Partnerships in community-based ecotourism projects: experiences from the Maasai Region, Kenya: volume 1

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Title:	Partnerships in community-based ecotourism projects: experiences from the Maasai Region, Kenya: volume 1
Author:	Rutten, Marcel M.E.M.
Year:	2004
Issue:	57
Pages:	32
Language:	English
Series:	ASC working paper
City of publisher:	Leiden
Publisher:	African Studies Centre
Geographic term:	Kenya
Subjects:	community-based tourism environment wild animals ecotourism
External link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1887/9459
Abstract:	'Partnership' is the new keyword in donor-community circles, and multilateral organizations and national departments responsible for development cooperation both seem to have embraced the conccept of 'public-private partneships'. This paper is the first in a series that examines partnerships in ecotourism initiatives in the Maasai region of Kenya, i.e. Kajiado, Narok and Trans Mara Districts. A discussion of the partnership concept is followed by a brief introduction to wildlife-based tourism in Kajiado District. Subsequently, two public-private partnerships - the Kimana and Selengei group ranches - are presented. A detailed analysis of the origins and development of these wildlife-based ecotourism projects tries to answer the main research question about the extent to which these partnerships are genuinely community-based and potentially successful alternatives for livestock-keeping communities. [Book abstract]