Heritage Preservation Initiative…A Humanitarian Mission

Sudan Events – Magda Hassan

In the context of preserving Sudanese heritage and collecting it from loss due to the current war, the (Sudanese Heritage Preservation Initiative) was launched yesterday, both material and intangible, in order to save, preserve and sustain Sudanese heritage. The initiative, which is led by those interested in cultural and artistic affairs, launched an ambassadorial platform parallel and complementary to the tireless efforts being made on On the ground, which is still in urgent need of concerted efforts with the participation of everyone in the mission of saving and preserving Sudanese heritage.

Destruction and Disappearance
The initiative is launched due to the compelling circumstance that Sudan is going through, which places all of its heritage and cultural and archaeological heritage under the threat of disappearance, vandalism and extinction.
These worrying consequences require urgent, organized and scientifically and practically established action by all groups of the Sudanese people who bear that heritage and are able to preserve it, and those who are active in The fields of classification, preservation and documentation, along with the efforts of bodies, organizations, cultural centres, local, regional and international houses of expertise, experts, scholars and all those interested.

Inventory and memoize
Experts in the field of Sudanese heritage are working to raise awareness of the necessity of preserving heritage, due to its effects on all aspects of life (socially, economically, and other fields), so the heritage preservation initiative has found acceptance as a means of inventorying and preserving heritage.
It is a platform for reflection on heritage preservation, a platform for proposing events, launching calls, organizing and implementing campaigns, drawing local and international attention, covering relevant news, exchanging experiences, and distributing knowledge and disseminating it in the matter of heritage preservation.

Humanitarian Mission
The initiative describes efforts to preserve heritage as a “humanitarian mission” stemming from the fact that the continued enrichment and acquisition of material cultural heritage, that which is carried in the mind and inherited in handicrafts, and is practically embodied in utensils, machines, methods of celebration, and other performing and visual arts, which together constitute an aspect of human rights to live. Security consistent with its capabilities, knowledge, legacies, economic activities, etc.

Peaceful coexistence
The initiative links work in the field of heritage with a direct connection to peaceful coexistence and societal peace, and to other necessities that Sudan now needs more than in all past eras.
The initiative works to highlight and inventory its elements that are threatened with extinction, and those close to extinction – for various reasons – and culminates in enhancing opportunities for their preservation and establishing factors Continuation, while increasing the strengthening of heritage elements
The other is more stable.

Effective Contribution
The Sudanese Heritage Preservation Initiative page will publish and re-publish studies and research, introduce registered heritage elements, the importance and method of registration, results and news of workshops specialized in heritage preservation, and relevant international agreements and documents, and calls on everyone to contribute positively and effectively.