Next level adventure tourism in Mavrovo-Rostushe & Dibra
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CURRENT PROJECT
Name: Next level adventure tourism in Mavrovo-Rostushe & Dibra
Duration: 1st January 2020 – 30 June 2022
Budget: 677,729.00 €
Implementer: Albanian Local Capacity Development Foundation (ALCDF), Association for Active Tourism Explorer 2018 Ohrid, Keshilli I Qarkut Diber (Diber Regional Council), Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostusha
Financed: The European Union represented by the Delegation of the Europian to the former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia
Cross-border Programme the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Albania under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) allocations for, allocations 201
The Project “Next level adventure tourism in Mavrovo-Rostushe & Dibra”
Financed by: The European Union represented by the Delegation of the Europian to the former Yugoslav Republic of North Macedonia Cross-border Programme the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Albania under the Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) allocations for, allocations 2016-2017The Project Objectives
Overall objective: Further develop the economic sector of adventure tourism in Mavrovo-Rostushe and Diber cross border by creation of new active products and increasing the numbers of domestic and foreign visitors.
Specific objectives
i. To increase the number of jobs for the inhabitants of Mavrovo-Rostushe & Diber region through improved touristic services/products
ii. To create business opportunities for service providers and tourism operators from both countries
iii. To promote Mavrovo-Rostushe and Diber cross border region as one adventure destination for active tourism.
Target area:
Polog Region, population of Mavrovo and Rostushe Municipality
Dibër Region population of Municipality of Dibër;
Target group and beneficiaries:
All kinds of tourism service providers in both countries; Domestic and foreign tourist engaged in adventure activities in the Mavrovo-Rostushe and Diber cross border region; Local people with their facilities like (accommodation, restaurants, souvenir shops, supermarkets and small stores, info points and stores with home products) from Mavrovo-Rostushe and Diber cross border region;Local Businesses
Project duration: 30 months (1st January 2020 – 30 June 2022)
Budget: 677,729.00 € ; EU contribution: 576,069.00 € (85%) ; EU contribution percentage: 85%
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT
Results:
1. To increase the number of jobs for the inhabitants of Mavrovo-Rostushe & Diber region through improved touristic services/products
2. To create business opportunities for service providers and tourism operators from both countries
3. To promote Mavrovo-Rostushe and Diber cross border region as one adventure destination or active tourism
Our History
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2014
Leveraging the Capacities of CSOs in the North of Albania for betterment of biodiversity and environment protection . (Eco-Nord) Albanian Local Capacity Development Foundation is implementing the project “Leveraging the capacities of CSO-s in the North of Albania”, the so called “Eco-Nord” project, financed from European Union Delegation in Albania. This project is funder under Civil Society Facility – Civic Initiative and Capacity Building component (part of IPA 2013).
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2014
Functional Area Development Program – Diber Functional Area. In the framework of the Decentralization and Local Development Programme (dldp), Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Albania contracted / hired ALCDF as a Service Provider to carry out the research / study for Diber Functional Area Program. The first phase resulted with a proposal of the potential scenarios of functional area mapping in Diber region. During the second phase the study contributed on the identification of the potentials of Diber Functional through broader and deeper analysis of economy, public services, local government and design the basic development programs for Diber functional area which is also corresponding with the territory of the new local government unit.
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2013
Promotion and Protection of the Environment through Cultural and Ecological Tourism (ProTour) - “Targeted strategies in Vjosa and Zagoria Valleys" This project aims to promote tourism through discovering and marking new hiking trails and making visible the natural resources of the area, awareness raising on environmental issues in order to attract more touristic activities and tourists and as such contribute in building up the local economy and environmental protection, promotion and management.
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2013
Improvement of national and natural park management in the cross-border area. The Albanian Local Capacity Development Foundation (ALCDF) was awarded by the European Commission to implement the project “Improvement of national and natural park management in the cross-border area”. The project is being implemented in the framework of the IPA Cross-Border Programme the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-Republic of Albania, 2007-2013.
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2012
Sustaining rural development in the Deshati mountain range region: Deshati LAGs ALCDF in partnership with Albanian National Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center–ANTTARC- (being the project Lead Partner / Applicant) implemented “Sustainable rural development in Deshati mountain range region: Deshati LAGs” project, financed by IPA Cross-Border Programme the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-Republic of Albania, 2007-2013
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2010
Local Ownership, Local Leadership, Local Solutions Focus of support was in scaling local solutions in the sectors of local government, forestry, agriculture and tourism. In total ALCDF implemented and supported 141 local initiatives (more information on the projects supported is given at www.alcdf.org )