Eastern Africa

Projects in Eastern Africa

Faza Island North Kenya Coast Photo by Nafisa Awadh used with permission

Safeguarding the cultural heritage of the Bajuni dialect of Swahili, oral traditions and poetry

This project will record and document the Bajuni dialect spoken by more than 15,000 people.

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Uganda

Withstanding change: heritage amongst climate uncertainty

Led by the International National Trusts Organisation, this project will restore six historic buildings in six countries across the Middle East, North Africa and East Africa, …

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Ustadh Mau Swahili Muslim Library

The Ustadh Mau collection in Lamu, Kenya holds treasured Swahili ajami knowledge and historical memories that have documented coastal identity and values. This project works t…

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Artefacts of a Nation’s Birth - Preserving the Newspapers of Kenya’s Transition From Colony to Nation

The McMillan Memorial Library holds over 45,000 newspaper issues across their three library branches. The rich newspaper collection includes reports of key historical events d…

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Supporting Climate Resilient Heritage in Uganda - Melting Snow and Rivers in Flood

Explores a community-led response, where climate change risks the erasing of belief systems, cultural rites and scared sites alike.

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CHAGOS: Cultural Heritage Across Generations

Funded by AHRC, the CHAGOS: Cultural Heritage Across Generations project supported displaced Chagossians to share and preserve their cultural heritage via intergenerational tr…

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GCRF Cultural Heritage Project Hub

The GCRF Cultural Heritage Hub is an interdisciplinary consolidator project coordinated by the University of St Andrews. Led by the main Principal Investigator Dr Richard Bat…

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Tanzania

Safeguarding heritage in Tanzania at coastal sites

This project address issues with the fragility of heritage in developing countries with a focus on the threatened internationally important and World Heritage sites in Tanzani…

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Digital Heritage Malawi

Digital Heritage Malawi provides a gateway to accessing Malawi’s cultural treasures. The pilot project aims to produce a pathway site for everyone from local to international …

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