Africa

Projects in Africa

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The archives of the women movement in Sudan, 1940-2010

This project works to document the history of feminine and feminist movements that took place in 1940s El Obeid, Wad Medani, Atbara-- the three major urban centers of Sudan. T…

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Conservation of Climate Change Endangered Cultural Furniture Industry Heritage in Damietta, Egypt-CHIDE

Since the early 20th century, Damietta's craft furniture industry has succeeded due to working norms and networks characterized by enduring values of trust. Currently, this im…

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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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Mapping archaeological heritage in South Asia

To create a database of endangered archaeological heritage in South Asia using satellite imagery and on the ground survey.

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Mapping Africa's endangered archaeological sites and monuments

To create a database of endangered archaeological heritage in Africa using satellite imagery and on the ground survey.

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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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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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