Nyika dzeEast Africa Dzagadzirira Joint Tourism Promotion

Nyika dziri nhengo dzeEast African Community dziri kuronga kusimudzira pamwe nekusimudzira kushanya kwematunhu, nechinangwa chekusimudzira huwandu hwevashanyi pamwe nekusimudzira hupfumi hwenyika.

The Nharaunda yeEast Africa (EAC) Secretariat yakaona kuti kushanyirwa kwenyika kunopa chikamu chegumi kubva muzana kuGross Domestic Product (GDP) yedunhu iro chikamu che10 percent chiri kuwana mari yekunze uye zvikamu zvinomwe kubva muzana ndizvo zvinotarisirwa kuwanikwa mumabasa akasiyana siyana evashanyi.

Director veProductive Sectors muEAC, VaJean Baptiste Havugimana vakatsinhira mashoko aya pamutambo uchangopera wePearl of Africa Tourism Expo uyo wakaitwa kuMunyonyo Commonwealth Resort kuUganda.

The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo iyo yakaitwa mukupera kwaKubvumbi gore rino, yanga yaunza pamwe chete EAC Secretariat, vese vanodyidzana nenyika dzematunhu tourism boards uye African Tourism Bhodhi (ATB).

Chiitiko chemazuva mana chakavhurwa zviri pamutemo negurukota rekuUganda rinoona nezvekushanyirwa, mhuka dzesango uye Antiquities, Colonel Tom Buttime.

The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo chiitiko chekushanya chinorongwa neUganda Tourism Board (UTB) gore rega rega.

Expo iyi yakaunza pamwe chete vane chekuita nekushanya nevamwe vanopa masevhisi mukushanya, yakanangana nekusangana nevatengi vatsva, network uye kukurukura nezvezvibvumirano zvebhizinesi nevanogona kutenga mudunhu nekunze.

Edition yechinomwe yePearl yeExpo yakakwezva vanopfuura zana nemakumi mashanu varatidziri uye vanopfuura zana vanogashirwa vatengi uye midhiya kubva kwakasiyana misika yevashanyi, kusanganisira US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Poland, South Africa, Egypt neNigeria pakati pevamwe.

African Tourism Board yakamirirwa na Executive Chairman VaCuthbert Ncube avo vakapindawo muzviitiko zvakasiyana siyana panguva yeExpo.

Vakabatana nevamiriri veATB, VaNcube vakashanyira nzvimbo dzakasiyana siyana dzinokwezva vashanyi muUganda dzinosanganisira Chimpanzee Island paLake Victoria.

ATB yanga ichishanda pamwe nenyika dzeEast Africa mudunhu mukusimudzira nekusimudzirwa kwekushanya kuburikidza nekutora chikamu kune zviitiko zvakakosha muEast Africa uye inova dunhu riri kuuya rekushanya kwemukati meAfrica.

Bazi reEAC Secretariat rakakurudzira nyika dzinodyidzana nadzo kuti dzitore chikamu mumitambo yekusimudzira vashanyi inorongwa nenyika yese inodyidzana nayo.

ATB ndiyo yakatora chikamu chikuru pamusangano weNational and region tourism Expo kuburikidza nasachigaro wayo, VaNcube pakati pevamwe vamiriri vemhando iyi.

Mumashoko avo ekuvhura kuPearl of Africa Expo, Gurukota rekuUganda rinoona nezvekushanyirwa kwenyika Colonel Buttime (Retired) vakatenda vakamiririra hurumende nevanhu veUganda kune vese varatidziri pamwe nevatengi vakakokwa uye vezvenhau nekuuya kuchiitiko ichi.

Akataura kuti Uganda yakapihwa zvakasiyana uye zvakasiyana zvinokwezva zvinokwezva kune vekunze, vedunhu uye vepamba.

Mukuru weUganda Tourism Board, Dr. Lily Ajarova, vakati Uganda nedzimwe nyika dzinodyidzana neEAC dzinoda zvikuru kusimudzira kushanya kunogarisa uye kunotariswa.

Director of Productive Sectors muEAC, VaJean Baptiste Havugimana vakatenda hurumende yeUganda nekukoka dare reEAC Secretariat pamwe nenyika dzose dziri mumubatanidzwa kuti dzipinde muExpo nemweya wekubatana kweEAC.

VaHavugimana vakaburitsa pachena kuti EAC Secretariat neNational Tourism Boards vakatsigirwa kuti vapinde muExpo kuburikidza nekufambisa kwenhumwa dzedzimwe nyika pamwe nekutenga nzvimbo dzekuratidzira.

Sangano reGerman International Cooperation Agency, GIZ, rakatsigirawo Expo kuburikidza neGoridhe Sponsorship package.

Vakataura kuti Chibvumirano cheEAC chinokoshesa zvikuru chikamu chezvekushanya nekuda kwebasa rachinoita mukusimudzira magariro nehupfumi hwedunhu.

VaHavugimana vakazivisa vange vari pamusangano uyu kuti pari zvino EAC iri kuita chirongwa cheEAC Tourism Marketing Strategy 2021 kusvika 2025 ichitsigirwa neGIZ kuburikidza nemabhindauko akasiyana siyana anosanganisira kushambadza tourism pamwe chete.

Mushandirapamwe weEAC wedunhu rekushanya unonzi “Tembea Nyumbani” kana kuti “Visit Your Home” wakanangana nekuvandudzwa kwechirongwa chekushanyirwa kwenharaunda chinokwezva vagari vemuEast Africa kuti vashanyire nyika imwe neimwe mudunhu.

EAC Secretariat iri kuitawo kuvandudzwa kwezviyero zvishoma kune vanopa masevhisi ekushanya kazhinji vafambisi vevashanyi, vamiririri vekufambisa uye madhairekitori evashanyi pamwe chete nemaitiro ekuronga emahotera evashanyi ematunhu.

"Parizvino, chirongwa chekugadzira Chiratidzo cheRegional Tourism Destination cheEAC senzvimbo imwe chete yekushanyirwa chatanga uye chinotarisirwa kupera mukupera kwegore rino", VaHavugimana vakadaro.

Kuitwa kwese kupindira uku kuchaona dunhu richipfuura mamirioni manomwe nemazana maviri evashanyi vekune dzimwe nyika vanosvika vakanyorwa muna 7.2 pamberi peCOVID-2019 denda, akadaro.

Mukuru weGIZ kuUganda, VaJames Macbeth Forbes, vatsinhira chisungo chehurumende yeGermany chekuenderera mberi nekutsigira zvirongwa zvekubatana kweEAC zvinosanganisira kusimudzira kushanyirwa pamwe chete.

VaForbes vati kubviswa kwezvimhingamipinyi zvekutengeserana pamwe nekudyara mari mudunhu reEAC ndicho chinhu chikuru mukubatanidzwa.

Pamutambo wekuvhura vaivepowo vamiriri veDiplomatic Community.