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Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation
Completedon 30 Nov, 2006
Evaluation Plan
Planned End Date
Nov 2006
Evaluation Type
Project
Management Response
Yes
Evaluation Budget
$0
Summary
The key findings of the FET include:
The TRPAP is a well thought out, ambitious (nearly US$ 5 million) propoor
tourism programme. It is experimental by nature. It has had some
considerable successes, especially with:
o Socially mobilizing a strong cadre of target groups to work for
the programme, and successfully applying participatory
planning tools.
o Developing a wide range of rural infrastructure, e.g. trail
development, bridges, signs, rubbish collection, alternative
energy systems, community lodges, and water schemes.
o Developing appropriate institutional support in the respective
districts that provides direction and ownership of the TRPAP
principles. TRPAP's work with DDCs, VDCs and STDCs in
most cases has been successful, despite difficult conditions.
DDCs, VDCs, BZMCs, BZUGs and STDCs have made
progress in institutionalizing the issues, and some activities
will be sustained (e.g. STDC activities and infrastructure
development)
o Providing capacity enhancement, both in Kathmandu and in
the districts has in most cases been effective. A wide range
of stakeholders (over 13,000) were given skills training.
o Providing small business access to capital through the
Venture Capital Fund (VCF).
The TRPAP was delivered by a "stand alone" project office within
the Nepal Tourism Board. This has considerable advantages as it
provided strong GoN linkages and also enabled TRPAP to stay
focused on delivering results. Good communication linkages and
support within NTB were well maintained throughout the project
period.
Whilst the programme was designed in times of buoyant tourism
(1999-2000), TRPAP was delivered (2001-2006) during a period of
struggling tourism due to the serious civil unrest in many parts of
the country, including all TRPAP sites. This was particularly
relevant in Taplejung, and Dolpo districts. The difficulties in these
areas led the aid programme partner, SNV-N, to withdraw their ecotourism
projects in these area
Evaluation Title
Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation
Plan Period
Status
Completed
Type
Project
Plan Date
30 Nov, 2006
Completion Date
30 Nov, 2006
Budget
$0
Expenditure
$0
Management Response
Yes
Quality Assessment
No
Joint Programme
No
Joint Evaluation
No
GEF Evaluation
No
Countries
Nepal
Plan Period
Status
Completed
Type
Project
Management Response
Yes
Plan Date
30 Nov, 2006
Quality Assessment
No
Completion Date
30 Nov, 2006
Joint Programme
No
Joint Evaluation
No
Budget
$0
GEF Evaluation
No
Expenditure
$0
Countries
Nepal