Aleksandra Kapetanović| EXPEDITIO | Kotor | Montenegro

Heritage Care through Active CitizenshipMarch 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 | AlbaniaAlbanian Heritage Foundation | AlbaniaButrint Foundation | AlbaniaMJAFT! Movement | AlbaniaCHwB 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 | MontenegroNotar – Centre for Preservation of Kotor Documentary Heritage | MontenegroCenter for Cultural Heritage Projektor | MontenegroAssociation for Rehabilitation of the Cultural Heritage ARCH – LUK | SerbiaCivic Association SUBURBIUM | SerbiaEuropa 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 HerzegovinaSeptember 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 meetingGjirokastra | Albania December 2006

Agreement on a common mission and vision

Third meetingOhrid | 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 meetingKotor | 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 meetingBerat | Albania June 2008

Workshop “Cultural Heritage tourism and sustainable development”

Decision to formalize the network through legal registration !!

Sixth meetingPrizren | Kosova January 2009

Organisational aspects of the Network

Workshop “Cultural tourism and local economic development”

Visit to the restored traditional “kulla”

Next meetingNovi Sad & Belgrade | SerbiaOctober 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 :)