Challenges and Prospects of Community Based Eco-Tourism in Maichew Cluster, a Case of Ofla Woreda
Challenges and Prospects of Community Based Eco-Tourism in Maichew Cluster, a Case of Ofla Woreda Author Kassaye Zewdie Gebremariam The main objective of this study was to assess the challenges and prospects of community-based ecotourism in the Maichew cluster, a case of Ofla woreda. Community based eco-tourism has become rapidly the most fundamental instrument to meet sustainable tourism and livelihood option demand across the world at large and Developing Countries in particular. In order to achieve the objective of the study, both primary and secondary data were generated by employing qualitative (using case study, focus group discussion, in depth interview and on spot observation) and quantitative (mainly using household survey and visitor survey questionnaires) methods. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 3 CBET sites and 90 sample households respectively. The quantitative data was analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean when appropriate while qualitative data was used to triangulate and substantiate the study. The research investigated the challenges for developing CBET in the study area. On the other hand, the study also identified several potentials of CBET in the study area. In addition, the issues for empowering community based eco-tourism in terms of economical, social, political any psychological empowerment was identified. http://edelweisspublications.com/edelweiss/article/Challenges-Prospects-Community-Based-Eco-Tourism-Maichew-Cluster-Case-Ofla-Woreda-2576-8484-EAST-18-137.pdf #Community Based Tourism #Eco-tourism #Community Empowerment Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology is an open access journal, our journal has a wide scope of topics related to science and technology, which are not limited to Basic Science, life science, computer science, environmental science, chemical science, electrical science, electronic engineering, industrial engineering, material science, astronomy and astrophysics.
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