Project duration: One year (2018 – 2019)

Key Developmental Issues:

Cultural Tourism, Heritage as community asset, Economic Development, Traditional Crafts Development, Sustaining tangible and Intangible Heritage, Living Historical Cities, Hospitality Skills Development, Community engagement.

Project Goal:

Promoting Cultural tourism, through visiting heritage sites of Al Darb Al Ahmar aerea to help enhancing livelihood of the local area in all economic, social, and touristic aspects.

Project Objectives:

• Raising awareness among 600 local inhabitants, shops, and workshops owners about the value of tourism with special focus on tourism in Al Darb Al Ahmar area.
• Training 600 local inhabitants, shops, and workshops owners on skills and basics of: etiquette, English language, hospitality, public health, and crafts development.
• Training 70 tour guides with multi lingual on the explanation of some of Al Darb Al Ahmar historic sites information
• Training 9 of Antiquities officers on the needed skills for explanation of some of Al Darb Al Ahmar historic sites including grasping attention and communication skills.