Lo mhlangano ubizwe ngokomyalelo we-Association of Uganda Tours Operators (AUTO) amalungu nethimba le-Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) - Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) ukuze kubhekwane nezinselele zokuthola uxhaso lwezimali kulo mkhakha ngaphansi kweTourism Enterprise Support Facility (TESF). Lokhu kulandela isicelo sokweseka izimboni zezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ukuze kukhuliswe imisebenzi efanele ehlanganisa ukumaketha nokukhangisa, ukumelwa kwezimakethe, ukuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo omusha wezokuvakasha, nokwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe obusha.
Ngesikhathi abavakashi belulama eminyakeni emi-2 yokuvalwa kwe-COVID-19, izwe lahlaselwa ukuqubuka kwe-Ebola okuqeda amathemba okubhukha nokulandela ukukhanselwa noma ukuhlelwa kabusha kwe-safaris kuze kube unyaka ozayo.
Kwabe-CEDP bekukhona uJean Marie Kyewalable, uMdidiyeli weProjekthi; U-Ivan Kakooza, umeluleki webhizinisi lezokuvakasha, kanye no-Apolo Muyanja, uMqondisi Womklamo we-PSFU we-Master Card Foundation. Kwa-AUTO bekukhona uSihlalo Civy Tumusime; IPhini likaSihlalo uTony Mulinde; kanye noHerbert Byaruhanga, uNobhala Jikelele. Abavela ehhovisi likanobhala le-AUTO bekuyiSikhulu Esiphezulu se-Association of Uganda Tour Operators, uKasozi Albert, kanye nomsizi wakhe, uMatilda Iremera, Isikhulu Sezokukhangisa.
UWarren Ankwasa Rutanga we-Kikooko Africa Safaris uzwakalise ukukhathazeka ngokuthi isikhathi sokubizelwa kweziphakamiso sasingaphandle kwefasitela lemisebenzi eminingana ewela ngale kwenkathi yokubizelwa kweziphakamiso. Isibonelo, efasiteleni lamanje, abafake izicelo kulindeleke ukuthi bathole impendulo ngoJanuwari okuyilapho kunenqwaba yemibukiso ehlanganisa i-Vakantiebieurs Netherlands, MATKA Finland, Reiseliv Messe Oslo, phakathi kweminye.
Abahambele umcimbi baphinde bacela ukucatshangelwa kwabanikezeli ukuze bathole uxhaso olufanayo. UJean Marie, nokho, waphawula ukuthi abaxhasi babekhathele uxhaso lwe-carte blanche, futhi bancamela ukuvimba ubungozi bemali eyisibonelelo sikahulumeni engamaphesenti angama-20. Unxuse ukuthi kube noshintsho ekuziphatheni emphakathini wonkana, okusho ukuthi amabhizinisi amaningana ayasilela ekukufanelekeleni izikweletu.
Ephendula, uSihlalo we-AUTO u-Civy Tumusiime uphendule kanyekanye ngesikhathi ebonga u-Jean Marie ngokuxhasa ngezimali imibukiso yase-Kilifair, e-Tanzania, kanye ne-WTM London. Uphinde wakhumbuza ababambiqhaza ukuthi basheshise ukuziphendulela ku-WTM esanda kuphothulwa. Uphinde wanxusa ukuthi izicelo zamukelwe ngoba umkhakha wezokuvakasha usadonsa kanzima.
Ephendula ngokukhathazeka okuphakanyiswe abahlanganyeli, u-Apolo Muyanja uvumile ukuthi izinsizakalo zokuthuthukisa amabhizinisi zidlala indima enkulu ekusekeleni umkhakha wezokuvakasha ngokusebenzisa (i-Meetings Events Conferences & Incentives (MICE), imibukiso, nemibukiso yemigwaqo ezimakethe zemithombo. waphakamisa ukuthi iSivumelwano Sokusebenzisana singasayinwa ne-AUTO ngokusebenzisa i-hedge facility, indawo yokunciphisa ama-invoyisi, noma indawo yokuxhasa ngemali ye-equity financing. Uphinde waveza ezinye izindawo zokweseka ezihlanganisa ezokukhiqiza nezokuvakasha, kanye nabesifazane kwizibonelelo zezokuvakasha ezifika kweziyi-10. %.
UMuyanja uphinde aqondise uhlelo lwe-MasterCard Foundation ngaphansi kwesu elithi “Young Africa Works”. Isekela ukukhula komnotho wemboni ezimele igxile ekuxhaseni ngezimali nasekuqeqesheni intsha ngamakhono kanye nokuqinisa UgandaUkukhula komkhakha wezokuvakasha kanye nezivakashi phakathi kweminye imikhakha.
Ingxenye yephrojekthi
Inhloso yonke ye-CEDP ukweseka izinyathelo ezisiza ukwanda kokutshalwa kwezimali kwemboni ezimele emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kanye nokuqinisa ukusebenza ngempumelelo kohlelo lokuphatha umhlaba.
I-Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) iwumklamo kaHulumeni wase-Uganda oxhaswe yi-International Development Association ye-World Bank Group (IDA). Eminye yemisebenzi engaphansi kweCEDP yiTourism Enterprise Support Fund ezohlinzeka ngezibonelelo emiphakathini eyakhele izindawo ezivikelekile ukuze kuqiniswe amandla ayo okuzibandakanya kwezohwebo ezithinta ezokuvakasha kanye nokweseka amabhizinisi azimele ezokuvakasha ukuthi abuyise umnotho. imiphumela ye-COVID-19 futhi yakhe ukuqina.
Inhloso eqondile yeTourism Enterprise Support Facility
Inhloso eqondile ye-TESF ukuxhasa amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha e-Uganda ukuze alulame emthelela we-COVID-19 futhi abekwe endaweni ukuze akhule esikhathini esimaphakathi nesikhathi eside.
Ukungenelela okuhlongozwayo kuhlukaniswe ngokwehlukahlukana kwemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo, kanye nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa amakhono okuhlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa nokuhlinzekwa kwezinsizakusebenza ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukwengezwa kwenani. Ukungenelela kuhloswe ukuthuthukisa amafemu nemiphakathi amandla okuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo nemikhiqizo yezokuvakasha ethuthukisiwe nesezingeni, kwamukele ubuchwepheshe obusha, ukukhiqiza izinzuzo zomnotho, ukusekela ukongiwa kwemvelo, nokuvikela impahla yezokuvakasha yendawo.
