As part of the Training for Heritage Documentation (2024-2025) project, funded by the Commonwealth Heritage Forum (CHF), and our commitment to strengthening the heritage skills across the Levant, CBRL Amman hosted two key training activities in April and May 2025. These sessions were designed as follow-up capacity-building components for the trainees who participated in the initial Heritage Documentation programme in September 2024.
The Training of Trainers (ToT) Online Module was held from 19 to 30 April 2025, delivered by the Talal Abu Ghazaleh Knowledge Center (TAG-KC) in collaboration with Sela for Training and Protection of Heritage. TAG is one of the region’s leading institutions in digital learning and professional development. Sela is a Jordanian NGO specialised in safeguarding and training for cultural heritage protection. While covering general ToT principles, the course addressed heritage-specific themes and requirements aiming to equip trainees with the knowledge and tools needed to design and deliver effective training sessions in heritage topics.
Through a mix of theory, practical exercises and presentations by the trainees, participants developed skills in course design, facilitation, and presentation techniques. Successful participants demonstrated their ability to structure content effectively, engage audiences, and share knowledge within their communities.
In May 2025, the trainees joined an online workshop on Fundraising and Proposal Writing for Heritage Projects. The session introduced the trainees to the CHF funding programmes and opportunities and provided them with insights into the funding landscape in the cultural heritage sector and proposal writing. The workshop was delivered by Biladi, a Lebanese NGO dedicated to protecting heritage through education and resilience-building programmes, in cooperation with Sela for Training and Protection of Heritage.
In the second part of the session, we presented our experience in fundraising for this project and how the Amman team successfully secured funding, developed and implemented the project, and communicated with stakeholders, participants, funders, and the public.
In the final session, two participants shared their community-based heritage initiatives. From Jordan, the Youth for Heritage Initiative, focussed on engaging young people in heritage awareness and protection efforts through trainings and content creation and design through social media. From Syria, Reviving Memory, Heritage, and Cultural Identity in Homs which aims to reconnect local communities with their tangible and intangible heritage post-conflict. These presentations highlighted the practical application of training insights and provided the opportunity to receive feedback from experts.
Together, these activities marked the conclusion of this round of the Training for Heritage Documentation Programme (2024-2025) building a network of heritage professionals empowered with the skills and confidence to preserve and promote cultural heritage across the Levant.
We are deeply grateful to CHF for their vision and commitment to fostering heritage preservation and capacity-building in the region. We look forward to continuing our partnerships and building on the foundation laid by this initiative in the future.
