location (DDC/VDC) of ongoing activities
6 districts and 48 VDCs
Taplejung
Solukhumbu
Rasuwa
Chitwan
Rupandehi
Dolpa
Planned activities related to sustainable tourism
· Product enhancement and refinement
· Local capacity enhancement
· Tourism enterprise development & sustenance
· Product placement and promotion
Geographic areas location (DDC/VDC) of planned activities
· Social mobilization
· Human resources development in tourism
· Tourism institutional development
· Tourism infrastructure development
· Tourism enterprise development
· Tourism policies and strategies
· Backward and forward linkages
Past activities related to sustainable tourism
· Product enhancement and refinement
· Local capacity enhancement
· Tourism enterprise development & sustenance
· Product placement and promotion
· Geographic areas location (DDC/VDC) of past activities
6 districts and 48 VDCs
Taplejung
Solukhumbu
Rasuwa
Chitwan
Rupandehi
Dolpa
STRENGTHS
Tourism Plans and reviews
Tourism infrastructure development
Capacity building
Research & publications
Cooperation/networking with other partners
Trainings
Social mobilization
Marketing & promotion
PPP (public private partnership)
Awareness building
Technical advises Environmental awareness/ preservation
Culture and heritage conservation
Forward /Backward linkages in local economy
Monitoring & evaluation
Rural tourism development
Conservation and preservation
Social inclusion & gender
SME development
Participatory methods
Tourism curriculum development
Project management
