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Management of Grassland Resources |
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STC-RFA-010 |
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The qualified grantee for this RFA will organize a participatory assessment of the needs of local herders for understanding of grassland ecology and natural resources management such as rangeland management, as well as for skills needed to develop local environmental monitoring schemes. The grantees will then assist local village-level associations to produce Action Plans for natural resources management, for example grassland ecosystem monitoring and rangeland management.
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Vocational Training |
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STC-RFA-011 |
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As Tibetan communities seek to generate new sources of income in keeping with their cultural heritage while preserving their pristine environment，training in new skills with proven market demand helps create new job prospects for newly settled nomads and recent school graduates. The Sustainable Tibetan Communities is seeking qualified organizations to implement vocational training programs in the target area.
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Business Development Services |
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STC-RFA-012 |
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This grant is to provide basic business management development services [BDS] training to entrepreneurs in developing and expanding their business in priority areas, such as dairy processing, tourism services [teahouses, restaurants, and home stay lodging], and medicinal products. Special attention will be given to ensure that women participate in the BDS training and follow-up activities.
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Rural Health Education Program |
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STC-RFA-013 |
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The combination of remoteness, dispersed settlement patterns, and migratory lifestyle prevents Tibetan communities from regularly accessing health education information. The Sustainable Tibetan Communities is seeking qualified applicants to develop and implement a rural health education program that is intended to disseminate basic health care information on a regular basis to communities in the area.
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Integrated Tourism Development |
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STC-RFA-014 |
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To enable the Tibetans of Minyak and its environs to generate sustainable income from tourism by establishing management and communications infrastructure that enable efficiency, collaboration, transparency, and accountability. Openness to all tourism-industry professionals in the area must be emphasized, and new entrants encouraged.
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Artisan Association Development and Increased Handicraft Sales |
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STC-RFA-015 |
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The Kham region produces many unique handicrafts that are beautiful and well-made but not selling well because the artisans are disorganized, and because they lack access to markets, skills training, sales outlets, cheap raw materials, advertising, capital, and other resources. The Sustainable Tibetan Communities project is seeking qualified applicants to form artisan associations that provide to their members’ access to shared resources.
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Village Home-Stay Tourism Development |
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STC-RFA-016 |
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Village homestays are a new form of tourism in Ganzi Zhou which offer great potential to increase income for ordinary Tibetan families. However, homestay hotels cannot easily be opened by any but the richest families due to the large initial investment required. The purpose of this RFA is to help a village organize homestay tourism in a way that is synergistic with other tourism development projects and spreads tourism benefits to all members of the community.
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