World Heritage Maps

The idea of involving young people in World

Heritage preservation and promotion came as a

response to Article 27 of the Convention Concerning

the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural

Heritage (World Heritage Convention).

Article 27:

1. The States Parties to this Convention shall

endeavor by all appropriate means and in particular by

educational and information programmes, to

strengthen appreciation and respect by their peoples of

the cultural and natural heritage defined in Articles 1

and 2 of the Convention.

2. They shall undertake to keep the public

broadly informed of the dangers threatening this

heritage and of the activities carried on in pursuance of

this Convention.

Article 27 of the Convention has been largely

overlooked and there was little or no education in

support of World Heritage.

WHE was launched at the grassroots level in

1994 by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the

UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet) as a project

entitled "Young People's Participation in World

Heritage Preservation and Promotion".

Following achievements of the first two years (the pilot

phase) the Project was adopted as a medium-term

"Special Project" (1996-2001) by the UNESCO

General Conference in November 1995. WHE work

then focused on the production and piloting of a WHE

Kit for teachers and holding of regional youth forums

(the first phase).

Over the years, the initiative has continuously

developed as one of UNESCO's most successful

flagship programmes for young people.

Now in its second phase, the Programme seeks

to reinforce the involvement of young people in World

Heritage preservation, pursue efforts to mainstream

World Heritage Education in school curricula through

awareness raising and encourage communities and

States Parties to participate in heritage preservation

and intercultural learning.The World Heritage 2012

WEB Calendar

UNESCO World Heritage

Centre , Ukraine

World Heritage List

What is world heritage?

Earliest Start Date 01.10.2012

Latest Date 25.11.2012

World Heritage it is National Ukrainian

project, which AIESEC organize together with

Charitable Foundation “Talented Children are

Future of Ukraine” based on UNESCO initiative.

The project seeks to encourage and enable

tomorrow's decision-makers to participate in

heritage conservation and to respond to the

continuing threats facing our heritage.

Programme provides young people with the

necessary knowledge, skills, network and

commitment to become involved in heritage

protection from local to global levels.

Young people learn about World Heritage

sites, about the history and traditions of their

own and other cultures, about ecology and the

importance of protecting biodiversity. They

become aware of the threats facing the sites

and learn how common international

cooperation can help save heritage. Most

importantly, they discover how they can

contribute to heritage conservation and make

themselves heard.

- You will be working at universities and/or schools. You will make a

research about world heritage in Kiev and knowledge students in this

sphere, prepare lectures for them. Usually you will work in classes and

take part in activities 4-5 times per week;

- Present cultural and historical heritage of the intern’s country for

Ukrainian students and provide information about possible tips for

protection and preservation of world heritage elements in Ukraine in a

way of presentations, learning circles, workshops and discussions;

- Provide comparison analysis of situation with protection of cultural and

nature heritage in Ukraine and intern’s home country, global point of

view on existing problems, good case practices from intern’s home

country;

- Take part in the international science forum and international festival of

cultures in Kyiv (15th -17th of November), present outcome from world

heritage research in Ukraine, take part in discussions about world

heritage preservation and protection and the role of young people and

volunteers in it; show foreign country through presenting national

traditions, food, history, clothes in the festival of cultures in order to

show the variety of world's cultures and to share the idea of cultural,

religious tolerance;

- Evaluate project realization, create project report with pictures and

videos from internship, write a story about intern’s exchange

experience. Take part in LC activities, integration events, press

conferences, be involved into LC work – facilitation, education, PBoX

preparation, recruitment, OGX activities, others.

Reception booklet:

And read more about intern’s life in Kyiv:

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CONTACT INFORMATIONYou can ask any questions:ICX:

bogdana.filonich@aiesec.netnina.siziukhina@aiesec.netOCP:

iryna.dacenko@aiesec.net