Project launch announcement

The project “Revealing the potential of heritage for the economic development of small communities” has been launched and is implemented by the NGO “Agency for Private Initiative Development” with the support of the USAID HOVERLA Project . The project “Revealing the potential of heritage for the economic development of small communities” aims to increase the economic sustainability of target communities by rapidly assessing the economic potential of their heritage, developing the capacity of local authorities to assess, manage and use existing heritage, and developing effective local development programs aimed at using the potential of local heritage. The project’s objective is to provide selected partner communities of the “HOVERLA” Project with effective local economic development tools and increase their capacity to manage and use their cultural and natural heritage for local development purposes.

Expected project results:

1) 12 target communities will be provided with a toolkit for assessing the economic potential of local heritage (heritage potential index); 2) heritage interpretation plans will be developed in 3 communities; 3) representatives of local governments, businesses and CSOs of target communities will acquire knowledge and skills in the field of managing and using heritage potential; 4) in target communities, community residents will be involved, cooperation between local governments, businesses and CSOs will be strengthened to generate and implement local development ideas; 5) cooperation between communities in the field of managing their heritage will be initiated.

This publication were developed by NGO Agency for Private Initiative Development within the project Revealing the potential of heritage for the economic development of small communities and were made possible by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the generous support of the American people through USAID HOVERLA Activity. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

USAID HOVERLA page on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/USAIDhoverla