CL/3/96 WHC/4/15 20 February, 1996 Subject: Interregional project Young People's Participation in World Heritage Preservation and Promotion Madam/Sir, Knowing that your country strongly supports the idea of World Heritage preservation through education, we are delighted to invite you to take part in the Interregional project Young People's Participation in World Heritage Preservation and Promotion. We hope that you enjoyed reading the report of the first World Heritage Youth Forum, held in Norway last summer. Following the successful outcome of this Forum and the pilot project, the UNESCO General Conference at its 28th session welcomed the continuation of this project within the Medium Term Strategy for 1996-2001. It was presented in the 28 C/5 under Major Programme III, paragraph 03111. The main objectives of the Project are: a/ to sensitize young people to the importance of the World Heritage Convention, and to enlist their active participation in preserving and promoting the cultural and natural sites included in UNESCO' s World Heritage List. b/ to initiate and/or reinforce teaching and activities on the World Heritage Convention and the listed sites. c/ to produce a multi-media educational kit for international dissemination. As part of the project, the Education Sector and the World Heritage Centre, jointly with the Croatian National Commission, are organizing a first European World Heritage Youth Forum ("Mini-Bergen I") in Dubrovnik from 25 to 31 May for a selected number of countries. Students and teachers going to Dubrovnik will have the opportunity to share the experiences, gained from working on World Heritage in their schools. The project as a whole is explained in the attached Project Description. The enclosed ASP Bulletin from Croatia may also give you an idea about the project. Hoping that you would like to join, we would very much appreciate receiving a reply at your earliest convenience, preferably before 30 March. A contract to that effect would thereupon be immediately sent to you. We would appreciate receiving by 15 April a workplan and possibly the names of the participants to the "Mini-Bergen I". An amount of US $2,000 is intended to help cover the fares of two students and one teacher to Dubrovnik, and perhaps some other costs for the implementation of the project. Please note that the languages of the Forum are English, French and Croatian. In the annex you will find suggestions for the material that we would like the participants to bring to Dubrovnik. While all of it is important, we would like to particularly underline the poster, as the organizers have foreseen a public exhibition of the posters coming from all the participating countries. For any further information or assistance regarding this project, please do not hesitate to contact Elizabeth Khawajkie of the Education Sector, Breda Pavlic or Maria Perers at the World Heritage Centre. Looking forward to hearing from you, we send in the meantime our best regards. Yours sincerely, [signed] [signed] Bernd von Droste Kaisa Savolainen Director Director World Heritage Centre Section for Humanistic, Cultural and International Education To : National Commissions for UNESCO invited to participate in the interregional youth project on World Heritage Annex: Suggested preparations for "Mini-Bergen I" Project Description ASP Bulletin from Croatia cc : Permanent Delegations to UNESCO Suggested preparations for participants of "Mini-Bergen I" Materials to bring to Dubrovnik: * Any educational material already prepared or in the process of being developed. * A poster (approximately 70 x 100 cm), perhaps the result of a contest, on the theme: "Heritage brings the world together" * Display material, such as artefacts, photos, posters, publications, on World Heritage sites in your country, to exhibit in a shop window on the main street of Dubrovnik. Possibly also some traditional products (e.g. sweets, figs, nuts etc.) for people to taste. * National costume and perhaps tapes of local music. * Camera, for those who would like to join a photo workshop. *[EOF]