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Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2210

eval_title:

Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Sri Lanka

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2210

lessons_learned:

description:

Coastal and natural reserve based tourism tend to be seasonal. The operators need income diversification options from other sources. Tourism tends to be seasonal in nature and extending over a period of 5-6 months, and in Sri Lanka, it has its peaks and troughs around major holidays and religious events. Seasonal income often is not adequate for sustaining over the entire year unless a second income opportunity is closely linked to tourism income. There are also potential risks associated with a single income source because tourism is vulnerable to external shocks outside the control of the project.

context:

Largely farming community with very little knowledge about tourism.

success:

Interest and willingness of private sector actors in institutionalizing and strengthening sustainable tourism in rural communities, and still a reasonable agricultural base dependent on food security and livelihoods.

challenges:

Seasonal nature of tourism and prone to external shocks and social stigma against women’s involvement in tourism value chain.

administrative_issues:

Low implementation capacity

comments:

Tourism based service providers, Local beneficiaries including women

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/210336

themes:

theme:

Tourism

category:

Sector

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