A sixth SEE Heritage Network meeting
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date |
23-26 January 2009 |
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place |
Prizren, Kosovo |
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topic |
SEE Heritage network meeting & Workshop "Cultural Tourism and Local Economic Development" |
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The first part of this meeting was dedicated to the internal organizational matters of the Network, during which the member organizations discussed the legal, functionality and sustainability aspects of the Network. The member organizations have stressed the importance of strengthening the cross-border cooperation through joint activities that would be implemented under Network's umbrella, while creating strong basis for upcoming projects in cultural heritage field. During the second part, a thematic workshop revealed and discussed the potential of cultural tourism and local development, as a common opportunity and need of many South East European cities and rural areas. The discussion was mainly focused on the city of Prizren and its potential to attract tourist through its rich cultural heritage, thus contributing to the local economic development of the city. In the workshop, participants had the opportunity to discuss cultural tourism and other related issues with the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of Kosova, Mr. Valton Beqiri and the Mayor of Prizren, Mr. Ramadan Muja. The last part of the workshop brought two positive examples of civil society engagement in utilizing the cultural and heritage potential of Prizren and Kosova (restoration works of Cultural Heritage without Borders, office in Prishtina and DokuFest film festival). |
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results |
- finalizing the Statute of the Network |
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organisation |
NGO EC Ma Ndryshe from Prizren on behalf of the SEE Heritage network |
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participants |
ALBANIAN NATIONAL TRUST, from Albania, MJAFT! Movement, from Albania, BUTRINT FOUNDATION/ ALBANIAN HERITAGE CENTRE, from Albania, CHwB, Regional office Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina EC MA NDRYSHE, from Kosovo, EUROPA NOSTRA SERBIA, from Serbia SUBURBIUM, from Serbia, EXPEDITIO from Montenegro, NOTAR from Montenegro, PROJEKTOR - Centre for Cultural Heritage, from Montenegro PRO TORPEDO, from Croatia CHwB, office in Prishtina |
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donor |
Swedish foundation "Cultural Heritage without Borders - CHwB" regional office in Sarajevo |
