1. From Relief to Self Reliance: Developing Community-based Tourism After the Tsunami

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3. New opportunities

4. Education

5. Community conservation

6. Cultural Empowerment

7. Eco-Active Adventures Crafts & Culture Homestay in Village

8. Volunteering & Study Tours

9. THE NORTH ANDAMAN COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORK Strengthening Local Practice and Sharing Lessons Learned N-ACT serves as an evolving platform to increase the contribution of tourism to sustainable livelihoods and sound ecosystem management by providing communities with access to the best available knowledge and practices. Financing for 2009 came from IUCN’s BMZ Program (58%) and LLS Strategy (42%).

10. N-ACT’s objectives are: 1.Networking: Initial engagement and ongoing communication within stakeholder groups leading to bilateral cooperation 2.Development: Group and individual capacity building in communities with active tourism programs and certain communities interested in tourism development 3.Promotion: Improved production and dissemination of promotional materials for direct marketing of community tourism. 4. Monitoring: Synthesis of information on community tourism stakeholders, and documentation of financial benefits, private sector interest, and links to conservation.

11. Connecting tourism and community development Training Community Centers Marketing Scholarships

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