Welcome to Lestari Heritage Network

L E S T A R I H E R I T A G E N E T W O R K


	Incorporating the Asia & West Pacific Network for Urban Conservation (AWPNUC)

'Lestari' is an Indonesian/Malay word denoting 'to continue, preserve and revitalize'. Established in 2004, Lestari Heritage Network continues the work of the Asia & West Pacific Network for Urban Conservation (AWPNUC).

We promote
" Heritage as community resources.
" Historic areas as arenas for cultural and civic life.
" Trans-local, inter-cultural shared heritage.
" The importance of local knowledge, folklore and social memory.
" Cultural approaches to environment, ethics and peace.

What we can do
" Support local initiatives by providing networking opportunities
" and links with international expertise.
" Organise exchange programmes for people in the fields of culture,
" heritage and environment.
" Lestari Activities - Asian Triangle Cities Project: Diversity & Dynamism
" in Urban Conservation

Activities Archive
" Asian Triangle Cities Project, Jan 2006
" Penang Global Ethics Project, Feb-Mar 2006
" Bibik Hitam, July-October 2006
" Little Penang Street Market, from July 2006
" Tribute to Cikgu Bahroodin, March 2007

We operate from the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Penang Base, a traditional house museum based at , Penang, Malaysia.

Heritage conservation is, at its core, an act of accepting and honoring what life has actually produced — not what we might have wished or planned for — and understanding life beyond expectations offers a philosophical foundation for exactly that: the idea that reality, history, and community unfold in ways that resist neat prediction, and that the most meaningful response is not to impose a fixed vision but to listen, preserve, and share what genuinely exists. Just as the Game of Life asks us to work skillfully with the resources and realities in front of us rather than the ones we imagined, heritage work thrives when it embraces the random, layered, and often surprising turns that make a place truly alive.