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Cultural Heritage & Local Development A Guide for African Local Governments Cultural Heritage & local development Published by CRATerre-ENSAG / Convention France-UNESCO EDITORS CONTRIBUTIONS Christian BARILLET, France-UNESCO cooperation agreement, Mayor of Sainte-Maure- Oluremi FUNSHO ADEDAYO, Conservator, Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria de-Touraine Victoire ADÉGBIDI, Anne AVARO, Nayondjoua DjANGUENANE, François Thierry JOFFROY, CRATerre, National superior school of architecture of Grenoble V. GODONOU, Gérard TOGNIMASSOU, Diane TOUFFON, Ecole du patrimoine africain Isabelle LONGUET, France-UNESCO cooperation agreement, Ministère de la culture et de Sinamaï ASHTON, Project Manager, Khami, Zimbabwe la communication, Direction de l’architecture et du patrimoine (DAPA) Raymond ASOMBANG, Special advisor to the Minister of Culture, Cameroon Association Pays de la Loire-Cameroun GeNERAL COORDINATION Association cousinage fluvial Arianna ARDESI, France-UNESCO cooperation agreement Melanie ATTWELL, Urban Conservation Unit of the Cape Town City Council, South Africa Mauro BERTAGNIN, University of Udine, Italy EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Amadou CAMARA, Mission culturelle de Tombouctou, Mali Hamady BOCOUM, Director, Direction du patrimoine culturel, Ministère de la culture et Baba CeeSAY, National Council for Arts and Culture, The Gambia du patrimoine historique classé, Sénégal Lassana CISSÉ, Chef de la Mission culturelle de Bandiagara, Mali Yves DAUGE, , Advisor to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Association Cham, France Lazare ELOUNDOU ASSOMO, Africa Unit, UNESCO World Heritage Centre EAMAU, Ecole africaine des métiers de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Jean Pierre ELONG MbASSI, coordinator, Municipal Development Programme Joseph EBOREIME, Director General, National Council for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria Alain GODONOU, Director, Ecole du patrimoine africain Amélie ESSESSE, Association bâtir et développer Alain MOREL, Ministère de la culture et de la communication (DAPA) Martin FINKEN, Municipal Development Programme Bakonirina RAKOTOMAMONJY, CRATerre-ENSAG Aimé GONÇALVES, Architect, Benin Goodman GWASIRA, Archaeology department, University of Windhoek, Namibie David HART, Manager of the National Inventory, South African Heritage Resources Agency, South Africa Barthélémy KABORÉ, Direction du patrimoine culturel, Burkina Faso Ephraim KAMUHANGIRE, Director of the Department for Antiquities and Museums, Uganda PHOTOGRAphIC CREDITS Shinuna KARUME, Zanzibar, Tanzania CRATerre-ENSAG archives Mélanie KASISE, President of the Sirigu women organization of pottery and art in Direction du patrimoine culturel, Madagascar Northern Ghana, Ghana Contributors Jimbi KATANA, Senior curator of Coastal Sites and Monuments, National Museums of Kenya Christophe MbIDA, Director, Direction du Patrimoine Culturel, Cameroon TRANSLATION Sébastien MORISET, David GANDREAU, Olivier MOLES, CRATerre-ENSAG Leticia DeLBOY, CRATerre-ENSAG Oumarou NAO, Directeur du patrimoine culturel, Burkina Faso assisted by Baba CeeSAY and Ishanlosen ODIAUA Kouadio N’DA N’GUESSAN, Directeur général, EAMAU, Ecole Africaine des Métiers de l’architecture et de l’Urbanisme DeSIGN Ishanlosen ODIAUA, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria Arnaud MISSE, assisted by Jean-Marie Le TIec, CRATerre-ENSAG Daniel ROUSSEL, Architecte en chef, Angers, France PRINTING Peeyush SeKHSARIA, architect, Inde Imprimerie BASTIANELLI, Grenoble, France Kléssigué SANOGO, Direction nationale du patrimoine culturel, Mali Ali Ould SIDI, Chef de la Mission culturelle de Tombouctou, Mali Isbn 2-906901-46-6 Bernard TOULIER, Ministère de la culture et de la communication (DAPA), France Dépôt légal: septembre 2006 Marie-Noël TOURNOUX, Convention France-UNESCO ©2006 CRATerre-ENSAG / Convention France-UNESCO Lesley FReeDMAN TOWNSEND, South African Heritage Resources Agency, Afrique du Sud Souayibou VARISSOU, Conservateur du Jardin des Plantes et de la Nature de Porto-Novo, Bénin This guide was prepared for PDM, UNESCO and the french Senate with funding provided by the French Government: Ministères de la culture et de la communication ; des affaires étrangères ; du transport, de l’équipement, du tourisme et de la mer, within the France-UNESCO cooperation agreement. PDM contents p .5 Forewords Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos, UNESCO Jean Faure, French Senate Jean Guéguinou, French Permanent Delegation to UNESCO Minja Yang, UNESCO New Delhi & Yves Dauge, French Senate p.7 Preface Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Partenariat pour le Développement Municipal p.8 1. Cultural Heritage What is heritage ? The different types of heritage Why is heritage important? p.28 2. Heritage, local governments and territorial development Local governments’ role and capacity