Within six months the small community of Ta Phin has made some big steps, with a community-based approach, towards tourism development. The small business owners and entrepreneurs have begun to make progress in starting and / or improving their business plans; and, some of the youth have found part time and full time jobs as tour guides. Nevertheless, the community has made collective efforts that truly deserve noting:
1. The Creation of a CBT Management Board voted in by members of the community at a formal community meeting on tourism. The five member CBT Management Board includes representatives from the village authority, the village police (both Hmong), the homestay business owners, the embroidery products (both Dao women), and one young Dao woman representing cultural performances. The group will help in managing futher CBT village activities, be proactive to change and sustainable tourism development.
2. The development of a Ta Phin Calendar of Events for one year which outlines possible areas for tourism product development.
3. The creation of a Homestay Committee by the homestay owners which will work to manage the village's accommodation standards, as well as possibly take on some of Ta Phin homestay marketing and event initiatives.
4. An application for permission to build a Community, Tourism, and Culture House to the district authorities. This is a self-initiated step taken by the community and village authority to attain approval to build on a community-selected piece of land in the heart of Ta Phin.
All of these initiatives and actions reflect the village's response to the training the PATA / Capilano University project has delivered, the village's growth and building of its capacity, and the village's ability to become empowered to make decisions collectively in the are of tourism development.
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