Kim Bong Ecological Agriculture and Community Tourism Cooperative has 63 official members contributing capital and 22 associate members. The cooperative has community learning tourism services including experiential and learning tours; clean agricultural products to meet the needs of tourism and trading; craft village products and gifts.
The objectives of the project are to preserve and promote the culture of craft villages and rural areas; to preserve biodiversity on rivers and agricultural ecosystems; to protect the environmental landscape; and to create sustainable livelihoods for the community.
Kim Bong Ecological Agriculture and Community Tourism Cooperative was established on the basis of Kim Bong Community Learning Tourism Cooperative Group, within the framework of the Project "Developing sustainable community livelihood models combined with ecotourism to promote socio-economic development, contributing to the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems in the Cu Lao Cham - Hoi An World Biosphere Reserve". The project is sponsored by the Global Environment Fund and implemented by the Hoi An City Women's Union.
According to Ms. Ngo Thi Tuyet Nhung - President of Hoi An City Women's Union, the project was implemented to raise awareness, promote internal resources and mobilize community participation in Cam Kim in conservation work, enhance responsibility towards sustainable development of livelihood models.
After nearly 2 years of implementation, Cam Kim people have responded and accompanied the City Women's Union and the Project Management Board. Up to now, the community in Cam Kim has changed its mindset and understood how to do community tourism. At the same time, the project has also contributed to preserving traditional craft villages, improving the landscape, environment and people's lives.
“Within the framework of the project, the Women's Union of Hoi An City organized the Congress to establish the Kim Bong Ecological Agriculture and Community Tourism Cooperative, term 2024 - 2026. Thereby creating favorable conditions for the legal basis to operate the reception and service of tourists in accordance with the provisions of law in the coming time” - Ms. Nhung said.
According to Mr. Huynh Ngoc Hung - Chairman of Cam Kim Commune People's Committee, the results achieved by the project funded by the Global Environment Facility are an important foundation for the establishment of Kim Bong Ecological Agriculture and Community Tourism Cooperative.
The cooperative needs to take the results achieved from the project as a foundation and motivation to continue developing. At the same time, promote effective linkages, focusing on linkages to develop tourism in Kim Bong Craft Village Center. If each field operates well, the cooperative will also operate well.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/nguoi-dan-cam-kim-thay-doi-tu-duy-lam-du-lich-3146263.html
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