union of tyre region municipalities m. hassan hammoud president of borj rahal municipality
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Union of Tyre region municipalities
M. Hassan HAMMOUD
President of Borj Rahal municipality
Referent for T-NET project
Programme funded by the European Union
ENPI-CBC Med Program
o T-NET submitted in the frame of the call for proposals of the first call for proposals for standard projects of the Mediterranean Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme
o Cross-Border Cooperation programme
o Part of European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) of the European Union, adopted by the European Commission in 2008
o The Autonomous Region of Sardinia plays the role of joint Managing Authority of ENPI-CBC Med programme
o Answers to the priority 1 - Measure 3 of the program dedicated to the promotion of socio-economic local development in the Mediterranean Basin
o Leader Tuscany Region
o 10 partners : Regions of Zgharta, Tyre, Jezzine, Beirut Southern Suburbs in Lebanon, Regions of Aqaba and Madaba in Jordan, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region in France, Oxfam and ARCI NGO in Italy
o Duration: 36 months
o Total budget: 1 902 481,40€
o 2 levels of intervention : Establishment of a network able to work with common and shared
methodologies on same specific issues Application of this methodology while implementing some identified
socio-economic territorial projects in priority sectors
T-NET PROJECT
Territorial networking for capacity building and local development:
a cross border experience linking Lebanon, Jordan, France, Italy
General objective
Develop tourism sector in the region as a sustainable lever for local economy and intercultural knowledge
TYRE TERRITORIAL PROJECT
Promotion of cultural and historical
heritage in Tyre region
THE CHOICE OF TOURISM SECTOR
o Sector of tourism identified as a priority by the elected members of the Union during the strategic planning approach realised in cooperation with Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur region
o The region has a rich historical and cultural heritage
o The region has a high potential to develop internal tourism due to seasonal immigration
o The image of South Lebanon Region suffers depreciation
o Lack of infrastructure for information and promotion of the territory
o Lack of knowledge about the diversity of our culture and history
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES o Encourage private economic initiatives as a source of income for local population
o Reinforce and valorise the regional identity, traditional products and know-how
o Expose importance of heritage for local residents, especially among youth
o Provide ideas and tools for the Union of municipalities to be more actively involve in touristic sector
o Development of relations with neighbours at regional, national and Mediterranean level
o Diagnosis study about historical and cultural sites
o Small scale infrastructure works
o Realization of information and promotional material: maps, brochures, leaflets, panels, billboards, educational kits…
o Visibility and educational events with groups of youth in the villages
o Training of tourist guides
PILOT TERRITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Design and implementation of a touristic itinerary
among cultural and historical sites of Tyre region:
EXPECTED RESULTSo Constitution of a tourism steering committee gathering public and private bodies of Tyre area, specially tourism professionals
o Increase of visits of the touristic sites (both local and foreign tourists)
o Creation of new job opportunities
o Inclusion of Tyre area into touristic package - tours
o Offer visibility to the villages initiatives and events, and encourage cooperation among villages
o Raise awareness of local heritage among local population, specially youth
FORESHADOWING OF A TOURISM OFFICE
o Activity undertaken with the technical and institutional support of Provence, Alps, Côte d’Azur Region and in cooperation of Jezzine Union of municipalities
o General objective Plan out the creation of a sustainable multi-actor platform or entity able to strengthen public decision makers and private entities capacities to design, implement and promote their sustainable tourism and marketing strategies
o Activities Exchange and transfer of experiences and practices Technical and institutional support Trainings Studies
Thank you
for your attention !
And looking forward to share and collaborate with you within the
tourism steering committee that we wish to constitute soon
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