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Table 12.7. Increasing participation of <strong>the</strong> poor in tourism. (From Ashley et al., 2001, p. 51.)<br />

Issue Identified as a challenge Opportunities to overcome it<br />

Lack of human capital<br />

Lack of financial capital<br />

Lack of social capital/<br />

organizational strength<br />

Gender norms <strong>and</strong><br />

constraints<br />

Incompatibility of tourism<br />

with existing livelihood<br />

strategies<br />

Location<br />

Lack of l<strong>and</strong> ownership/<br />

tenure<br />

Lack of ‘product’<br />

Planning process<br />

favours o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Low capacity, lack of skills <strong>and</strong>/or<br />

lack of tourism awareness<br />

identified as a barrier<br />

Access to capital <strong>and</strong> credit<br />

identified as a major constraint<br />

Institutional weakness <strong>and</strong> limited<br />

involvement of strong, local<br />

organizations<br />

Identified as a significant constraint<br />

Identified as a constraint<br />

Remote location identified as a constraint<br />

which resulted in inaccessibility to tourists<br />

<strong>and</strong> uneven geographic distribution<br />

of benefits<br />

Important barrier to economic <strong>and</strong><br />

social empowerment<br />

Limited product development or absence of<br />

tourism product; limited underst<strong>and</strong>ing of<br />

what constitutes a tourism product is<br />

frequently a problem<br />

Private sector focus <strong>and</strong> inadequate<br />

attention from planning authorities<br />

Investors required to use local skills; formal/informal<br />

training <strong>and</strong> skills transfer, including business <strong>and</strong><br />

SMME management, language training, tour guiding,<br />

craft development<br />

Grants <strong>and</strong> loans provided, bank accounts set up<br />

providing access to credit, community-level<br />

revolving funds established<br />

Capacity building, training, participation of CBOs<br />

in decision making<br />

Training in gender-sensitive approaches<br />

Avoidance of mass market tourism to reduce pressure<br />

on resources <strong>and</strong> provision for waste disposal;<br />

demonstration of tangible benefits<br />

Destination marketing by private sector <strong>and</strong> government;<br />

development of tourism plans <strong>and</strong> lobbying for<br />

infrastructure development; promotion of tours <strong>and</strong><br />

activities in remote areas; airstrip, boat <strong>and</strong> radio<br />

communication links established<br />

Support <strong>and</strong> lobbying of l<strong>and</strong> reform process;<br />

streng<strong>the</strong>ning of traditional rights through<br />

improved management<br />

Development <strong>and</strong> establishment of new products;<br />

development of tourism plans; consultation with private<br />

sector <strong>and</strong> tourism board on product development<br />

Use of planning gain, lobbying of government,<br />

streng<strong>the</strong>ning of district-level <strong>and</strong> communitylevel<br />

organizations<br />

Continued<br />

Dr A. Spenceley 213

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