QUARTERLY REVIEW

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2014

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ALGERIA HOSTS AWHF 16TH BOARD SESSION

The 16th Session of the African World Heritage Fund

Board of Trustees session was held in Algiers, Algeria

on the 3rd and 4th December 2014 courtesy of the

Algerian Government (Ministry of Culture). The

meeting was attended by Board members representing

different African regions, Observers, UNESCO and

African Union representatives. The meeting was

chaired by Ms. Dolana Msimang, the Ambassador of

South Africa to France and Permanent Delegate of

South Africa to UNESCO.

In her opening remarks Ambassador Msimang thanked

the Government of Algeria for accepting to host the

meeting. In his remarks Mr. Kishore Rao (Director of

World Heritage Centre and UNESCO representative to

the Board) commended the Fund for championing

UNESCO’s convention on the African continent. The

Fund has contributed significantly towards improving

the capacity of heritage professionals on the continent.

The Minister of Culture of Algeria, Madam Nadia

Labidi thanked the Fund for choosing Algeria as the

host of the meeting. Dr. Betrouni Mourad delivered the

speech on behalf of the Minister.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION “To ensure that the mission and objectives of the African World Heritage Fund are

achieved by consolidating institutional Capacities”.

AWHF Board Meeting

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African Ministers Meeting Doha, Qatar

Nomination Evaluation Workshops

The Nomination Evaluation workshop for French

speaking Countries in Africa was held in W Park,

Burkina Faso from 10th to 15th November 2014. Sixteen

(16) from Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire,

Guinea Bissau, Niger and Senegal attended the

workshop.

The following sites were examined Iron Metallurgy

sites, Ennedi landscapes and rock art, Bijagos Islands

and the WAP transfrontier Parks. Experts from IUCN

and representatives from UEMOA attended the

workshop. It is envisioned that the nomination

dossiers for WAP (Extension of W Niger to Benin and

Burkina Faso) and Ennedi landscapes and rock art

(Chad) will be submitted to the UNESCO World

Heritage Centre in January 2015. The workshop was

organized in collaboration with the Government of

Burkina Faso.

Another Nomination workshop for English speaking

countries in Africa was held in Maun (Okavango

Delta World Heritage Site) Botswana from 20th – 24th

November 2014. The following sites were examined:

Mulanje Cultural landscape (Malawi), Zoma of the

Isandra (Madagascar), Asmara (Eritrea), Borotse

Cultural landscape (Zambia), Tongo Tengzuk (Ghana)

and Chobe National Park (Botswana). The City of

Asmara will be submitted to UNESCO for examination

by January 2015.

MAKING THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST CREDIBLE,

REPRESSENTATIVE AND BALANCED

“To ensure increased number of sites from Africa inscribed on World Heritage List”

Participants –Nomination workshop,

Burkina Faso

Participants –Nomination Workshop,

Botswana

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Field project on Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurship field project took place from the

22nd September-10th October 2014 at the Mosi-Oa-

Tunya/Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, Zambia. The

workshop was designed as a follow up to the first

workshop held in Ghana in May 2014. The second

workshop was designed as a practical platform to

consolidate the knowledge acquired during the

entrepreneurship workshop in Ghana and as a follow

up on individual entrepreneurial projects. The 26

participants from Botswana, Zambia, Seychelles, South

Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana attended the

workshop. The workshop was organized together

with the National Heritage Conservation Commission

of Zambia and the Mukuni Curio Traders Association

with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign

Affairs.

Research on Traditional Management Systems at World Heritage Sites

In January 2014, AWHF commissioned a study to

document Traditional Management Systems (TMS) at

selected World Heritage Sites in Africa. The results of

the study were discussed at a Seminar organized by

AWHF in collaboration with UNESCO Office in

Harare, Zimbabwe on 5th – 7th November 2014.

CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE PLACES “To ensure improved management and conservation of World Heritages in Africa

through participation of all stakeholders including local communities”

Participants –Entrepreneurship Workshop

Koutammakou, the land of the Batammaribe, Togo/Benin

Mijikenda Kaya Elders, Kenya

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TMSs at the following sites were documented:

Matobo Hills (Zimbabwe); Mulanje Mountain

Biosphere Reserve/Mount Mulanje Cultural

Landscape (Malawi); Konso cultural landscape

(Ethiopia); The Mijikenda Kaya Cultural landscape

(Kenya); Kasubi Royal Tombs (Uganda);

Ngorongoro (Tanzania), Ruwenzori (Uganda);

Otamari Land (Togo/Benin); Ganvie (Benin); Mbe

Royal Domain, Teke Kingdom (Republic of Cong,

Brazzaville). The results of the research will be

published in 2015.

Seminar on Experiences of World Heritage

in Africa

A seminar on Experiences of World Heritage in Africa”

took place in Marrakech Morocco from 28th – 30th

October 2014. The seminar was organized by AWHF

in partnership the Government of the Kingdom of

Morocco and UNESCO. The Minister of Culture

(Morocco), Mr Mohamed Amine Sibihi opened the

seminar. Mr. Sabhi pledged further funding to the

African World Heritage Fund in 2015.

The seminar deliberated on the experiences of World

Heritage in Africa, specifically in the areas related to

indigenous management systems, community

participation, economic benefits and impacts of

armed conflict on World Heritage Sites. Thirty nine

participants attended the Seminar. AWHF is grateful

to the Kingdom of Morocco and UNESCO for

supporting the seminar.

