{"id":218822,"date":"2024-09-20T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/ghanaians-told-to-preserve-heritage-sites\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:00:39","slug":"ghanaians-told-to-preserve-heritage-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/ghanaians-told-to-preserve-heritage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians told to preserve heritage sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139946\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-5.02.56-PM-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-5.02.56-PM-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2015-02-09-at-5.02.56-PM.png 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cape Coast Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Benjamin Afagbegee, an Architect and Senior Conservator of Monuments, Ussher Fort, Accra, has encouraged Ghanaians to preserve heritage sites to boost the nation\u2019s socio-economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeritage sites are places that retell our history, our cultural values, and our epitomes, making us unique. They contributed significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of many nations, including African countries as it is a source of income and livelihood for local communities and professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afagbegee made the call as part of community advocacy during a UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Workcamp organised by the Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana (VOLU), in partnership with the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Ussher Fort, and community youth.<\/p>\n<p>The three-week workcamp, among other activities, saw volunteers from VOLU, Ussher Fort staff, and community youth paint the facades of the fort and the exterior and interior of the fort\u2019s museum gallery.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afagbegee said heritage sites served as tangible vestiges of history and as such deserved proper maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing that Ghana is endowed with numerous cultural heritage assets, maintenance of heritage sites is vital notwithstanding challenges posed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA major thematic area requiring urgent attention is scientific research focusing on fashioning resilience for vulnerabilities stemming from the impact of climate change stressors on cultural heritage sites in Ghana,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure continued maintenance of heritage sites, he said there should be more advocacy and sensitisation programmes to inform the public on the values and significance of cultural heritage sites.<\/p>\n<p>He added that regular maintenance should be undertaken in compliance with guidelines and protocols to protect the authenticity and integrity of heritage assets and to pass them on to future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Source: GNA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Coast Castle Mr Benjamin Afagbegee, an Architect and Senior Conservator of Monuments, Ussher Fort, Accra, has encouraged Ghanaians to preserve heritage sites to boost the nation\u2019s socio-economic development. \u201cHeritage sites are places that retell our history, our cultural values, and our epitomes, making us unique. 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