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Founded 1993
“Conservation through use”
The project “Improve a Heritage Site”
The main objective :
To improve awareness of heritage among children andyoung people, age 7-17 years
Established in 2000
6 campaigns completed since inception
The seventh campaign in preparation
Requires small financial resources, and a smallorganization
Through collaboration with national and localpartners, excellent results have been achieved
”Improvea Heritage
site”
”Improvea Heritage
site”
Ministry ofEnvironment ,
Ministry ofEducation
Ministry ofEnvironment ,
Ministry ofEducation
Directorate forCulturalHeritage
Directorate forCulturalHeritage
MunicipalitiesMunicipalities
Local museumsand localhistory
societies
Local museumsand localhistory
societies
Directorate forNature
Management
Directorate forNature
Management
SponsorsDNB NOR Bank
Foundationand others
SponsorsDNB NOR Bank
Foundationand others
Schools andteachers
Schools andteachers
The main partners of ”Improve a Heritage site”
NorwegianHeritage
Results after 6 campaigns- Cleared 1200 heritage sites
- Mobilized 23.000 children and young people
-Involved 1100 schools of 3500 in Norway
The campaigns have achived
- To create awareness for neglected heritagesites
- Cooperation between established players inthe field of heritage and young people
- Understanding among young people aboutthe importance of local heritage
The time dimension for each campaign24 months
Reporting,evaluation and
rewards
Implementingthe projects
Registration andapproval of
projectssubmitted
Inviting andbriefing the
schools aboutthe comingcampaign
Preparematerials andinvitations to
next year'scampaign
Findingsponsors
Year one:Preparation of materials and invitations
Year two:Implementation
Can be implemented over a shorter time if the climate permits!
How to communicate with 3500 schools?Use of well designed website and extensive use of E-mail
1. Invitation to all potential participants2. Explaining how the projects should be described and implemented3. Registration of completed projects4. Disbursement of funds to the participating schools5. Registration of completed projects in the Network for Environmental
Science, University of Bergen
All information about the campaign are awailable on the website
All software in use is of a basic type
The cost associated with each campaign- Average cost of managing the last 4 campaigns Euro 40 000
- Additional cost related to the funding of tools andequipment, between Euro 30 000 and Euro 75 000 annually
- Prizes for the 10 best classes in each campaign Euro 12 000
The work load for the project manager varies considerably throughout the life ofeach campaign. The average is about half a year, spread over 24 months
Important lessons learned from the campaigns (1)
- School children can strongly identify with local heritage sites
- Local heritage projects may give the school children a bettercomprehension of other school subjects
- Identify public and private sponsors
- Have access to the school organizations
- Have motivated teachers
- Involve local authorities, local museums, local history - societies, themunicipality's own heritage organization(s) and volunteer
- Cooperation with the Network for Environmental Science, University ofBergen, valuable for future documentation and education
Important lessons learned from the campaigns (2)
How can this project be of use to others?
By identifying partners private or public that are present at national,regional or local levels
By mobilizing schools, teachers, local museums, history societies and localauthorities
Give attention to local heritage sites
Target regional and/or local sponsors who identify with the localcommunities
The IT/software solutions are simple and easily transferable
It’s a low cost project, which sponsors traditionally want to identifythemselves with
For further information please contact
Norwegian Heritage Foundation(Norsk Kulturarv)[email protected]
www.kulturarv.no
Phone: 0047 469 75 100