Participants –Experiences of World

Heritage in Africa

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Fundraising Missions

Between September and December 2014, AWHF organized a number of missions aimed at meeting

with potential partners to discuss collaboration opportunities.

In Europe several countries were visited to explore new partnership and strengthen existing ones.

These partners visited included Statoil in Norway, as well as the Counsellor for Trade Affairs for

the Royal Norwegian Embassy.

In Belgium, the Department for the Management of the Flanders Trust Funds, the International

Investment &Trade Organisation and the Flemish Commission of UNESCO were met.

Visits in the Netherlands included the National Commission of UNESCO, the Ministry of

Education, Culture and Science and the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands as well

as the African Business Council, and the Prins Klaus Fund. Discussions were also held with

Maersk in Denmark. Potential partners particularly for the implementation of programmes where

explored.

Government of Netherlands pledges US$ 50,000 to AWHF –

Following successful fundraising mission to Europe the Government

of Netherlands provide US$ 50,000 to the AWHF to support the Risks

preparedness programme. This follows discussions with the Ministry

of Education and Arts.

Norwegian Foreign Ministry signed a new financial supporting

agreement with AWHF for the funding of Core Programmes. The

funding which will be for the period 2015 to 2018 will be for 9,5 million

NOK (1.5 Million USD). This is in addition to the support the

government of Norway is already giving to the Periodic Reporting

Exercise in Africa.

FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNICATION

“To seek support for the AWHF Endowment Fund and Operational Funding”

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Fundraising Dinner for AWHF

A Partners Dinner for AWHF was held on 7th October 2014 hosted by the Ambassador of South

Africa to France and Permanent delegate of South Africa to UNESCO, Ambassador Dolana

Msimang. The Director General of UNESCO, Madame Irina Bokova and the Chairperson of the

Africa Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma were present as well as Ambassadors

and representatives from Angola, Benin, Brazil, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,

Finland, India, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden,

Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America. There were also

representatives from the private sector including Total.

(Left)- The Director General of UNESCO, Madame Irina Bokova and the Chairperson of the Africa Union

Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma at the function. (Centre) - Ambassador Dolana Msimang

(Right) - H.E Mr Mariano-Ebang Ebang Anguesomo, Ambassador and Permanent delegate of Equatorial

Guinea to UNESCO

(Left) - Mr Scott Turner,

representative of the US

Ambassador to UNESCO

(Right) - HE Mr Lionel Stenghart Veer, Ambassador of the Netherlands to UNESCO

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PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

MAERSK SHIPPING COMPANY AND ANGLO AMERICAN

Following several meetings in Denmark and South Africa

discussions were held to partner AWHF in the Risk

Preparedness Programme. The Partnership seeks to tape into

the MAERSK and ANGLO-AMERICAN operation experience

on the African continent and ensure that Heritage managers

develop skills to analyses, identify and prepare for Risks at

World Heritage places in Africa.

STANDARD BANK

Meetings were held seeking a partnerships with Standard bank

(South Africa) on the World Heritage sites and

entrepreneurship. The programme seeks to identify small

business opportunities in and around African World Heritage

sites particularly for the youth and women. Discussions are

underway on potential sites in East and southern Africa.

Other strategic Meetings

ECOWAS Cultural Heritage Directors’ Meeting, Lome, Togo, 26-28 November 2014

As a follow up to the initial meeting held in

Burkina Faso in August 2013, the ECOWAS

Cultural Heritage Director’s meeting focused on

national inventories with a view to explore actions

on issues and areas of common interest in the

region. One of the outcomes was the need to

coordinate efforts and resources toward a regional

heritage sites list using cross-cutting themes such

as slave and trade routes, traditional architecture

and indigenous technologies (e.g. iron

metallurgy). The ECOWAS Commission

expressed the wish to increase collaboration and

partnership with AWHF.

Participants –ECOWAS Cultural

Heritage Meeting

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Business Breakfast AWHF is planning a business breakfast in March 2015. The event will be hosted by AWHF Patron, Phuthuma Nhleko.

Sustainable Tourism Programme

The AWHF will launch a new project in 2015 within the Africa Nature Sustainable Tourism

programme. The project runs in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre who have

developed a capacity building tool for site managers (“How To” Guides) to help them manage

tourism at their sites more sustainably. The project aim to test the How To Guides tool at 4 Natural

World Heritage Sites in Africa, introducing the guides into the planning and management of

sustainable tourism in order to enhance stakeholder engagement in planning, development and

management of sustainable tourism. The project will be structured into 3 phases: inception

workshops, follow-up workshops and specialized workshops.

Field Project on Risk preparedness

The third field project on risk management within the

periodic reporting programme will be held in Cape Verde at

the Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande World

Heritage Site from 16th February – 6 March 2014. The

workshop will be attended by Portuguese speaking

countries in Africa. Lusophone field project will focus on

the conservation and risk management of the World

Heritage property. Following on from the training

workshop held in Mozambique in July 2014, the field

project will provide practical training for the participants in

managing and documenting risks and attributes of heritage

properties.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

JANUARY – MARCH 2015

AWHF Contacts Physical address:

Development Bank of Southern Africa (main campus) 1258 Lever Road, Midrand, South Africa

Postal address: 1258 Lever Road Headway Hill Midrand

P.O. Box 1234, Halfway House, Midrand, 1685 South Africa

Email: info@awhf.net Tel: +27 (0) 11 313 3061 Fax: +27 (0) 11 206 3061

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of

Ribeira Grande World Heritage

Site