CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES OF WORLD HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS IN AFRICA: Maloti-Drakensberg Park, South Africa: 18 – 23 April 2022: Deadline for Application: 9 March 2022

African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
(DEFF) of South Africa in partnership with the International Council of Monuments and Sites
(ICOMOS), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural
Property (ICCROM), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Ecole du
Patrimoine Africain (School of African Heritage – EPA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
(WHC), are hosting a workshop on “Strengthening Capacities of World Heritage Professionals in
Africa”. This workshop is part of the AWHF’s Upstream Support Initiative (2018-2022) aimed at
broadening the network of African heritage professionals capable of contributing the
implementation of the 1972 World Heritage Convention in Africa. The workshop will improve the
understanding of the African professionals regarding World Heritage processes, including the
evaluation of nomination and monitoring of state of conservation of World Heritage properties
in Africa.

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