Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries are 18-20 people from Berd and neighboring communities, who are willing to operate B&B and other hospitality services in the region. Indirect beneficiaries will be tourists visiting Berd and staying overnight.
Project Area: Berd region of Tavush marz (Berd town and Berd, Chinchin, Varagavan villages)
Project Goal: to develop bed-and-breakfast and other hospitality services in Berd and neighbouring communities by building the capacity of local entrepreneurs to provide market-driven services, products and activities.
Project Objectives:
- Assess tourism and hospitality development resources in Berd and neighboring communities,
- Interview and select project beneficiaries,
- Conduct trainings for start-up hospitality service providers,
- Follow up individual consulting on business plans development.
| Project Type: | JMF initiative/Unsolicited |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2012 |
| End Date: | September 1, 2012 |
| Coordinator / Responsible Person: | Gevorg Aboyan |
| Implementer: | Apricot Plus Consulting Company |
| Project Cost by Implementer: | In-kind |
| Project Cost by JMF: | AMD: 3,650,315 USD: 10,000 |
| Beneficiaries Number: | 18-20 |
