Africa World Heritage Fund announces Call for Proposals for Conservation Grants 2020
Deadline: 31 July 2020
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) has announced a Call for Proposals to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa.
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The main objective of the AWHF is to address the challenges faced by African State Parties in the implementation of the 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. The AWHF is a category Centre under the auspices of UNESCO.
Conservation Grants
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Each year, AWHF provides conservation grants to African State Parties to implement projects and activities which focus on improving the sustainability and state of conservation of World Heritage properties.
Budget
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AWHF grant will only cover direct costs related to the project activities.
Applicants should provide detailed budget in US$ for every activity to be implemented;
Applicants should indicate the State Parties’ contribution to the project.
Duration
The projects MUST be implemented within a period of 12 months.
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Who can apply? Government institutions involved in the management and protection of World Heritage Sites.
Eligibility Criteria
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Countries/Region – African continent
Projects activities are restricted to World Heritage Sites as declared by UNESCO.
Project proposals MUST address challenges affecting the State of Conservation of selected World Heritage property (projects addressing the conservation issues raised in the State of Conservation (SoC) reports and the decisions made by the World Heritage Committee have added advantage).
Projects focusing on entrepreneurship initiatives or addressing sustainability issues at World Heritage properties.
Projects aiming at enhancing the legibility and accessibility of World Heritage properties through digital technologies.
The application must be approved by the Head/Director of heritage institution/organization accompanied by a cover letter endorsing the project.
For more information, visit https://awhf.net/awhf-call-for-grant-applications-2020/