Integrating heritage as part the territorial planning policies Policies and projects set up p.36 3. Examples of achievements Inventorying the local Cultural Heritage Involving the communities Establishing protective measures Conserve, restore, rehabilitate, reuse Developing taking into account traditions To inform : exhibitions, museums, sites, circuits,… Promotion of Cultural Resources Upgrading capacities Favoring craftsmanship and industries p.103 Appendixes International Charters and Conventions (extracts) List of organisms participating to the conservation of heritage in Africa Acknowledgements We express our deepest thanks to Minja YANG and Simon Compaoré, who initiated this project with Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi and Yves Dauge. We also thank Emmanuelle Robert, Jehanne Phares and Sara Dauge for their valuable inputs in the initial phases of this project, as well as Carole Alexandre, Elisabeth Henry et William Norris, for their advises. forewords Nouréini TIDJANI-SERPOS Jean FAURE UNESCO Assistant Director-General Senator for Africa Delegated President Delegation of the Office of the Senate to the decentralised Co-operation am particularly pleased to present this guide for the valorisation of the cultural URING THE SUMMIT AFRICITÉS 3, organised in December 2003 at Yaoundé, a Iand heritage resources directed to the African local authorities. African territories, Dspecial session “African towns and heritage” was devoted to the economical, urban or rural, form the true essence of the African cultural identity. They illustrate social and cultural impact of the heritage valorisation on local development, but the social, spiritual, cultural, and economical exchanges that have taken place with also to the evaluation of the needs for the African towns, and to the identification the passing time, and that have given birth to cultural elements that are unique in the of the good practices of co-operation in this field. world. These elements, tangible and intangible, contribute every day to the quality of life of the African communities. Enhancing these cultural and heritage values The Delegation of the Office of the Senate to the decentralised Co-operation, one within the municipalities, which are clearly defined territories, would reinforce their main mission of which is to encourage and federate all actions converging towards cultural dimension, and would undoubtedly upgrade the living conditions of the the strengthening of the links and exchanges of experience between the French African populations. and foreign territorial communities, had charged our colleague, the Senator Yves Dauge, to represent it at this summit. Nevertheless, these cultural and heritage resources are facing today major challenges linked to human development. Despite undeniable qualities, in reality Thus, following on from this meeting, an exciting project was born which aims little interest is given to these resources. Furthermore they are underutilised in the to unify the forces of three complementary institutions: The Partenariat pour le fight against poverty, which remains the main concern for African countries. développement municipal africain (PDM), the UNESCO, and the French Senate, the specific mission of which is to represent the territorial communities for pushing That is why this guide presents examples of identification, of safeguarding and the matters, and supporting African towns in the defence and in the valorisation valorisation of cultural and heritage resources that have been implemented in the of their heritage. face of this alarming situation. It is a tool for the mayors and other officials of the local communities in Africa who intend to implement similar actions. On 30th May 2005, a tripartite agreement between these institutions was reached under which the PDM, the UNESCO and the Senate agreed to be responsible for It has been designed as a tool to help all the actors understand the importance of “identifying and mobilising their respective skills for advising the political and conservation and valorisation of African heritage, through adopting a common vision technical responsibles of the concerned African communities, and for setting up of the cultural aspects of development. I believe that the guide plays an educative joint actions: training days, seminars, pedagogical tools.” role, the goal of capacity-building being essential for local African authorities and the communities which support them. The present guide, the first fruit of the partnership, has been designed as a tool for decision making, but also for sensitizing the elected representatives to the Finally, I hope that this publication might give to every reader the motivation to challenges of the protection and valorisation of their heritage. discover or rediscover African towns and territories and a desire to contribute towards their safeguarding,
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