Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration is a Mechanism for strategic, transboundary, collaborative management of the Greater Virunga Landscape. Set up by ICCN, RDB and UWA with their partners in the region, it started with ranger collaboration to protect mountain gorillas in Mgahinga, Bwindi, Virunga and Volcanoes NPs in 1991. Later it has expanded in scope (tourism, community conservation and research and monitoring). The area also now extends to central and north Virunga (DRC), Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori Mountains and Semuliki NPs (Uganda). The Executive Secretariat sits from 2008 in Kigali to coordinate and link stakeholders on behalf of the Protected Area Authorities.
Website: https://www.greatervirunga.org
GREATER VIRUNGA TRANSBOUNDARY COLLABORATION
Intergovernmental Organization- Organisation Intergouvernementale
P.O. Box 6626 Kigali Rwanda
Telephone Mob. +250 788573965 E-mail: info@greatervirunga.org
Advert for consultancy for developing a web-based and tourism platform for marketing and booking tour guides, trackers, porters, and craft sellers in the Greater Virunga Landscape supported by an Android Application.
Job summary
The Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (GVTC) is looking for a consultancy firm to develop a functional web-based tourism portal for marketing and booking tour guides, trackers, porters and craft sellers in the Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL).
About GVTC
GVTC is an intergovernmental organization established through a treaty signed in 2015 between the governments of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to promote collaboration on wildlife conservation and tourism development in the GVL. The GVL is in the Central Albertine Rift (CAR), specifically the areas straddling the international boundaries of the three partner states where the above-stated protected areas are located. This region is comprised of eight wildlife protected areas, including the renowned Virunga
National Park and Sarambwe Wildlife Reserve in DRC, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori, Semuliki, Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks in Uganda.
Objectives of the consultancy
The main objective of this consultancy is to develop an online platform for marketing and booking tour guides, trackers, porters, and craft sellers in the GVL Region.
The specific objectives are:
- Platform and Android Application Development
- Service Provider Management
- User Experience Enhancement
- Payment system integration
- Promotion and marketing support
Proposals must be either in English or French and submitted electronically to GVTC Executive Secretary by email at es@greatervirunga.org and copying the following Email addresses: rkabeya@greatervirung.org; and pruhumuliza@greatervirunga.org. The entire ToR is posted to GVTC Website(www.greatervirunga.org)
The deadline of submission is 20th June 2024. Detail Terms of Reference is available online.
Dr. Andrew G. Seguya,
GVTC Executive Secretary
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