ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme Database of Heritage Conservation NGOs around ASEAN
Background Context The ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme is a dedicated youth volunteerism platform that mobilises ASEAN youth to develop innovative solutions to the social, cultural, economic and environmental challenges of communities across ASEAN, while forging a sense of regional identity. It is developed and implemented by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), in partnership with the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports, the ASEAN Secretariat and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
AYVP works on 8 thematic areas, as guided by the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Blueprint, among which is our common advocacy – Protecting ASEAN’s Heritage. This year’s programme is funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the ASEAN Secretariat. As AYVP develops into a regional reference centre for volunteerism initiatives across the region, one of its initiatives is the development of a database of NGOs around the region, which would help stakeholders in engagement activities in the region.
This Database of Heritage Conservation NGOs around ASEAN features 26 local/ international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that all advocate for the importance of promoting, conserving and preserving our tangible and intangible heritage treasures. NGOs in the list do not necessarily have linkages or partnerships with AYVP. It only seeks to serve as a reference, and a working list which can be constantly updated by the public. The AYVP Secretariat encourages all relevant stakeholders to contribute organisations to the list.
Brunei Brunei Museum’s Department The Brunei Museum was established in 1965, with a mission to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the country. It also aims to stimulate public interest and research work for the national heritage through efficient and quality services. BRUNEI MUSEUM’S DEPARTMENT Website www.museums.gov.bn Brunei Arts and Handicraft Training Centre The Brunei Arts and Handicrafts training Centre is a governmental centre coordinated by the Brunei Museum. It came into existence to revive the arts and handicrafts of craftsmen and weavers. The function of the Committee is to implement policies and programmes that revive the almost disappearing arts and handicrafts of master craftsmen and women weavers. The objective is to encourage people to be active in the production of Brunei arts and handicrafts, through the facilities provided by the centre. Besides this, the centre also provides necessary training for Brunei youths who are interested in arts and handicrafts, as well as to popularize arts and handicraft products. BRUNEI ARTS AND HANDICRAFT TRAINING CENTRE Website www.museums.gov.bn/bangunan3.htm
Cambodia Heritage Watch Heritage Watch was founded in 2003 by archaeologist Dougald O’Reilly following the rampant looting of Phum Snay, an immense Iron Age burial ground in Cambodia’s northwest. Heritage Watch is a non-profit organization dedicated to halting the destruction and creating greater public awareness about Cambodia’s fascinating heritage. Heritage Watch has twice been the recipient of the U.S Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Heritage, and also received awards from UNESCO, Friends of Khmer Culture. HERITAGE WATCH Website Email Address
www.heritagewatchinternational.org virak@heritagewatchinternational.org 1
Centre for Khmer Studies The Centre for Khmer Studies aims to support research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities in reference to Cambodian identity. It aims to connect Cambodian scholars, students, professional workers and artists with international colleagues for the purpose of fostering understanding of Cambodia and Southeast Asia at large. CKS also facilitates research and international scholarly exchange programmes. CENTER FOR KHMER STUDIES Website www.khmerstudies.org Email Address center@khmerstudies.org
Indonesia Bandung Heritage Society Cultural Preservation Society of Bandung or Bandung Heritage Society is a non- profit, non- governmental organization that was established by a group of people in selected areas in Indonesia to preserve the culture of the city of Bandung, especially its historic buildings. Bandung Heritage Society’s mission strategy is to increase awareness through programmess on cultural heritage preservation at a national level. BANDUNG HERITAGE SOCIETY Website
www.facebook.com/bandungheritage
Sekretariat Nasional Pewayangan Indonesia (Sena Wangi) Its vision is to make wayang one of the pillars of national culture of Indonesia, through enforcing the conservation, preservation and innovation of the art of wayang, in accordance with the challenges of the present age. Sena Wang aims to increase the local peoples’ appreciation of the art and the values engrained in it, especially among the younger generation. SENA WANGI Website Email
www.senawangi.org Secretariat_senawangi@yahoo.com
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UNESCO Jakarta UNESCO office in Jakarta was established as a field office for South-East Asian Science Cooperation (SEASCO) in 1951. As Cluster Office, UNESCO Jakarta covers all UNESCO mandates: education, sciences, culture, communication and information. It is responsible for the implementation of related programmes in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Timor Leste in all UNESCO fields of competence. In the spirit of One UN and as part of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Indonesia, UNESCO Jakarta works in synergy with the United Nations Sister Agencies for achieving the United Nations Millennium Goals in the Asia-Pacific in close coordination with Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO, Bangkok. UNESCO JAKARTA Website Email Address
