Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation
Programme (TRPAP) is a pilot community based pro poor
tourism programme running in six rural districts of Nepal-Taplejung,
Solukhumbu, Rasuwa, Chitwan, Rupandehi and Dolpa. These
areas were chosen based on the existing tourism development
or its potential, and the extent to which significant
elements of poverty and marginalised social groups were
in need of support.
Launched in September 2001 with assistance from United
Nations Development Programme, Department for International
Development and SNV-Nepal, TRPAP aims at contributing
to achieve the single key strategic goal of poverty reduction
of the Government of Nepal (GoN) through sustainable rural
tourism development that is pro-poor, pro-environment,
pro-rural communities and pro-women.
TRPAP has multifaceted activities for
community and tourism development, covering human resource
development, gender issues, Infrastructure development,
new tourism products development and marketing, environmental
protection and its management. Major tourist related activities
that encompass financial benefits to local communities
include community owned camp sites, lodges, home stays,
Multiple Use Visitor Centres, etc.
