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Global Heritage Fund and Heritage Watch International announce landmark agreement to support Prasat Banteay Chhmar

January 11, 2010

 

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Global Heritage Fund (GHF) and Heritage Watch International (HW) announced a new partnership that will strategically align the two organisation’s work in Cambodia closer and maximise the benefits for the people of Banteay Chhmar and the historic monuments of Cambodia.  GHF and HW have agreed to a multi-year partnership that will begin with joint support for Banteay Chhmar’s Community Based Tourism organisation in Guide Training and English Language, with further components to be added through 2010-12. 

Jeff Morgan, Executive Director of GHF, commended the vision of the GHF Banteay Chhmar Conservation Programme in developing the initiative, “Heritage Watch has done a tremendous job mobilizing local communities and authorities in Cambodia to stem the tide of looting occurring at archaeological sites, says Jeff Morgan, Executive Director of Global Heritage Fund.  We look forward to working closely with Heritage Watch in the northern province of Banteay Meanchey around Banteay Chhmar and achieving “zero tolerance” for looting whilst building a strong conservation ethic in the local communities through training and advocacy.”

Dougald O’Reilly, Director of HW, commented that “we are very pleased to have the opportunity to work in collaboration with the Global Heritage Fund in developing community based tourism at the important Banteay Chhmar temple site and we are especially grateful to the Archaeological Institute of America for providing support through its Site Preservation Grant.”

About Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund is an international heritage conservancy dedicated to preserving endangered world heritage sites in developing regions and thereby improving lives of local people. GHF enables successful, long-term preservation of the developing world’s most important archaeological sites and monuments and creates new opportunities for economic growth.  To achieve this, Global Heritage Fund deploys a well-proven “Preservation by Design” approach, which consists of: 1) comprehensive master planning, 2) sustained preservation through local community involvement, 3) excellence in scientific conservation, and 4) partnerships for matched funding. 
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About Heritage Watch
Heritage Watch is an non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the tangible and intangible cultural heritage through research, education, and advocacy. Its mandate is to: