Enhancing the skills and employability of low-income youths and elders through training in sustainable tourism
The venture aims to foster social inclusion and alleviate social isolation by training low-income youth and elderly to become licensed tour guides. It enhances their skills and employability through tours that adopt the community tourism model where intergenerational work teams will offer high-quality and in-depth sustainable tourism services to tourists.
Name of Organisation
Hong Kong Community Experience Limited
Approved Funding Amount
HK$1,001,430
Funding Period (Status)
2 years (Active)
Expected Impact
- Provide sustainable tourism training programme to 20 low-income youths with low self-efficacy and 16 of them become licensed tourist guides
- Provide sustainable tourism training programme to 20 low-income elderly doubletons / elderly caregivers and 14 of them become licensed tourist guides
- Organise 150 sustainable tours with 500 participants from low-income families
Milestones/Progress
(To be updated when available)
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