Funders

  • Name:

    World Heritage Centre, UNESCO

  • Postal address:

    7, place de Fontenoy
    75352 Paris 07SP
    France

  • Facsimile:

    +33 (0)1 4568-5570

  • URL:

    http://whc.unesco.org/nwhc/pages/home/pages/homepage.htm

  • Countries served:

    Algeria
    Angola
    Benin
    Botswana
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    Cameroon
    Cape Verde
    Central African Republic
    Chad
    Comoros
    Djibouti
    Egypt
    Equatorial Guinea
    Eritrea
    Ethiopia
    Ghana
    Guinea
    Guinea-Bissau
    Kenya
    Lesotho
    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Mali
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Namibia
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Rwanda
    Sao Tome & Principe
    Senegal
    Seychelles
    Sierra Leone
    Somalia
    South Africa
    Sudan
    Swaziland
    Tanzania
    Togo
    Tunisia
    Uganda
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe

  • Purpose:

    With 730 cultural and natural sites already protected worldwide, the World Heritage Committee is working to make sure that future generations can inherit the treasures of the past. And yet, most sites face a variety of threats, particularly in today's environement. The preservation of this common heritage concerns us all.

  • Types of agencies funded:

    Cultural heritage site
    Museum

  • Types of needs funded:

    Buildings
    Computer equipment
    Conservation supplies and equipment
    Environmental control
    Personnel training
    Storage equipment