Lyssah
Cultural Heritage Partnership Director
Lyssah Malabonga’s fields of research are cultural heritage, indigenous communities and sustainable development She worked with Diadrasis, Prince Claus Fund, UNESCO National Commission of Philippines, International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific under the auspices of UNESCO and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Through an Erasmus Mundus scholarship grant, she was able to pursue a Joint Master’s Degree in Dynamics of Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Management which involved universities and museums in Europe – Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle-Sorbonne Universités and Musée de l'Homme (Paris, France); Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Naples, Italy); Instituto Politecnico de Tomar (Tomar, Portugal); and Université Jean Monnet (Saint Etienne, France). In 2017, she co-founded Sraya Kultura, a socio-cultural startup geared towards the transformation of cultural heritage as drivers for inclusive development across Southeast Asia. Currently, she is a lecturer at De La Salle University and St Scholastica's College in the Philippines