| Project funding | EU |
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| Project website | N/A |
| Programme website | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro |
| Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective | Employment opportunities and social inclusion of vulnerable groups are enhanced |
| Project start date | 21-04-2018 |
| Project end date | 21-10-2019 |
| Project total budget | EUR 245.388,23 |
| Project EU funding | EUR 208.580,00 |
| Description | Overall objective: To develop functional inter-sector cooperation and linkage of cultural/historical/natural heritage and tourism in Cross-border (CB) area of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) and Montenegro Specific objective: To create and promote joint cross border touristic products through encouraging partnerships in culture and tourism and rehabilitating neglected cultural and historical heritage in Trebinje/Bileća (BA) and Nikšić/Plužine (MNE) Project activities include research and analysis activities in relation tourist potential of the area, creation of new tourism offers, capacity building activities (trainings, workshops, round tables), development of joint plan related to tourism development, procurement of equipment as well as information/promotion activities (organization of events, production of promotion material, etc.). |
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| Expected results | 1.1. Valuable cultural/historical heritage locations and objects of 4 project municipalities, including more than 40 sites out of which over 20 of those neglected and unutilized, mapped and pointed up as a joint CB tradition and part of mutual offer; 1.2. Cultural/historical heritage of CB area widely promoted, at least 3 Cross-border joint Tourism Offers/Products created; 1.3. Increased level of sustainable management of cultural/natural heritage in cross-border area, by creation of 1 joint realistic plan for protection of cultural/natural goods, establishment of functional steering structure and strengthened capacities of local and cross-border partnerships; 1.4. Two rehabilitated cultural heritage goods in both countries; 1.5. Project and its results widely promoted in public (printed, digital and video mechanisms). |
| Expected outputs | The documentation on identified, analysed and described cultural, historical and natural locations & sites delivered to the project team and available 3 newly developed joint CB tourist routes offered by tour operators from CB area linked by the project into 1 informal cluster 1 joint Plan for standardised and sustainable management of cultural/historical/natural objects/locations/objects developed, presented and available for potential replication 4 tourist organizations from project municipalities linked into informal cluster 2 CB cultural/historical heritage goods (boats and docks in BiH and MNE) rehabilitated, promoted as new CB tourist product and open for visitors in CB area More than 100.000 people informed about the project, its results and donor through successful realization of promotional campaign which included 3 media conferences, facebook page, 1000 leaflets, 500 posters, 8 billboards, 3300 promo brochures for new tourist routes, 400 calendars |
| Lead partner | Institution name: Diocese of Budimlje and Niksic Country: Montenegro Address: Manastir Djurdjevi Stupovi, b.b., Berane Website: https://eparhija.me/ Legal status: Private |
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| Partner | Institution name: Museum of Polimje Montenegro Country: Montenegro Address: Miloša Mališića 3, Berane Website: http://www.polimskimuzej.me/ Legal status: Public |
| Partner | Institution name: Albania Community Assist Country: Albania Address: Mujo Ulqinaku, Pall. Ndertus 10, Sjk. 2, Ap. 48, Tirana Website: http://aca.org.al/ Legal status: Private |
| Partner | Institution name: Institute for Archeology, Centre for Albanian Studies Country: Albania Address: Sheshi “Nënë Tereza”, nr. 3, Tirana Website: http://qsa.edu.al/site/ia/?page=2 Legal status: Public |