The Department of Tourism is providing grants for projects of young entrepreneurs that will promote an eco-tourism site in a particular locality.

The program is dubbed Grassroots Entrepreneurs for Eco-Tourism or GREET.

Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said in a recent briefing in Iloilo City that the GREET program is a mass based special pioneering project of PGMA to extend livelihood to young entrepreneurs.

The program was conceptualized to provide employment opportunities, livelihood creation, balanced ecology and environmental protection, promotion and marketing of ecotourism sites as potential tourist destinations and to develop tourism.

GREET has set aside P50, 000 to P100,000 worth of grants to support the proposal of an individual or organization on how to promote an eco- tourism site in their locality.

The proponent may consider a proposal to develop tourism products such as operation of new services and activities in their area; tourism establishments that include accommodation facilities, food and beverage and the likes; and tourism related services, namely handicraft training, rescue and medical services or published materials.

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