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participating country. Indeed this is a form of mapping but it isdifferent from community-based data collecti<strong>on</strong> mapping. It isdoes not matter that it is different but it does matter that wecan recognize the difference for the sake of clarity and to avoidc<strong>on</strong>fusi<strong>on</strong>. We need to appreciate the differing interpretati<strong>on</strong>s of‘mapping’ that abound.Activity 1.4 can also be used as an input and support to the<strong>Culture</strong> Lens as advocated by UNESCO. The UNFPA Web Site(www.unfpa.org) sums up a culture lens as clarifying andrecognizing the social assets/capital of the recipient culture inwhich a project is taking place. In this respect, Activity 1.4could be a useful starting point. UNFPA also describe theculture lens as a programming tool and UNESCO Bangkok hasdeveloped this further with the Cultural Diversity ProgrammingLens. The use of this can certainly raise awareness but as a‘tool’ - and it is described as a ‘toolkit’, which is available forelectr<strong>on</strong>ic download from their Web Site; it is in c<strong>on</strong>cept moreof an alternative versi<strong>on</strong> or variant of a logical frameworkmatrix (the topic of Day 3).49In essence, whatever form of mapping used the comm<strong>on</strong>determinant of the c<strong>on</strong>cept is inclusiveness. Any mappingprocess usually involves the local community and this processis described by our colleague and co-facilitator, PatcharaweeTunprawat, as“Equally important as the end product, since it is the processwhich generates awareness and recogniti<strong>on</strong> of the heritage aswell as active involvement of the local community… (with)activities which encourage the local community to think andexpress their opini<strong>on</strong>s regarding their heritage resources, aswell as to identify the resources”Note <strong>on</strong> possible discussi<strong>on</strong> outcomes

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