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Heritage for Peace
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Mission StatementHeritage for Peace is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support all Syrians in their efforts to protect and safeguard Syria’s cultural heritage during the armed conflict.
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• Work during the conflict• For all Syrians• To protect all cultural heritage • Use cultural heritage • as a common ground for dialogue • thus a start for peacebuilding
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Background• Pre- Conflict, Peri-Conflict and Post-
Conflict• Clear choice: Peri-Conflict• Traumatic experience• Different heritage sector• Support
– Aimed at stabilisation or Consolidation– Risk management perspective– No high-tech– Practical
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Some Goals• To recognize that all forms of cultural
heritage in Syria are valued as equal in importance
• To promote understanding across diverse communities of the communal value of heritage
• To provide instructive material to develop basic skills in computer use, management, bookkeeping and English
• To liaise between heritage workers operating during a violent conflict and the international heritage communityHeritage for Peace 26 March 2014
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Basic Data• Registered NGO in Girona, Spain
– Since 1 March 2013• Staff 20 from 9 countries• 5 Working groups• Work with
– Official Syrian national heritage institution
– Several opposition groups– Local NGOs and individuals
• Website www.herritageforpeace.orgHeritage for Peace 26 March 2014
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Some Finished Projects I• Electronic platform Resources on
website• Workshop for DGAM Basic Tools to
Protect Cultural Heritage in Syria Now’ Beirut
• Support Crisis Team formation DGAM
• Resolution SNC for the Geneva Peace Talks
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Some Finished Projects II• No-strike list for Aleppo • No-strike list for Syria
(participation)• Mailing List Damage to Syria’s
Heritage• Facilitation DGAM participation
Arab Museum conference• Needs Assessment DGAM
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Short –term Projects• Workshop Handling, Packaging and
Storing in Evacuation of Heritage collections (staff Damascus and Aleppo)
• Training International Heritage Law (Free Syrian Army)
• Seminar Learning from previous experiences to safeguard cultural heritage during the Syrian crisis
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Medium–term Projects
• Meeting Foreign Missions in Syria• First Aid to to built heritage during
crisis• Damage Assessment• Reduce Illicit trade and illegal
excavation on the Turkish-Syrian border
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