Elmina Cultural Heritage & Management Programme 1st Phase

Elmina Cultural Heritage & Management Programme 1st Phase

Amazonia
Atlantic World and the Dutch (AWAD)
Atlantic World and the Dutch (AWAD project)
Amazonia
Project start
Project end
Sites
Elmina
Other name (in original language)
ECHMP
Organisations
Involved organisations
Urban Solutions
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust
Ghana Tourism Authority
Funding organisations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands (OCW)
Partner country(ies)
Ghana
long description

The ECHMP project has assisted the local authorities in Elmina in drafting a city development strategy for the town: 'Elmina 2015 Strategy, Building on Past to Create a Better Future' identifying the town's priorities and setting the pace for sustainable improvement of local living standards.

The strategy was developed in a highly participatory manner actively involving the local private sector, related governmental departments, community groups and people that were directly affected by the identified problems in Elmina.

OBJECTIVES
The aim of the participatory approach was to create local ownership of the problems and consensus on the solutions to these problems. Embracing the economic potential of the existing mutual cultural heritage in the town the Elmina 2015 strategy sets out an integrated program to improve social and economic conditions of the town through tourism development.