BOCOTO

The BOCOTO project is an international capacity building program that was exposing participants to various aspects of “community-based tourism” (CBT) & youth work from different countries & organizations from Italy, Spain, Nepal, Vietnam, Turkey, India and Kenya. Through a transnational approach, the project was examining concepts & practices underpinning CBT and its potential in the [...] Continue Reading

After 1 international capacity building training course, 6 Study visits on 3 continents, thousands of kilometres travelled, and hundreds of hours of learning experience lived, the BOCOTO project (Boosting Community-based Tourism and Youth Work for Global Sustainable Development) has arrived to the publication of its Community-based Tourism packages, that are / will be offered by [...] Continue Reading

The BOCOTO-project team has been working very intensively during this period and developed a very particular Training Manual, that is designed to support youth organisations with non-formal educational tools to build the capacities and bring new initiatives in the field of Community-based Tourism that contributes to the local / global sustainable development of communities and [...] Continue Reading

The BOCOTO project is an international capacity building program that seeks to expose participants to various aspects of “community-based tourism” (CBT) & youth work from different countries & organizations from Italy, Spain, Nepal, Vietnam, Turkey, India and Kenya. Through a transnational approach, the project is examining concepts & practices underpinning CBT and its potential in [...] Continue Reading

The study visit in Istanbul between 1-11 March 2020 was the last part of a series of 6 Studies visits organised under as part of the project ‘Boosting Community-based Tourism and Youth Work for Global Sustainable Development’. Unfortunately, the representative of PRISM could not be physically there, due to the travel restrictions set under the [...] Continue Reading

The study visit in Istanbul between 1-11 March 2020 was the last part of a series of 6 Studies visits organised under as part of the project ‘Boosting Community-based Tourism and Youth Work for Global Sustainable Development’. Unfortunately, the representative of PRISM could not be physically there, due to the travel restrictions set under the [...] Continue Reading

After several Study Visits that the partnership has done in the Asian and the African continent in the previous months, the project Boosting Community-based Tourism and Youth Work for Global Sustainable Development, has arrived to Spain between 10-20 February 2020. Participants were present from PRISM (Italy), Association for Community Development and Solidarity (India) and Campaign [...] Continue Reading

The fourth Study Visit of the Bocoto project took place from 16 to 26 December in Kenya, in Kisumu county. The young participants and representatives of partner associations from Italy, India and Turkey were hosted by RHD (Resource Hub for Development), which is a national non-profit organization working with and for poor marginalized rural and [...] Continue Reading

The fourth Study Visit of the Bocoto project took place from 16 to 26 December in Kenya, in Kisumu county. The young participants and representatives of partner associations from Italy, India and Turkey were hosted by RHD (Resource Hub for Development), which is a national non-profit organization working with and for poor marginalized rural and [...] Continue Reading

The third study visit of the BOCOTO project took place in India, in the region of Odisha from 10 to 20 November, involving youth workers and representatives of partner associations from Italy, Kenya and Spain. The project aims to increase the capacity of youth organizations & local communities to initiate and develop community-based tourism in [...] Continue Reading

The third study visit of the BOCOTO project took place in India, in the region of Odisha from 10 to 20 November, involving youth workers and representatives of partner associations from Italy, Kenya and Spain. The project aims to increase the capacity of youth organizations & local communities to initiate and develop community-based tourism in [...] Continue Reading

The second study visit of the BOCOTO project took place in Vietnam from 4 to 14 September involving youth workers and representatives of partner associations from Italy, Turkey and Vietnam. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of youth organizations & local communities to promote community-based tourism in rural & remote areas and it is [...] Continue Reading

The BOCOTO project is an international capacity building program that seeks to expose participants to various aspects of “community-based tourism” (CBT) & youth work from different countries & organizations from Italy, Spain, Nepal, Vietnam, Turkey, India and Kenya. Through a transnational approach, the project is examining concepts & practices underpinning CBT and its potential in [...] Continue Reading

The BOCOTO project is an international capacity building program that seeks to expose participants to various aspects of “community-based tourism” (CBT) & youth work from different countries & organizations from Italy, Spain, Nepal, Vietnam, Turkey, India and Kenya. Through a transnational approach, the project is examining concepts & practices underpinning CBT and its potential in [...] Continue Reading

Project: BOCOTO, Boosting Community-based Tourism and Youth Work for Global Sustainable Development General objective To engage youth organizations & stakeholders to work together to develop & promote CBT as a catalyst for inclusive & sustainable economic growth, youth employment, social inclusion, well-being & poverty reduction, while at the same time protecting cultural values and the [...] Continue Reading