How a community-based tourism & homestay network empowers women in Nepal

in #travel5 years ago

Tourism impact and sustainability expert Aadyaa Pandey discusses a few of the challenges overcome by Nepal’s Community Homestay Network (CHN). And she celebrates its positive impacts. Thanks to “Good Tourism” Insight Partner Second Look Worldwide for inviting Aadyaa to contribute this inspiring “GT” Insight about a social enterprise that arose from a modest yet wildly successful CSR project.

“Tourism has the potential to change lives for the better.” Not only does this sound good in theory, but data and anecdotal evidence from around the world shed light on the power of tourism to improve people’s lives. Nepal, the home of the Himalayas, has a large scope for tourism. With this comes an opportunity to engage local communities so that the benefits of tourism can seep through to the grassroots level.

With the aim to empower women and enable the benefits of tourism to reach local communities ... Read the full story at https://goodtourismblog.com/2020/02/how-a-community-based-tourism-homestay-network-empowers-women-in-nepal/