www.unesco.org/new/en/jakarta ma.kusalasari@unesco.org, d.setiawati@unesco.org
Action with Lao Children Action with Lao Children has been dedicated to improve the educational environment especially the reading environment of children in Lao since 1982. ALC leads in publishing books in Lao languages by local authors and illustrators, and distributing these through school libraries. ALC also assists at the Children’s Cultural Centres where children can read, play drama, learn music, art and traditional Lao dance which are not taught in school. ACTION WITH LAO CHILDREN Website Email
www.deknoylao.org alclao@laotel.org
Gape International Gape envisions every rural community to live comfortably in harmony with nature and their culture. Gape’s mission is to assist people in developing their own potential in an ecological sensitive socially just manner, by implementing and coordinating community development and environmental conservation programs and facilitating people-centred learning. GAPE Website Email
www.gapeinternational.org gapeinternational@gmail.com
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Malaysia Badan Warisan Malaysia (The Heritage of Malaysia Trust) Badan Warisan Malaysia is a non-profit organisation committed to the conservation, preservation and promotion of Malaysia’s built heritage. It is the leading national heritage NGO with a reputation for excellence in heritage conservation services spanning more than 25 years. This organisation aims to create awareness and public support for conservation so as to ensure the survival of Malaysia’s built heritage. Aside from this, it was also set up to influence policy so as to create a conservation-friendly environment. BADAN WARISAN MALAYSIA Website www.facebook.com/badanwarisanmalaysia Email Address heritage@badanwarisan.org.my info@badanwarisan.org.my Melaka World Heritage Office Fully-funded by the state government of Melaka, MWHO was established in December 2011 with the main role of protecting, conserving and promoting the World Heritage Site of Melaka. MWHO champions the world heritage siete and monitors its state of conservation as required by UNESCO and ICOMOS. It also acts as a reference in the field of tangible and intangible heritage conservation by developing and sharing specialist knowledge, setting standards for quality of work, providing advice and public consultation, promoting research and documentation and facilitating the conservation work. MELAKA WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE Website www.malaccaworldheritage.blogspot.com Email Address melakawhsb@gmail.com Penang Heritage Trust The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) was established in 1986 as a charitable NGO, dedicated to promoting Penang’s cultural and built heritage. Its objectives are to promote the conservation of Penang’s heritage, to facilitate cultural educational programmes, to organise public awareness programmes and to cooperate with other like-minded organisations in Malaysia and abroad. It believes that development guided by respect for the community, heritage and environment will improve the quality of life and prosper economy.
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PENANG HERITAGE TRUST Website Email Address
www.facebook.com/PenangHeritage info@pht.org.my
Perstatuan Warisan Sarawak KL & Selangor Formed in August 2007, Persatuan Warisan Sarawak is an organisation which brings together Sarawakians from all walks of life, working, studying and living in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding areas. It acts as a social community network to bring out the best in the diverse ethnic spectrum harmoniously displayed back in the land of the Hornbills. By participating in events organised by the association or in collaboration with other NGOs, members benefit from the learning experience and the unlimited potentials the networking has to offer. PERSATUAN WARISAN SARAWAK KL & SELANGOR Website www.facebook.com/PersatuanWarisanSarawak Email Address www.warisansarawak.net
Myanmar Mandalay & Upper Myanmar Heritage Trust (MUHT) The Mandalay & Upper Myanmar Heritage Trust (MUHT) is a local NGO dedicated to the revitalization of Mandalay and upper Myanmar by preserving and protecting the city’s unique heritage. MANDALAY & UPPER MYANMAR HERITAGE TRUST (MUHT) Website www.facebook.com/MandUMHT Yangon Heritage Trust Yangon’s built heritage is at risk from decades of neglect and, more pressingly, a new wave of intense pressure for rapid urban development. It was to address this growing concern that Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT) was founded in March 2012 by Dr Thant Myint-U and a group of like-minded architects, business people, historians, and others dedicated to preserving the city’s unique architectural legacy. They believe that the conservation of Yangon’s rich architectural heritage plays a vital role in making Yangon one of the most liveable and vibrant cities in Asia. As part of their mission, they advocate for heritage protection, develop policy, advise the government, present their ideas to the public, undertake specific conservation projects, facilitate training, and organise studies and conference.
