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The main objective of this Fund is to address the challenges faced by the African State Parties in the implementation of the 1972 Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, specifically, the underrepresentation of African sites on the World Heritage List and the insufficient conservation and management of these sites. AWHF became formally a Category II Centre under the auspices of UNESCO in 2010 hence an official partner of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. The Fund is hosted by the South African government on behalf of the continent.
View opportunities sponsored by African World Heritage Fund (AWHF)
To strengthen the capacities of heritage practitioners in the field of presentation and interpretation of World Heritage sites, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites (WHIPIC) in partnership with the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement of Rwanda (MINUBUMWE), is organizing the Workshop on Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites Associated with Memory of Recent Conflicts in Africa. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 21 Sep, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 AWHF Moses Mapesa Research Grant. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 May, 2024
African World Heritage Fund is calling on all Africans to participate in the celebration of African heritage during the Africa Month under the theme My African Heritage.
Date Posted: 21 May, 2024