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TANZANIA ACTION
PLAN A 21ST CENTURY AFRICAN
AGENDA FOR PEACE AND POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH
TOURISM We the more than 350
delegates from 18 African nations, and 7 nations
from outside Africa, participants in the 2nd IIPT
African Conference on Peace through Tourism,
assembled at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania, December 7-12, 2003 on the
Conference theme: Community Tourism ñ
Gateway to Poverty Reduction Recognizing that travel and
tourism is the worldís largest industry with
global revenues approaching US 4.0 trillion
dollars; accounting for approximately 10% of World
GNP, and investments, one in every 12 jobs, and 8%
in world trade in goods and services; that the World Tourism
Organization (WTO) has forecasted continuing growth
in the tourism sector to the year and
2020; and that the World Travel and
Tourism Council (WTTC) has forecasted tourism will
be a significant driver of the African economy
accounting for 11% of GDP. that for many Least Developed
Countries (LDCís), tourism is the major, or
one of the major contributors to GNP; and that
tourism is a global vehicle for promoting
understanding, trust and goodwill among peoples of
the world; Confirm that global tourism
can be a vital force for peace, poverty reduction
and the realization of the Millennium Goals of the
United Nations, and therefore commit to the
following ACTION
AGENDA: Global Awareness
The International Institute
for Peace through Tourism recommend to the United
Nations, in collaboration with the World Tourism
Organization, World Travel & Tourism Council,
Africa Travel Association, and other regional
bodies such as the Pacific Asia Travel Association,
European Travel Commission and Caribbean Travel
Organization, and other international tourism
associations, the establishment of a "U.N.
International Year of Peace through
Tourism." To culminate this year with a
Global Conference on Peace through Tourism,
commemorating the national and international
achievements and to develop future agendas to
foster a "Culture of Peace through
Tourism" Develop and nurture media
relationships at the local, national and
international level for the on-going dissemination
of positive news regarding developments in
ìBuilding a Culture of Peace,î
community tourism successes, and accomplishments in
poverty reduction. IIPT and ATA to develop a
data base of ìsuccess storiesî and
models of ìbest practiceî on community
tourism, with collaboration of each nation of
Africa, for use with the media and access by all
African communities interested in developing
community tourism. Sustainable Tourism
Development Encourage all nations of
Africa to develop sustainable tourism strategies,
policies and master plans and that these plans
extend to the community level through community
participation in their development. That these
plans are integrated with appropriate priorities
within the nations overall plan for development to
ensure appropriate funding and support of donor
agencies. Encourage regional
collaboration in resource and environmental
planning consistent with regional ecological
systems; the development of transnational Peace
Parks; and collaboration in regional
marketing. Encourage the integration of
tourism planning into the overall priorities for
development on the African Continent within
programs such as NEPAD and U.N.
Agencies. Tourism Contribution to
Community Empowerment, Development and Poverty
Reduction Collaborate with the 758
Rotary Clubs of Africa as partners in creating a
ìCulture of Peaceî in Africa and
throughout the World ñ and to ìLend a
Handî in the human, educational, social,
cultural, and economic development of African
communities. Encourage collaboration among
governments, NGOís, educational institutions
and donor agencies to provide capacity building at
the community level; Identify and implement
methods of effective and efficient microfinancing
and appropriate incentives to stimulate
microenterprise development at the community
level. Ensure that communities are
linked to, and supported by national marketing
plans Information Technology and
Communication Maximize the use of
information and communication technology as a
collaborative tool for sharing knowledge,
experience and information on sustainable tourism
development, poverty reduction and peace to
include: Open source online library
for education and training similar to ìMIT
Open Course Ware) Community based news
portal on Africa. Multimedia case studies on
ìSuccess Storiesî and models of
ìBest Practiceî in Community
Tourism Web-based Africa-wide routes
and trails to include the ìFreedom
Trail,î Nilotic Route, and Africa Diaspora
Heritage Trail. Web-based database on
Africaís crafts, textiles etc to promote
tourism to areas highlighted and to educate
travelers and buyers on the origins of African arts
and crafts. Healing the Wounds of
Conflict IIPT in partnership with the
Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation will bring together
Ministers from Sub-Saharan African nations that
have (are) experienced conflict for a
ìSymposium on Healing the Wounds of
Conflict through Tourism.î Recognition of the importance
of play and sports in promoting values of
tolerance, and empathy in the development of
children and youth and support from government,
private sector, NGOís and donor agencies for
enabling environments, facilities and
infrastructure. Education Develop an African Educators
Network as part of the IIPT Global Educators
Network. Youth
Agenda Organization of a Committee
to establish an African Youth Leadership network as
part of the IIPT Global Youth Network with the
intent of forming partnerships and exchanges to
continue the efforts begun in Tanzania. Community Tourism
Network To link NGOís and
socially, culturally, and environmentally
responsible tourism enterprises working with
communities with one another through IIPTís
Global Community Tourism Network and Tourism Philanthropy and
Volunteerism ìLife finds meaning in
service to othersî Gandhi To encourage community based
tourism enterprises from developed countries to
establish foundations to receive tax deductable
contributions for use in assisting communities of
Least Developed Countries to achieve human, social,
educational and economic development. To facilitate opportunities
for persons wishing to volunteer on various
humanitarian projects in areas such as education,
health, social services, housing and culture, as
well as the environment. Öand acknowledge the
generous collaboration and support of the Ministry
of Natural Resources and Tourism, United Republic
of Tanzania as hosts of the Conference and the
hospitality of the government and people of the
United Republic of Tanzania, a land of peace, love
and freedom. commend the IIPT for giving
scope to the vision of peace through tourism and
for its untiring efforts toward that end in Africa
and globally. ... and thank our host, the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, United
Republic of Tanzania; our partners the Africa
Travel Association (ATA) and Corporate Council on
Africa (CCA); our sponsors, Development Bank of
Southern Africa (DBSA), RCI, Reed Travel
Exhibitions, Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA),
American Express, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Authority, the U.S. Embassy, Northstar Travel
Media, eTurbo News, and other sponsors and
contributors, for generous contributions that made
this Conference possible, advancing the cause of
Peace through TourismÖ Öand welcome the United
Nations declaration of this first decade of the
21st Century as the International Decade for a
Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children
of the World (2001-2010) which this conference has
been organized to support. Adopted at Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, 12 December, 2003 - May Peace prevail on
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