ADB RETA-6143 Turpan, Xinjiang Promoting Woman's Empowerment

ADB RETA-6143: Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Subproject for Turpan Women’s Ethnic Minority Cultural Tourism Development.

 

 

December 2011 - June 2012: ADB RETA-6143: Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Subproject for Turpan Women’s Ethnic Minority Cultural Tourism Development.

 

This project’s main focus is to improve the living standards of local ethnic minority women in Turpan City, Xinjiang Province, China. The objectives aim to develop small-scale cultural heritage business among local women and to strengthen the capacity of The Turpan Women’s Federation.

 

EASEN, in collaboration with The Turpan Construction Bureau (IA) and The All China Women’s Federation (ACWF), will design and conduct a capacity building program focusing on small business development and marketing, cultural tourism, traditional food preparation and storage, and handicraft production for ethnic minority women in Turpan. The program will include handicraft training in the areas of embroidery, fabric ornaments, and small accessories. In addition, 90 local women will participate in a foreign study exchange to Urumqi, Kanas, Barkol and Mulei regarding tourism development, home visit operation as well as embroidery skill improvement.

 

 

EASEN’s team of experts will identify existing capacity, needs and interests for expansion, available resources, infrastructure, and local tourism market opportunities. We will prepare implementation plans, budget, monitoring indicators, schedule, and outline of implementation arrangements for each project site.