Solidarity and Community Tourism on the Maio Island

Maio Island, Cape Verde

The action is based on the strengthening of sustainable economic initiatives to support the locally based tourism sector. With the development of a supportive and sustainable tourism product, implemented and managed locally, it is intended to boost the local economy and enhance traditional cultural and environmental traits.

The action contributes to socio-economic growth and poverty reduction, through the use of local materials and labor and the dynamization of tourism routes allied to traditional activities (fishing, livestock, among others). It will allow people to visit and stay in several communities to experience cultural and daily life experiences, as well as to buy handicrafts, increasing local incomes. It is also intended to involve and sensitize private agents and official entities with intervention in the areas of tourism and local development for the Solidarity Tourism Product through greater coordination and exchange of information.

 

OBJECTIVES: 

Overall: the improvement of the living standards of the population in the Maio Island, through solidarity and sustainable tourism.

Specific: strengthen and diversify the tourist offer in the Maio Island, by increasing income generating activities linked to solidarity and sustainable tourism and by promoting participatory techniques.
 

BENEFICIARIES:

Direct: local and community associations of the Maio Island, board members, associates and family members; professionals of traditional economic activities and rural population (with particular focus on women and youth):farmers, livestock farmers and other traditional activities; association of cheese producers from Ribeira Dom João; municipal technical officers; associations and the Boavista Municipality.

Indirect: population of the Maio Island and visitors.

 
ACTIVITIES:

Expected Outcome 1. Promote and strengthen entrepreneurship.

Activities:

Requalification of rural communities to better welcome tourists.

-Updating the socio-economic and cultural survey of the communities and housing conditions;
– Improvements in public spaces and environmental requalification;
– Rehabilitation/adaptation of housing infrastructure.
 
Expected Outcome 2. Requalify and stimulate traditional economic activities.
Activities:
Revitalisation of traditional occupations and promotion of entrepreneurial practices.
– Fishing;
– Agriculture, livestock farming and cheese making;
– Other economic activities of interest and tourism potential;
– Integration into tourist routes;
– Creation of community social fund (profit economic activities).
 
Expected Outcome 3. Promotion and consolidation of participatory governance processes, with a focus on the area of tourism
Activities:
Promotion of participation mechanisms.
– Strengthening of community associations;
-Youth training: social innovation and entrepreneurship;
– Participatory Budget (tourism): associations and CM May;
– Training courses in tourism and the hotel industry.
Sharing of good practices (exchanges).
– Participatory Budgeting and participatory techniques between Maio and Boavista;
– Solidarity Tourism: Santo Antão and Maio.
Monitoring, evaluation and visibility.

 

VÍDEOS

Duration

  • 42 months: December 2017 to May 2021

Financing

  • European Union and Camões, I.P

Partners

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