The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…
The sacred site of Aw-Barkhadle in Somalia embodies local diversity, including Christian, Islamic and potentially Jewish religions, as well as indigenous beliefs. The local or…
Adulis was once part of the Aksumite Kingdom (1st-7th centuries CE), covering the territories of current Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, Yemen, and part of Saudi Arabia. T…
The EHF, with local heritage bodies, aims to build a comprehensive database of painted churches, serving as a tool for their future monitoring, conservation and protection. A …
The EHF works with local communities, guides and tourist agencies to encourage sustainable tourism to Tigray’s painted churches. In subsidising rural economies, this plays a v…
In 2013, in collaboration with its Ethiopian partners and with the assistance of the Courtauld Institute, the EHF, carried out a survey of 9 painted churches in Tigray, Ethiop…
This project aims to document the disappearing craft of cutting rock churches in Ethiopia and to make the videos and other documentary material available online for free.