ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED

Within the Project for Enhancement of the Capacity of Destination Marketing and Promotion through Strengthening the Linkage Among Tourism Related Organizations in the Republic of Mozambique In MAPUTO As of November, 2012

The 1

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Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting

      Held on: 10 th of April, 2012 Venue: MITUR Meeting Facility, Maputo Attendees: 21 Notably by; Ms. Matsinhe Fernanda, Permanent Secretary, MITUR Representing government agencies; JICA, MITUR, DINATUR, INATUR, DPTURI, JPT (JICA Project Team) Representing private sector organizations; CTA, FEMOTOUR, AHTPI as well as individuals active in the tourism sector.

Theme of the JCC: Formalization of the Committee and Discussion on the Inception Report

The 1

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Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting – Cont.

The following were explained in detail:  Objectives of the Project,   Principles and organizational structure of implementing the Project Planned activities of Phase 1 (which were ongoing) Active discussions and the mutual exchange of respective opinions and ideas were made.

Main points discussed and mutually agreed upon were:  Official formalization of the JCC    Benefit to local communities Avoid duplication between similar projects Dissemination of Destination Marketing and Promotion (DMP) to other provinces

Marketing Committee & Sub Committee Meetings

 As part of the existing national level Marketing Committee, the Project introduced three new Sub-Committees as reflected within the graph below:

Marketing Committee

Tourism Dev’t Admin.

Sub Committee Marketing Sub Committee Promotion Sub Committee  The Sub-Committees are structured as workshops to include participation of national level governmental agencies; INATUR, DINATUR as well as private sector tourism organizations and associations, such as AVITUM, to strengthen mutual collaboration and understanding.

Marketing Committee Workshop

     Held on: 3 rd of May, 2012 Venue: Hotel Cardoso, Maputo Attendees: 18 Representing government agencies; JPT, MITUR, DINATUR, INATUR, 12 Representing private sector organizations The following were topics of the workshop:  Introduction of the JICA Project    Proposed establishment of Sub-Committees under the structure of the Marketing Committee DINATUR inclusion as a Marketing Committee Member Opinions regarding tourism in Mozambique

Marketing Committee Workshop

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Sub-Committee Workshop

     Held on: 17 th of September, 2012 Venue: DINATUR Conference Room, Maputo Attendees: 18 Representing government agencies; JPT, DINATUR, INATUR, 7 Representing the private sector A presentation was conducted by INATUR which contained;  An Introduction of the JICA Project   Organization and Structure of the Project Position of the Sub-Committees   Expected Roles and Functions of the Sub-Committees Frequency of Sub-Committee Meetings

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Sub-Committee Workshop – cont.

  Plan of Activities & Time schedule for Phase 1 were discussed Appointment of each Sub-Committee leader was made    Ms. Lourdes Domingos (DINATUR) as DSC Leader Mr. Sergio Pondeca(DINATUR) as MSC Leader Mr. Nuno Fortes(INATUR) as PSC Leader

The 2

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Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting

      Held on: 12 th of October, 2012 Venue: MITUR Meeting Facility, Maputo Attendees: 19 Notably by: Ms. Matsinhe Fernanda, Permanent Secretary, MITUR and Mr. Ryuichi Nasu, Resident Representative, JICA Mozambique Representing government agencies; JICA, MITUR, DINATUR, INATUR, DPTURI, JPT Representing private sector organizations; CTA, AHTPI Theme of the JCC: Progress of Activities on the first half of Phase 1

The 2

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Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting – cont.

2

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Sub-Committee Workshop

     Held on: 5 th of November, 2012 Venue: DINATUR Conference Room, Maputo Attendees: 7 Representing government agencies; JPT, DINATUR, INATUR, 1 Representing the private sector The theme of the meeting was to share the 1 st Survey results.

 Phase Tourist Interview The 1 st Phase Tourist Interview Survey results were presented by Ms. Lourdes Domingos (DINATUR) Various comments and opinions were heard from the participants regarding the findings of the Survey.

 A presentation was made by Sherrie Fujinuma (JPT) on the current overview of tourism in Mozambique. Further comments and discussions were made from the participants regarding the tourism environment, and issues that are to be addressed.