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Protection and Participation: IAAS Archive of Sudanese Intangible Cultural Heritage

This project led by TransforMedia hopes to conduct remote digitisation to permanently preserve the collection and make it more widely accessible.

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Mitigation of Present and Future Climate Change Impact on the 3.6 million-years Laetoli Footprint Site and Winde Slaves’ Warehouse along the Tanzanian Coast

Through digital documentation, training and community engagement, the project will address the threats facing the physical sites as well as capturing local stories, myths, dan…

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Developing Capacities in Marine Cultural Heritage Management and Protection

This project focuses on the protection of endangered Marine Cultural Heritage in Gaza and Libya through capacity building in maritime archaeology. Marine Cultural Heritage in …

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Restoration and Conservation of Ge’ez Manuscripts in War Affected North Gondor and North and South Wollo Zonal Districts

The project team from Bahir Dar University will work on conserving manuscript preparation knowledge through providing intergenerational training and workshops in conservation …

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Storytelling as Safeguarding: Protecting South Sudanese Women's Cultural Heritage in Refugee Settings in Uganda and Kenya

In Uganda and Kenya, South Sudanese women in refugee settings will document folk songs that have been passed down through generations, thanks to a project being led by the Lik…

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#NBOLibraries: New Futures for Kenya’s Archives

A project led by Book Bunk Trust will build on existing work to preserve and digitise additional endangered collections which include paper, glass film slides, photographs and…

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Revitalise the Roots: Bikaptorois

The project will deliver training in oral history skills and record conversations with Endorois Elders focusing on the knowledge systems, practices and rituals connected to th…

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Cultural Heritage Preservation and Responsible Tourism for Sustainable Development of the Ik community in Northern Karamoja, Uganda

This project aims to protect the Ik community in North East Uganda's cultural identity through documentation, community engagement and training.

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Training Scholarships for Workshops on Documentation and Restoration of Architectural Heritage and Cultural Landscape in the M’hamid and Ich Oases

The project encompasses a series of workshops on architectural documentation and restoration, empowering women’s cooperatives, and a year-round communication campaign for know…

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