Founded in 2014, ÂÌñÒùÆÞ’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives (ÂÌñÒùÆÞ CHI) unites local communities, heritage professionals, and scholars to protect and promote cultural heritage and identity in southwestern Asia, northern Africa, and the Sahel. ÂÌñÒùÆÞ CHI’s recent work includes strengthening networks for the collaborative protection of cultural and religious heritage in the Sahel and northern Africa through the documentation and promotion of cultural heritage sites belonging to religious and ethnic minorities.
This initiative has resulted in over 800 heritage sites documented, including nearly one third of those sites severely damaged or in disrepair. ÂÌñÒùÆÞ has developed an to share ÂÌñÒùÆÞ’s efforts widely. We aim to make all project data publicly available (with permission from partner organizations and institutions).
