As one of the most complete surviving historic city centers with a multicultural living heritage on the Straits of Malacca, George Town was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2008, together with Melaka. To manage, monitor, and promote the George Town World Heritage Site, George Town World Heritage Incorporated (gtwhi.com.my) was established in 2010 by the state government of Penang.\nGTWHI works closely with the council and community to overcome day-to-day challenges with regard to promoting sustainable tourism, revitalizing traditional trades, remodeling local market ecology, redefining the use of space, and driving residents back to the city center. We also accumulate baseline data through systematic and scientific research to develop mid- and long-term heritage conservation programs and policies. Our approaches are highly organic and community based, and we take serious commitments to sustain the coexistence of diversity, which is divided according to geographical area, linguistic groups, religious identity, and social status.

Arts-ED is a non-profit organisation based in Penang, Malaysia. It provides innovative communitybasednarts and culture education in rural and urban communities. Our programmes focus on thentheme of arts, culture, and heritage, utilising creative educational approaches that encouragenlearning around real issues.\nSince its inception in 1999, it has worked with over 15,000 young people in Penang. Thenorganisation is known for its creative and innovative approaches to education, developed over 19nyears of experience and through exchange and learning with organisations within Malaysia as wellnas regionally.