Ms. Vesna Kozar, Project Manager at PRC, Slovenia presented the NETWORLD project during the Kick-off meeting, held in Kobarid, Slovenia, on 14–15 February 2017. There were presentations on the six project work packages by respective coordinators:

WP1: Project Management - PRC, Slovenia
WP2: Communication - VEDA, Bulgaria
WP3: Database and Strategy - DUK, Austria
WP4: Quality Cultural Tourism - INCDT, Romania
WP5: Demonstration and Testing - VMJV, Hungary

The implementation of project “Networking in preserving the First World War multicultural heritage in the Danube countries” started on 1st of January, 2017 with the financial support of the Danube Transnational Programme and under the leadership of Soca Valley Development Centre (PRC) in Slovenia. Fourteen
project partners from ten DTP countries and eleven associated partners joint their efforts during the project, wich will continue until June 2019, to support management of the sustainable use of the World War 1 (WW1) cultural heritage by combining it with a quality cultural tourism.

Along with main NETWORLD goals , the project aims to make WW1 heritage more visible and accessible for tourism in the Danube region, to increase attractiveness of the targeted regions based on the WW1 heritage and cultural tourism, to sensitize the target groups (mostly the younger generation) and general public on the impact of the WW1 and the importance of the historical events of the past. The Walk of Peace trade mark is going to be recognized and promoted in PP’s area as an international brand for thematic WW1 paths and monuments in Europe.

More information for project partners and activities could be found at project web-page following the link http://dtp.interreg-danube.eu/networld