MAIS is seeking to identify, by competitive selection, one contractor to provide the following services:
A 1.2 Develop ecotourism itineraries containing heritage sites
A 1.3 Organize exhibitions and community trade fairs
A 1.4 Increase the visibility of the 6 Villages and its products and services
A 1.5 Enhance current ecotourism services and promote entrepreneurship initiatives in the
target villages

The applicants will have to submit a complete proposal as detailed in the present Terms of Reference to hr.mais.eg@gmail.com no later than 31st January 2015, indicating in the subject “TOR-ecotourism BRAVO”.

See below to download the entire TOR document

Background Informations

MAIS is currently implementing in consortium with COSPE a project entitled BRAVO “ Building Rural Assets with Valuable Opportunities”.

The action aims at poverty-reduction of small producers, of women excluded from labour, and of unemployed youth, by tackling the challenges hindering the full development of Fayoum governorate in its three main economic sectors (tourism, handicraft, agriculture).

More specifically, the project aims at promoting Fayoum as an eco-tourism destination throughthe creation of a comprehensive system in which natural, archeological, cultural heritage are integrated and harmonized and typical productive activities are enhanced.

The strategic path shall be based on enhancing the available assets, creating new opportunities, that shall operate both on the market of goods and labour.

It is envisaged that the project shall significantly impact on the achievement of women’s economic empowerment by targeting unemployed women and girls, as beneficiaries of skills development and micro finance actions, and fulfill a catalyzing function in services and facilities establishment.

rior to engage on the development of the project, a situational analysis havs been held and study of the current situation of the 4 villages tackled by the proposal (Nazla, Quota, Tunis, Abheet) in three relevant areas; eco-tourism, handicraft and agriculture.

Each section: ecotourism, handicrafts and agriculture have been dealt with independently, an assessment has been performed so to evaluate the current status, the interest in the matter of specific stakeholders, the potential for further developments and the requirements to achieve the expected results.