Ajiyer means today. It is a Chittagonian word. Today is important for tomorrow. So, act today properly. Since 2002, AJIYER has been a fair trade tour operator in Bangladesh. AJIYER is the tour host of Meet the People Tours, which is a joint venture between Traidcraft, the UK’s leading fair trade organisation and Saddle Skedaddle, independent tour operator. (http://meetthepeople.skedaddle.co.uk/hol
iday/Meet_the_People_Tours/Bangladesh/112/view.rails ) We also assist handicraft and fabric producers as well as organic farmers in getting fair deals. AJIYER is engage in Community Based Tourism (CBT) . Implementation(planning, partnerships, community’s capacity to deliver, and funding and micro-credits.) and commercial viability(markets, product, links with the private sector).
§ providing work and an income for a group of people through the engaging tourist with farmers activity, weavings, crafts, food, music etc.
§ Community participation.
§ Connecting community with private sectors.
§ Generating positive economic and social development impacts in rural areas. As a part of its continuous efforts for developing community based tourism products in the rural areas of Bangladesh. What are our goals? Our goal is to give good-hearted people from other parts of the world an opportunity to learn about Bangladeshi culture, crafts, and biodiversity. With the aim of enhancing the livelihood of the rural community people; honoring the living culture, traditions, knowledge, skills, and rituals; and revitalizing the traditional industries. What do we offer? AJIYER provides an extended range of tours, from backpacking to elegant, to suit all visitors. To diversify the tourism experience by activities and locations by giving equal emphasis on the colorful rural Bangladesh. The beautiful rural setting, agricultural and craft based rural lifestyle, traditional food, costume and rituals of many indigenous and rural communities can be the major added attraction for tourism in Bangladesh.
