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UNESCO World Heritage Visit 2019 at Ahmedabad, India

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World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2019 – Empowering the Commitment to World Heritage is a campaign that provides empowering and enriching opportunities to young people and enables them to go beyond borders in some of the most outstanding places in the world. Volunteers will work together to preserve natural and cultural sites, as well as to raise awareness among local communities about their heritage.

The World Heritage Volunteers Initiative is led by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) in collaboration with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), the European Heritage Volunteers (as a branch of Open Houses) and Better World. For its twelfth year, 68 action camp projects will be implemented at 62 World Heritage properties and sites inscribed on the Tentative Lists, from June to December 2019, by 55 organizations in 36 countries.

The participants of UNESCO WHV 2019 will organize and take part in different awareness-raising actions, from heritage walk to classes, quizzes, musical evenings, campfire, discovering food, paintings and art performances with local youth, school students and community representatives. They will also prepare a documentary about the camp’s activities to promote the site and youth involvement in heritage protection across different social media platforms. Scheduled visits to various heritage sites across the city, handicrafts, and museums. The heritage Talk show will feature experts delivering insights about Indian Heritage.

Location: India

Benefits:

  • To be a part of the esteemed WHV Project of UNESCO.
  • Develop your Heritage Quotient.
  • Meet Heritage Experts.
  • International Certification.
  • Work together with Global Participants.
  • Build a network with the community.
  • Explore Indian Culture, Heritage and Architecture.

 Eligibilities:

  • Participants must be 16-35 years old.
  • Participant has to be involved in the entire time frame of the program.
  • Participant must be enthusiastic to explore heritage conservation and promotion at the
    World Heritage Site.

Eligible Regions: Open for All

Application Deadline: November 25, 2019

Official Link: https://elixirindia.org/upcoming-events/