The UN World Trade Organization (UNWTO) reports that over 8% of global jobs go to the tourism sector. UNWTO has now launched the High Impact Tourism Training initiative in Africa and Asia. This program will target areas most in need – rural, women, and young people. The countries in the program practice eco-tourism., which embraces sustainable tourism. The investment in sustainable tourism will be implemented to help reduce poverty, provide dollars and productivity among the local workforce. UN NEWS CENTRE & UNWTO SOURCE “Some 8,000 tourism workers and entrepreneurs from developing countries in Africa and Asia will benefit from a training project supported by the United Nations and implemented by an international development organization based in the Netherlands. The project, which is backed by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), will provide vocational tourism training in Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal and Vietnam – countries where tourism is increasingly a leading source of jobs and economic growth. It will be implemented by the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation with €2 million ($2.87 million) in funding from the European Union. Workers and entrepreneurs participating in the High Impact Tourism Training (HITT) initiative will receive practical tourism training in major working areas to improve their technical and management skills, increase their income potential and enhance their resilience in the event of crises in the sector. Participants will also benefit from links established through the project with the mainstream tourism sector, which will open opportunities for entrepreneurs and workers. Local communities involved in those projects will directly benefit from HITT, which will be implemented through an alliance involving national and local governments, syndicates, technical and vocational education and training providers, and the private sector. Tourism is one of the world’s largest job creators and currently accounts for one in every 12 jobs globally, according to UNWTO. The training project is largely directed towards the most vulnerable groups, such as rural communities, youth and women, who have high levels of unemployment.” By, SUSAN SACIRBEY Become a Facebook Fan: “SUSAN SACIRBEY” and “DIPLOMATICALLY INCORRECT” Follow on TWITTER @ DiplomaticallyX Related Film & Blog Reports: “Eco-Travel Kenya” diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/eco-travel-kenya/28188 “Mali – Electricity & Crickets” diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/mali-electricity-crickets/24796 Ecology-Diplomat Channels: diplomaticallyincorrect.org/c/ecology-diplomat International Financial Crisis Channels: diplomaticallyincorrect.org/c/international-financial-crisis