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JSIF’s-REDI Community
Based Tourism Initiative
A Success
By Andrea C. Whyte
Marketing & Communications
Consultant, JSIF
For seven (7) years, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Project
has positively impacted over 2000 beneficiaries in some twenty (20) rural community-based tourism enterprises across Jamaica.
Under the Jamaica Community Experiences component, several breakthrough initiatives have been undertaken, successfully
meeting the social, cultural and economic needs of local communities.
The Charles Town
Maroon Group
demonstrates their
creative skills at a
community tourism
event.
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