Day 6 began with a visit to Megawra, where the participants were given a tour of the renovated mausoleum of Imam Al-Shafi’ and its visitor center, showing some of the excavations done on the site and introducing the history of the site and al-Shafi’ life in Egypt and in the city. This was followed by a short tour of the neighbouring cemetery and its main sites. The group then went to the newly opened al-Khalifa park, a community led project that was developed as a green space to the community using run off ground water from surrounding heritage sites. The tour also included other greening projects of monuments and heritage sites around al-Khalifa neighborhood. In addition to greening projects the participants also got to see the community center of al-Khalifa (a historical building that was repurposed as a community center) and a workshop that teaches community residents different traditional crafts (patchwork/appliqué techniques and carpentry for example). The tour ended at the office Megawra, a historical residential building that houses Megawra’s office and library. The Megawra team introduced the different programs Megawra works on, explaining the history of the space, its mission, its work in a local but also a more broader sense.
The Megawra team had conversations with the participants on the different projects Megawra supports and different methods and approaches to conservation and preservation practices as well as knowledge production and exchange, while engendering discourse around those practices