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YANGON HERITAGE TRUST Website Email Address
http://yangonheritagetrust.org info@yangonheritagetrust.org
Philippines International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS Philippines) ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organisation of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world’s historic monuments and sites. ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. Its works is based on the principles enshrined in the 1964 International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites. ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners. The members of ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage, the standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage property: buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENT AND SITES (ICOMOS PHILIPPINES) Website www.icomosphilippines.com Heritage Conservation Society The Heritage Conservation Society is a Filipino-based society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instil pride of place and strengthen Philippines national identity. Its mission is to be the prime mover and advocate for the preservation of Philippines built heritage resources in order to contribute towards the establishment of a society that preserves and values its cultural heritage. HERITAGE CONSERVATION TRUST Website
www.heritage.org.ph
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Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly YSDA is a national network of volunteer youth and youth-serving organizations that support youth involvement in sustainable development at varying levels starting with the local community. YSDA has member organizations and volunteers distributed throughout the country, reaching out to more than 300 local youth groups and including individual members of about 3000 young people. The over-all aspiration of YSDA is to play a significant role in creating a critical youth base for sustainable development advocacy and environmentalism throughout the country. YSDA serves as a platform for member organizations to voice out its concerns in the national level, through consultations and policy recommendations to government agencies. YOUTH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSEMBLY Website www.singaporeheritage.org Email Address rnsantos@ysda.net
Singapore Singapore Heritage Society Founded in 1986, the Singapore Heritage Society is a non-profit, nongovernment organisation and registered charity. The society is dedicated to the preservation, transmission and promotion of Singapore’s history, heritage and identity. The society aims to promote active interest in the cultural life and history of Singapore and to initiate action on research, evaluation, documentation, publication, collection, display, and preservation and restoration of skills and items of historical interest. Over the years, it has been involved in many projects to raise awareness of Singapore’s history and cultural heritage, including publishing books, organising talks and forums as well as conducting heritage tours. SINGAPORE HERITAGE SOCIETY Website Email Address
www.singaporeheritage.org shs.secretary@gmail.com
National Heritage Board The National Heritage Board was formed on 1 August 1993. As a custodian of Singapore’s heritage, the NHB is responsible for telling the Singapore story, sharing the Singaporean experience and imparting the Singapore spirit. The NHB's mission is to preserve and celebrate the shared heritage of the country’s diverse communities, for the purpose of education, nation-building 7
and cultural understanding. It manages the national museums, heritage institutions and the Language Councils Secretariat. The NHB also sets policies relating to heritage sites. Through the National Collection, the NHB curates heritage programmes and presents exhibitions to connect the past, present and future generations of Singaporeans. NATIONAL HERTAGE BOARD Website Email Address
www.nhb.gov.sg nhb_feedback@nhb.gov.sg
Thailand Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Culture (IMPECT) Thailand IMPECT is an indigenous non-governmental organisation founded and staffed entirely by representatives of the indigenous groups and networks of Thailand: the Akha, Dara-ang, Hmong, Kachin, Lahu, Lisu, Lua, Karen, Mien and Shan peoples. There are four main areas of action: Cultural Revival and Alternative Education, Promotion of the Envrionment and Natural Resource Management, Enhancement of Indigenous People’s Movements and Indigenous People’s Rights. IMPECT Website
www.impect.org
Community Based Tourism Network –Thailand The society’s mission statement is centred on the phrase ‘Build people, strengthen communities and contribute towards a learning-based society through community- based tourism.’ The Thailand CBT Network Coordination Centre (CBT-N-CC) is a central hub responsible for information and promoting CBT-N members, as well as coordinating between members and stakeholders. CBT-N-CC is based in Chiang Mai, the cultural capital of Thailand. The centre gives information to the public, tourists, tour operators, government, NGO’s and academic interested to learn about visit, or work with member CBT communities. CBT-N-CC is responsible for helping its members to access manageable numbers of responsible visitors: tourists who are interested to meet local people, experience and learn about Thai life. COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM NETOWORK (THAILAND) Website www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Based-Tourism-NetworkThailand
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UNESCO Bangkok Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok, the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and Cluster Office for the six “Mekong” countries, Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Singapore, and indirectly through UNESCO country Offices in Hanoi and Phnom Penh, promotes peace and human development through education, sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO Bangkok has a double role as Regional Bureau for Education and Cluster Office. As Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok provides strategic expertise, advisory, monitoring and evaluation functions to Member States, other UNESCO Field Offices and UN Country Teams in the area of Education. As Cluster Office, UNESCO Bangkok covers all UNESCO mandates: education, sciences, culture, communication and information. It is responsible for the implementation of related programmes in the “Mekong” countries - directly in Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Singapore, and indirectly in support of UNESCO country Offices in Hanoi and Phnom Penh. UNESCO BANGKOK Website Email Address
www.unescobkk.org t.curtis@unesco.org
Vietnam Friends of Vietnam The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) has as its basic goal the preservation and advancement of Vietnamese heritage and culture. FVH is a non-formal group of mainly Hanoi residents from many countries, including Vietnam, whose purpose is to enhance and deepen the understanding of Vietnam’s culture, and to help with its preservation. FRIENDS OF VIETNAM Website Email Address
http://fvheritage.org fvheritage@gmail.com
Action for Vietnam Heritages Action for Vietnam Heritages is an international volunteer campaign held in Vietnam which gathers young volunteers from different countries during a given period of time to live and work together with local residents towards a common goal: raising awareness of heritage conservation and environment protection, not only for locals but people around the globe too. Therefore, the society is calling for volunteers from every part of the world. 9
ACTION FOR VIETNAM HERITAGE Website Email Address
www.facebook.com/ActionForVietnam info@voluntourism.com.vn
Vietnam Heritage Magazine Vietnam Heritage Magazine is published by the Cultural Heritage Association of Vietnam, featuring Vietnam’s natural and cultural heritage and is conservation. It is circulated at over 1,200 places in Vietnam VIETNAM HERITAGE MAGAZINE Website Email Address
www.vietnamheritage.com.vn info@voluntourism.com.vn
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