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Table 13.5
Local benefits from the CBTE
Type of benefit
No.
% of enterprises
Access to finance (loans, profit, donations)
98
44.95
Employment
84
38.53
Community infrastructure development
66
30.28
Education/training (and support of education institutions)
63
28.90
Craft/product development and purchasing
61
27.98
Service provision
48
22.02
Access to resources
40
18.35
Health facilities
26
11.93
Conservation/sustainable resource use
25
11.47
No benefit
17
7.80
Cultural conservation/celebration
16
7.34
Community benefits
15
6.88
Local ownership
12
5.50
Decision making
11
5.05
Cultural exchange
10
4.59
Enterprise development
8
3.67
Helping orphans
7
3.21
Empowerment women/youth
6
2.75
Voluntary work (by tourists or staff)
6
2.75
Local participation
5
2.29
Sports development
5
2.29
Local enterprise management
5
2.29
Institutional development
2
0.92
(28.0 per cent). However, some indicated that the community received new
benefits (7.8 per cent) (Table 13.5).
Cumulatively, the amount of money that was given to local projects by the
CBTE over the previous year was the equivalent of US$4,461,331. On average,
186 of the enterprises (85.3 per cent) had provided $35,129 to local projects, with
a median of $450. A total of 30 of the enterprises (14.8 per cent) could not deter-
mine what amount of money was provided, while 2 provided in-kind benefits.
Local procurement of products and services was practised by many of the
enterprises. When asked what they purchased, many reported buying craft (39.5
per cent), fruit and vegetables (28.9 per cent) and using services such as cultural
dancing, singing and entertainment (42.7 per cent), guiding (28.9 per cent) and
catering (13.8 per cent) (Table 13.6). On average, 196 of the enterprises (89.9
per cent of the sample) spent the equivalent of US$6616 per year on products
and services from the local community. Cumulatively, they spent $965,954
locally, with a median of $667, although 22 of the enterprises could not report
how much money they spent locally (10.1 per cent of the sample). Examining the
procurement chains within the local economy in detail for a sample of these enter-
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