Applicant: Şanlıurfa Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Project Partner: Şanlıurfa Governorate, Eyyubiye Municipality

The project aimed to identify traditional stonemasonry patterns to be used in touristic products, transfer the art of stone masonry to future generations, create new job opportunities for young people in the region and contribute to the local economic development. A stonemasonry atelier was established and 21 students including 6 women received stonemasonry training; these women have also become the first women stonemasons in Turkey. New lines of businesses have been created in fields like giftwares and structure decoration and trainings on entrepreneurship has been provided. By means of the workshop, it’s intended for recreating the former identity of the city along with using the stone patterns made by the stonemasons in the new buildings to be constructed. Through the great deal of attention attracted by the project, the Eyyübiye Municipality started to support the project through launching new workshops and paying fee to women taking stonemasonry classes.

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SDG1: NO POVERTY

Support the development of tourism products and services tailored for local people with lower income. Recruit, train and employ local community, including those living in poverty, and integrate them in the tourism value chain. Partnership with civil society networks to provide education and entrepreneurial skills training (e.g. tour guides, local...

SDG 5: GENDER EQUALITY

Encourage and support sufficient participation of women in decision-making and governance at all levels and across all business areas in tourism related companies. Support and expand business relationships with women owned enterprises, including small businesses and women entrepreneurs.

SDG 8: DECENT WORK

Engage communities to participate in tourism value chains for goods and services. Foster entrepreneurial culture, investing in or mentoring young entrepreneurs and encouraging tourism related start-ups. Invest in tourism development for job creation and economic development. Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation,...

SDG 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES

Recruit, train and employ local community, including those living in poverty, and integrate them in your value chain. Partnership with civil society networks to provide education and entrepreneurial skills training.

SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

SDG 17: PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS

Enhance the partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources. Encourage effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships on resourcing strategies of partnerships. Promote the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism