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Call for Consultants – AWHF Publications
Call for Consultant – AWHF Publications Background The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) was created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main objective of AWHF is...
Workshop on Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites Associated with Memory of Recent Conflicts in Africa
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Deadline for Application: 6 October 2024 Workshop on Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites Associated with Memory of Recent Conflicts in Africa Online: 28 to 31 October 2024 In-person: 11 to 15 November 2024 - Kigali,...
Call for Grant Evaluators
Closing Date: 12 July 2024 1. Background The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) was created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main objective of AWHF is to address...
Call for Proposals – Emergency Grants
1. The African World Heritage Fund The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main...
Call for Applications – Moses Mapesa Research Grant
Closing date: 31 July 2024 1. The African World Heritage Fund The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal...
Call for Proposals – Conservation Grants
Closing date: 31 July 2024 1. The African World Heritage Fund The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal...
AWHF Message of Tribute
A Tribute toProf. Dawson Munjeri 11 July 1949 - 29 April 2024It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Professor Dawson Munjeri, on Monday evening, 29th April 2024, after a long illness. Worldly renowned and esteemed African scholar and heritage...
AWHF #MyAfricanHeritage Competition
"Safeguarding Africa’s Heritage Through Education" 5 - 25 May 2024 AWHF My African Heritage Competition On the occasion of the celebrations of Africa World Heritage Day, under the theme "My African Heritage", the African World Heritage Fund is calling on all Africans...
Celebrating African World Heritage Day
THEME: "Safeguarding Africa’s Heritage Through Education" Date: 5 MAY 2024 Venue: African Continent and Diaspora Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (November 2015), African World Heritage Day (AWHD) on 5th of May is an opportunity for...
Call for Applications: International Fellowship Programme on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation
About AWHF and WHIPIC: The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an inter-governmental organisation launched in South Africa in 2006 by UNESCO and the African Union with a primary mission to support the effective implementation of the World Heritage Convention on the...
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