1. How to Design Market Relevant Projects and Ensure
Sustainable Outcomes Eileen Gutierrez
2. Project Development for Sustainable Tourism: A Step by Step
Approach Tourism and International Cooperation for Development
Course USAID - Online courses in Sustainable Tourism Development
Training on tourism and its role in international development 3.
Four Keys to a Successful Project: Clearly define the problem
Develop a results-oriented program description Establish a system
for monitoring, evaluation, & reporting Agree upon
responsibilities for performance 1 2 3 4 4. The Project Concept A
project concept note is developed in the early stages of a Projects
Life Cycle Used to garner agreement or approval from: Project
stakeholders Supporters Donors Governments 5. Concept Note Outline
1. Identify the Projects Major Result 2. Identify Project Team
Members 3. Determine the Target Audience The Bukakhwe Cultural
Conservation Trust and Conservation International is please to
submit to the DFID Challenge Fund the concept of a Bushman
Traditional Village, an innovative idea offering tourists an
exciting cultural, educational experience, while simultaneously
rejuvenating a culture rich in knowledge about the balance between
man and nature. The main objective of the Bushman Traditional
Village project is to raise the capacity of and empower the Gudigwa
community to create livelihoods that are economically and
environmentally sustainable in the long-term 6. Concept Note
Outline Contd 4. Develop a Plan for a Participatory Process the
GSTA is poised to offer an approach that will actively involve
broad participation from among Ecuadors tourism value chain in
every stage of the program .Through ... when stakeholders across
sectors are engaged to work towards common goals, they can produce
large scale sustainable impact 5. Define Project Goals and
Objectives together with Stakeholder(s) 7. Concept Note Outline
Contd 6. Complete In-field Assessments - Demand and Supply -
Infrastructure, Capacity - Environmental, Political - Economic,
Social, Cultural 7. Conduct a Value Chain Analysis - End market
opportunities - Enabling environment internationally and nationally
- Inter-firm cooperation - Supporting market - Product and process
upgrading 8. Write a Summary of the Main Problems to be Addressed
8. Concept Note Outline (contd) 9. Propose Solutions, Describe
Activities and Objectives Objective: A Change in Condition Increase
by 50% the number of ecotourism businesses participating in
sustainable tourism certification programs Activity: An Action You
Will Take 10. Describe a Plan for Monitoring and Evaluation (and
reporting) .we will work to develop a causal model as a basis for
monitoring and evaluation and institutionalizing the collection and
analysis of relevant performance indicator data.. to monitor the
quantity and quality of project activities. By keeping this system
simple and accessible > 9. Concept Note Outline (contd) 11.
Describe who will Implement the Project - Who has overall
management, financial, and administrative responsibility? - Who
will be implementing activities? 12. Develop a Project
Sustainability Plan - Who will carry outputs forward and how? 10.
Concept Note Outline Contd 13. Program Management and
Organizational Structure Include an organizational chart or matrix
Describe role and responsibilties for project management and
activities 11. Concept Note Outline Contd 14. Draft Budget
Salaries, Wages, Benefits Consultants Travel and Transportation
Equipment Subcontractors Indirect Costs (organizations overhead)
Direct Costs 12. Four Keys to a Successful Project: Clearly define
the problem Develop a results-oriented program description
Establish a system for monitoring, evaluation, & reporting
Agree upon responsibilities for performance 1 2 3 4
