Cultural Heritage and Economic Development from China to Benin

Tangible and intangible cultural heritage can serve as important drivers of local and regional development, providing opportunities to improve livelihoods across the world. Exploring the potential of heritage for socio-economic impact, this event considers cases from two World Monuments Fund (WMF) projects in China and Benin.
In China, the conservation of Dali Dong Village’s historic buildings revealed a rapid decline of local textile traditions and the exclusion of women in heritage preservation. The project established a women’s traditional textile cooperative to create an inclusive model for capacity building and economic sustainability in heritage. WMF took on this project following its strategic affiliation with Global Heritage Fund (GHF) in 2023.
In Benin, WMF has been working at the Koutammakou cultural landscape since 2020 to help build resilience within communities by improving livelihoods, conserving ecosystems, and preserving culture. One of the project’s main aims is to enable the development of micro-entrepreneurial activities by women to reduce human pressure on ecosystems and increase resources available to invest in conservation.

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Excelente Evento, felicidades por subir el video en esta plataforma, por cuestiones de agenda oficial no pude estar en linea, seguire atento en las difusiones, saludos desde la zona de monumentos históricos de Querétaro MEX.