Community-Based Tourism als Instrument zur Armutsbekämpfung am Beispiel von Fallstudien in Ruanda

Ilius Jennifer (), Akinyemi Felicia and Schweikart Jürgen
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Ilius Jennifer: Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, Luxemburger Straße 10, D-13353 Berlin
Akinyemi Felicia: Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Avenue De l’Armée, P.O. Box 3900, Kigali, Rwanda
Schweikart Jürgen: Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, Luxemburger Straße 10, D-13353 Berlin

Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, 2014, vol. 6, issue 2, 255-272

Abstract: The Rwandan economy is characterized by subsistence. Community-Based Tourism (CBT) offers the rural population a chance to generate additional income. To implement projects successfully, the participation of the rural population is important. An insight of the traditional lifestyles and the active participation is an interesting and intensive experience for tourists. The present study examined, if CBT contributes to poverty reduction in Rwanda, to be an example for other countries. In that context, numerous CBT-Projects - all supported by tourism agencies - were investigated. The analysis of the projects shows clearly: CBT offers the local population opportunities for alternative sources of income. On an individual level, income is generated by job creation, at the local level the quality of life increases by investments in the fields of health and education.

Keywords: Community-Based Tourism; Eco-Tourism; Local Tourism; Poverty alleviation; Rwanda; Community-Based Tourism; Ökotourismus; Armutsminderung; Ruanda; Community-Based Tourism; Eco-Tourism; Local Tourism; Poverty alleviation; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1515/tw-2014-0211

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