• Pro-Poor Tourism

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    Welcome to the homepage of the Pro-Poor Tourism Education Partnership Network for East Africa. We are a collaborative network of UK and East African universities bringing together tourism stakeholders to share knowledge, ideas and expertise in the development of continuous professional development programs that address key issues of employability and entrepreneurship in the East-African tourism industry
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  • A Multy-Party Approach

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    Makerere University – Uganda Moi University – Kenya School of Finance and Banking – Rwanda University of Dar es Salaam – Tanzania Sheffield Hallam University – UK
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  • Project Overview

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    Our mission: to work with all relevant tourism stakeholders in the establishment of a regional communication platform, to develop and implement holistic approaches that specifically addresses poverty reduction through tourism. Key to delivering on our mission will be the development of innovative continuous professional development programmes that overcome the fundamental barriers of employability and entrepreneurship in East-Africa.
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About

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Education Partnerships in Africa (EPA) is funded by the Department for Business Innovations and Skills and managed by the British Council. EPA facilitates partnerships between English higher education institutions and sub-Saharan African universities which build institutional capacity with the aim of delivering employability skills in collaboration with public, private and social enterprises.

EPA is an 18 month programme which is investing £4.5 million in 72 partnership projects until March 2011.

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