Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries of the project are 11,382 community members living in Vardenis region.
Project Area: Vardenis Region of Gegharquniq marz
Project Goals: to invest in developing the community based tourism in Vardenis through discovery and presentation of local values during the organized thematic festivals.
Project Objectives:
- Explore the cultural values of small communities to wider public, attracting new visitors which will invest in the development of ethnic tourism in Armenia.
- Using the participatory methodology enhance the capacity of three local communities to organize community based large events and accept wide range of tourists in their settlement.
| Project Type: | Grant |
| Start Date: | August 14, 2015 |
| End Date: | October 15, 2015 |
| Coordinator / Responsible Person: | Alina Hovhannisyan |
| Implementer: | Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF) |
| Project Cost by JMF: | AMD: 2,384,623 USD: 4,968 |
| Project Cost by WV and CB: | AMD: 1,496,450 USD: 3117 |
| Project Cost by Other Donors: | AMD: 3,697,742.52 USD: 7 704.6 |
| Beneficiaries Number: | 11,382 |
