The main objective of the project is to improve self-sustainability of women through development of alternative touristic attractions out of their skills for traditional, homemade and ecological production: embroider linen, knittings, wild berry jams, pasta peeling and grains, natural tea and the like.
Project activities envisage: training of Krushevo women for skills for entrepreneurship, promotion and sales of traditional products, expanding and strengthening the mini-cluster developed within the previous project, developing of three alternative touristic attractions embedding traditional values and promotional campaign involving an event “Days of alternative touristic attractions in Krushevo” and the Fair “It’s homemade, it’s from Krushevo…”. Designed in this way, the project offers an innovative way of combining social entrepreneurship and sustainable tourism, into an individual business model for women’s self-sufficiency.
Donor: US Embassy Skopje
Duration: 2015-2016 (10 months)
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Call for female participation October 2015 – Call – Application
Workshop for designing alternative touristic attractions, Krushevo, 25-26 December 2015 – Gallery
Piloting of “Botanic tour” and “Aronia grove”, Krushevo, 28 May 2016 – Gallery
Piloting of “Churches from Krushevo and a Vlach house – religion, arts, colors”, Krushevo, 05 June 2016 – Gallery
Brochure: “Krushevo is more beautiful on foot…”
Video: “Krushevo is more beautiful on foot…”
Tour: Botanic walk, Krushevo, 30 July 2016 – Gallery
Tour: Aronia plantation, Krushevo, 30 July 2016 – Gallery
Fair of traditional, homemade, ecologic products “It’s homemade, it’s from Krushevo…”, Krushevo, 31 July 2016 – Gallery
Tour:”Churches from Krushevo and a Vlach house – religion, arts, colors”, Krushevo, 31 July 2016 – Gallery