Community Based Ecotourism in Gheralta: Hawzen Woreda in Eastern Zone of Tigray.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Feseha, Mulugeta (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Berhe, G/Tinsae | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-10T11:29:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:56:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-10T11:29:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:56:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate and document the role of community based ecotourism to the local communities of Gheralta on the basis of data collected from the three sample kebelles of Koraro, Korkor and Megab. The study employed a household survey questionnaire to (90) respondents to collect quantitative data on a major a;pects of the topic under study, namely, household socio- economic features, local livelihoods, awareness about and attitude towards tourism. Moreover in- depth interviews were also conducted with 6 selected household heads and with 10 relevant persons including tourists on the spot. FGD was also conducted with one group consisted of 6 members having 2 members from each of the study sites. The study made use of community based ecotourism model that states the local community of the destination or site to be at the heart of the tourism activities in terms of community empowerment, income sharing, ensuring local communities' involvement in their localities tourism activities, ownership of tourism resource and taking care of local resources. The study shows that since majority of the local peoples of the study area are dependant on agriculture as their main livelihood, minority of them have made tourism as their means of livelihood. This is true either as employee in the lodge or as tourist guide. Moreover there are also individuals engaged informally to use it as a means of off-farm income sources. The study further revealed that, while the study area is potential for community based ecotourism, and the presence of positive attitude towards it, local people at a grass root level were not yet beneficiary. As the finding shows this emanates from lack of training and the absence of community based ecotourism system that works at a community level. However there were good starts at Megllb where locally owned tourism guide association and privately owned lodge in Hawzell which can be taken as a model to the other near by areas. Hence, any future tourism activity in the area should take into consideration the need, ability and capacity of the local people so as to make them part and parcel of tourism business. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11583 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ecotourism in Gheralta | en_US |
| dc.title | Community Based Ecotourism in Gheralta: Hawzen Woreda in Eastern Zone of Tigray. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |