Abstract
The study explored the perception of residents of Tafi Atome on the impact of tourism development in the community. Face-to-face questionnaires were administered to 197 residents aged 18 and above in public places as well as houses in the community via convenience sampling procedure. Generally, results of the study indicate an appreciable consensus between residents that tourism has brought development to the community. Residents find tourism to have contributed to the conservation of Mona monkeys as well as enhancing the image of Tafi Atome. Results of the study indicate inconsistency of socio-demographic variables in explaining variation in residents’ perception of tourism impacts.
Highlights
Rural communities in Ghana present limited economic opportunities beyond subsistence farming and animal rearing, and are characterised by limited basic social amenities
The study explored the perception of residents of Tafi Atome on the impact of tourism development in the community
Governments believe that tourism development will generate new jobs, enhance community infrastructure and assist in the revitalisation of the flagging economies of rural areas (Chuang, 2010)
Summary
Rural communities in Ghana present limited economic opportunities beyond subsistence farming and animal rearing, and are characterised by limited basic social amenities. Governments believe that tourism development will generate new jobs, enhance community infrastructure and assist in the revitalisation of the flagging economies of rural areas (Chuang, 2010). Developing tourism in Ghana’s rural areas is considered a worthwhile and viable venture by central and local governments, traditional leadership, development agencies, non-governmental organisations and local residents. The result of this interest is the emergence and development of many small-scale community-based tourism projects in the country. One of such community tourism initiatives is a sustainable community tourism project in the village of Tafi Atome in the Volta Region of Ghana. The initiative was founded in 1996 by Nature Conservation Resource Centre (NCRC) and funded by, amongst others, USAID, and has the intention to protect the forest and the True Mona monkeys adjacent to the village while creating development opportunities for the community through tourism development (Bremer & Büscher, 2011)
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