Through the ecotourism advertising course, about 30 ethnic minority college students from Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien – Hue provinces have been geared up with the required data and expertise to advertise themselves. promote their ecotourism providers.
From July 17 to 19, the Vietnam Community Tourism Association (VCTC) in collaboration with the NGO Helvetas organized an intensive coaching course on ecotourism advertising for some ethnic minority communities. some within the provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien – Hue.

Chairman of the Vietnam Community Tourism Association Pham Hai Quynh guides college students in ethnic minority areas to observe filming and pictures expertise with cellphones. (Photo: Helvetas Vietnam)
This is an exercise below Sub-Component 6 of the Project “Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation” (VFBC) funded by USAID, Helvetas Vietnam in collaboration with various companions to enhance livelihoods for communities dwelling in buffer zones of nationwide reserves, conservation areas and nature reserves.
Through this coaching, about 30 ethnic minority trainees have been geared up with the required data and expertise to have the ability to self-promote their ecotourism providers. The specialists not solely present college students with normal data about tourism advertising, but additionally present hands-on instruction on expertise resembling filming, pictures, enhancing and enhancing with cellular software program. Write content material and publish it on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and so forth..

In addition, the scholars additionally visited to be taught sensible expertise at Anor Community Eco-Tourism Village and take part in collective actions to alternate, focus on and share experiences.
After the lesson, Mr. Ho Van Nhang (Huong Phung commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province) shared “I use smart phones a lot but don’t know all its functions. Thanks to the teacher, I now know how to film and take pictures. In the past, when I went to lead a tour group, I only took large pictures, not knowing how to set the shooting angle, high or low. Through this training course, I have learned many things, understand more issues and can apply immediately. I look forward to learning more so that I can do better community tourism.”
And Mr. Blup Tham (A Roang commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien – Hue province mentioned: “I have learned many lessons such as filming, taking photos and referring to many dishes of the Paco people. I have a dream in the future. I will develop the tourism industry of the community in A Roang commune and if I have time, I also intend to study more about the tourism and culinary industry of the people.”
Talking to us, Helvetas Vietnam mentioned that within the coming time, it should proceed to prepare a sequence of enterprise connection actions and coaching programs for the neighborhood concerned in tourism in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue. Thien – Hue, Quang Nam on on-site tour information expertise, homestay providers and expertise, campfire group expertise, service expertise and security assurance in survival excursions. restore streams, waterfalls, caves, and so forth., to contribute to advertise the event of ecotourism chains for this space and enhance the livelihoods of forest-based communities.
Helvetas is one among Europe’s main worldwide NGOs with headquarters in Switzerland, Germany and the United States, with a community of operations in 30 nations around the globe. Helvetas has been working in Vietnam since 1994 within the fields of agriculture, forestry, governance, clear water – sanitation and rural improvement. Currently, Helvetas Vietnam’s packages concentrate on sustainable and inclusive financial improvement; Specific points on local weather change and vocational expertise improvement are additionally taken care of by Helvetas.
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