Empowering the community to preserve cultural heritage

GETTING the communities to preserve their own culture and take ownership of it is a major aspect of George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI)’s work in safeguarding the living heritage of the historic city.

“We don’t wait for the historians and so-called experts to tell us: ‘This is your culture’. The community should be empowered to appreciate their own cultural heritage and preserve it,” says GTWHI community outreach officer Lim Chung Wei.