The project is implemented within the European Commission Eastern Partnership Culture Programme and has a regional dimension. Its aim is to improve the heritage management environment and achieve better governance of heritage sector in EP region through developing regional co-operation for cultural heritage development, and to achieve integration of Cultural Heritage into economic development and its sustainable protection in the EP region. The project has four specific objectives:
Development of national policy for heritage;
Capacity building of heritage sector stakeholders with the aim of enhancing role of heritage in sustainable economic development;
Promotion of the regional co-operation and exchange of experience within the EP region and between the region and EU countries;
Support of the civil society involvement in the planning and decision making processes.
The project is implemented in Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia and entails cooperation with all six countries of the EP region. Leading partner is ICOMOS Georgia. Project partners: ICOMOS Armenia, Ltd. Architectura I Prestizh (Ukraine) and Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Associate partners: Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN); "Erebuni" Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve (Armenia) and Institute of Monuments Protection Research (Ukraine).
Project is supported by the Polish Embassy in Tbilisi and British Council.
