South East European Heritage Network (Aleksandra Kapetanovic)

Aleksandra Kapetanovi ć | EXPEDITIO | Kotor | Montenegro Heritage Care through Active Citizenship March 23, 2009 | Mechelen

What is SEE Heritage network

Establishment of the network and its activities so far

Plans

South East European (SEE) Heritage Network is a network of non-governmental organizations from the South East Europe .

Albanian National Trust | Albania

Albanian Heritage Foundation | Albania

Butrint Foundation | Albania

MJAFT! Movement | Albania

CHwB Regional Office in Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mozaik – Community Development Foundation | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Organization “Kupreška visoravan” | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pro Torpedo | Croatia

EC MA NDRYSHE | Kosova

Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSIM) | Macedonia

EXPEDITIO – Center for Sustainable Spatial Development | Montenegro

Notar – Centre for Preservation of Kotor Documentary Heritage | Montenegro

Center for Cultural Heritage Projektor | Montenegro

Association for Rehabilitation of the Cultural Heritage ARCH – LUK | Serbia

Civic Association SUBURBIUM | Serbia

Europa Nostra Serbia | Serbia

>>> open for members from Bulgaria and Romania

till now 16 members >> open for new ones

Vision of the SEE Heritage network: South East Europe (SEE) – region where people cooperate, understand and respect each other on the basis of their cultural differences, believing that cultural, ethnic and religious diversity is a valuable resource.

Mission of the SEE Heritage network is to work towards protecting and promoting the common cultural heritage with the aim of encouraging sustainable development of the region .

The network was established in 2006 The initiative by Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) recognized the NGOs in the SEE region > > > expressed the need for connecting & will to create a common ground of acting

CHwB visits to NGOs in the SEE region

The lack of cooperation among NGOs working in the field of cultural heritage in the Southeast Europe was identified The idea of creating a network for joint promotion, preservation and sustainable usage of the cultural heritage emerged Initially, 12 NGOs expressed their willingness to meet and to exchange the views and experiences

Initial meeting Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina September 2006

Regional Network named SEE Heritage | where SEE stands for South East Europe & also for “to see” > i.e. to see, to recognise, to acknowledge, to look at the heritage

Establishment of the NETWORK

Organisations signed a commitment statement

Second meeting Gjirokastra | Albania December 2006

Agreement on a common mission and vision

Third meeting Ohrid | Macedonia July 2007

Public debate “Heritage and its misuse in political and ideological causes”

Network meeting

Began working on a common SEE heritage strategy document

Signed a membership declaration

The booklet

Fourth meeting Kotor | Montenegro February 2008

Workshop and public presentation “Devastation of Cultural Heritage”

Field visit to endangered areas

Public presentation “ Devastation of Cultural Heritage”

Public APPEAL to the local and national governments > Stop the indifference towards the devastation of SEE heritage

Fifth meeting Berat | Albania June 2008

Workshop “Cultural Heritage tourism and sustainable development”

Decision to formalize the network through legal registration !!

Sixth meeting Prizren | Kosova January 2009

Organisational aspects of the Network

Workshop “Cultural tourism and local economic development”

Visit to the restored traditional “kulla”

Next meeting Novi Sad & Belgrade | Serbia October 2009 Preliminary topic > Towns on the water – water in urban landscape

Some of the SEE Heritage Network’s concrete results

Zamijeniti….

East East Program: Partnership Beyond Borders

of the Open Society Institute

Cultural Heritage without Borders

CHwB through SIDA

Packard Humanities Institute

Donors

Aims & Plans

Promoting the values and importance of the cultural heritage of SEE Region | and in general | raising awareness of its significance and potentials Identifying and pointing to problems in the field of cultural heritage, and participating in resolving them Realization of joint projects and activities in the field of cultural heritage Encouraging enhancement of cultural heritage management

Strengthening cooperation between NGO’s in the field of cultural heritage Encouraging connections and cooperation between state, business and NGO sectors , as well as citizens for the purpose of more efficient protection and valorization of cultural heritage > exerting influence on decision-makers

The SEE Heritage network gathers all those willing to contribute to protecting and promoting the South East European heritage as part of the common European and world’s heritage .

Members – NGO’s

Supporters

Governmental inst.

Business

Media

Individuals

> SEE Region > Wider | Europe | Int…

Through its web portal www.seeheritage.org the SEE Heritage network promotes the values and importance of the South East European cultural heritage and presents all important information and news related to activities in heritage field in the SEE region.

Let’s make a joint effort to enhance our common heritage …

Thank you :)