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ARMENIA AND USAID TO SUPPORT BLACK SEA SILK ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECT
12:23, 24 January, 2013
YEREVAN, JANUARY 24, ARMENRPESS. On January 24, the USAID Enterprise
Development and Market Competitiveness Project (EDMC) signed a grant
agreement with "Armenian Monuments Awareness Project" non-governmental
organization to implement the Black Sea Silk Road Corridor project.
The European Union, AMAP, and USAID jointly finance the aforementioned
2-year program, which will foster cross-border cooperation and economic
development in 100 communities across four countries of the Black
Sea region - Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Turkey.
The USAID informed "Armenpress" that "Armenian Monuments Awareness
Project" non-governmental organization is the lead implementer in
Armenia. It will also help alleviate rural isolation and develop
local communities through eco-friendly tourism to enhance visitors'
experiences and protect cultural monuments and biodiversity. There
are three main components to the program in Armenia. Among them are
a nature trail of 43 cultural, historical and natural sites marked
by 148 directional signs, 114 information panels, 77 trail markers,
and 55 walking tour plaques; a virtual e-trail consisting of a
web-based portal and five smartphone applications with multi-media and
multi-language content with social network integration. As agreed on by
the consortium of participating countries, Armenian IT engineers will
service the project and design the online directory and smartphone
applications used in all four countries. The directory will allow
local hospitality service providers to list their services (lodging,
food, local crafts, souvenirs, guides, etc.) and market them to the
global community; a training seminar for local, regional, and national
hospitality service providers on the use of social networks to market
local hospitality services on the trail.
The European Union supports the project through its Black Sea Basin
Joint Operational Programme as part of the European Neighborhood
and Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance. The project's activities in Armenia are supported by
the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Nature Protection,
the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, the International Council on Monuments
and Sites (ICOMOS), the Botanical Institute of Academy of Sciences,
and the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds, as well as the
Archaeology and Ethnography Institute of the Academy of Sciences and
the Democracy Today NGO.
12:23, 24 January, 2013
YEREVAN, JANUARY 24, ARMENRPESS. On January 24, the USAID Enterprise
Development and Market Competitiveness Project (EDMC) signed a grant
agreement with "Armenian Monuments Awareness Project" non-governmental
organization to implement the Black Sea Silk Road Corridor project.
The European Union, AMAP, and USAID jointly finance the aforementioned
2-year program, which will foster cross-border cooperation and economic
development in 100 communities across four countries of the Black
Sea region - Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Turkey.
The USAID informed "Armenpress" that "Armenian Monuments Awareness
Project" non-governmental organization is the lead implementer in
Armenia. It will also help alleviate rural isolation and develop
local communities through eco-friendly tourism to enhance visitors'
experiences and protect cultural monuments and biodiversity. There
are three main components to the program in Armenia. Among them are
a nature trail of 43 cultural, historical and natural sites marked
by 148 directional signs, 114 information panels, 77 trail markers,
and 55 walking tour plaques; a virtual e-trail consisting of a
web-based portal and five smartphone applications with multi-media and
multi-language content with social network integration. As agreed on by
the consortium of participating countries, Armenian IT engineers will
service the project and design the online directory and smartphone
applications used in all four countries. The directory will allow
local hospitality service providers to list their services (lodging,
food, local crafts, souvenirs, guides, etc.) and market them to the
global community; a training seminar for local, regional, and national
hospitality service providers on the use of social networks to market
local hospitality services on the trail.
The European Union supports the project through its Black Sea Basin
Joint Operational Programme as part of the European Neighborhood
and Partnership Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance. The project's activities in Armenia are supported by
the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
Communication and Transport, the Ministry of Nature Protection,
the Holy See of Etchmiadzin, the International Council on Monuments
and Sites (ICOMOS), the Botanical Institute of Academy of Sciences,
and the Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds, as well as the
Archaeology and Ethnography Institute of the Academy of Sciences and
the Democracy Today NGO.