Dutch tourism college launches partnership in Uganda’s Karamojaland – This week we kickstarted a long-term partnership in developing market-driven training programs in tourism and hospitality for the Karamoja region and bordering subregions like Turkana in Northern Kenya.
Learn more about the Karamoja Tourism Academy and follow our journey to develop sustainable tourism aimed at creating job opportunities, fostering cross-border peace, preserving cultural heritage and natural environment.
The last night was celebrated with a scenic cultural walk and campfire on the slopes of Mount Moroto with community partners of the Tepeth-tribe.
2018 – Start of the partnership
Kara-Tunga and the colleges program officers meet in The Netherlands and engage on a longterm partnership. Read more.
Saturday 21st October 2022 – The Dutch ambassador flagged off the Tour of Karamoja and launched the Warrior Nomad Trail. Through eco-tourism development Kara-Tunga Tours fosters peace, prosperity, conservation and creates jobs in the Karamoja region. Additionally, the Tour supports 20 girls to access education through Ride 4 Girl Child initiative.
Trail mapping on Mount Moroto – One of our goals is preservation of cultural heritage through tourism and therefore we are working hand in hand with the elders as gatekeepers and the youth to document, manage and share.
Dutch hiking tour company Bergwandelen.com and expedition leader Jan Bakker will train a selection of hiking guides from various mountain ranges located in Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region, Kenya and South Sudan on the Warrior Nomad Trail. and have mobilised their network to donate hiking equipment.
The second edition of the Karamoja Tourism Skills Development Coordination Platform (KTSDP) meeting, took place on 18 of February 2021 in Moroto. The purpose of the platform is to strengthen coordination, promotion, and preservation of tourism ecosystem services relevant for job skills creation while ensuring continuous benefits to locals and economies.
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Dutch tourism college launches partnership in Uganda’s Karamojaland
Dutch tourism college launches partnership in Uganda’s Karamojaland – This week we kickstarted a long-term partnership in developing market-driven training programs in tourism and hospitality for the Karamoja region and bordering subregions like Turkana in Northern Kenya.
Learn more about the Karamoja Tourism Academy and follow our journey to develop sustainable tourism aimed at creating job opportunities, fostering cross-border peace, preserving cultural heritage and natural environment.
The last night was celebrated with a scenic cultural walk and campfire on the slopes of Mount Moroto with community partners of the Tepeth-tribe.
2018 – Start of the partnership
Kara-Tunga and the colleges program officers meet in The Netherlands and engage on a longterm partnership. Read more.
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