HERITΛGE is proud to announce that one of the projects funded through our Small Grants for Africa initiative—made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program—has been selected as a laureate of the 2025 UNESCO–Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This global recognition celebrates outstanding and transformative initiatives advancing sustainability

As members of the Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance (HACA) and co-founding members of the Climate Heritage Network, HERITΛGE—together with our partners—warmly welcomes the historic developments achieved at COP30 in Belém. The placement of cultural heritage and local, traditional, and Indigenous knowledge at the heart of global climate adaptation efforts, and the adoption of five

* by Hedaya Gharaibeh, Project Manager – Preserving the Unique Earthen Architecture of Shibam All my career, I dreamed of working in Yemen—of contributing to the protection of its extraordinary earthen cities that I had studied and admired for years. With HERITΛGE, I finally had that opportunity: to lead the project “Preserving the Unique Earthen

The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is proud to announce the launch of its Winter School, an intensive online program dedicated to Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage. Running from 26 January to 8 February 2026, this new training initiative builds on the success of HERITΛGE’s established training formats—its introductory 3-day workshop and its immersive summer field

In a strong show of support for the preservation of The Gambia’s cultural heritage, His Excellency President Adama Barrow visited the Jufureh Heritage Village Museum in the North Bank Region. The visit marks a proud moment for HERITΛGE, as the new museum has been made possible with funding from our Small Grants for African Heritage

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has taken the world by storm — transforming the way we write, design, and make decisions. But at HERITΛGE, we’re exploring how it can achieve something even more meaningful: help us understand, evaluate, and support community-led cultural heritage projects. In 2023 HERITΛGE launched a call inviting and receiving hundreds of proposals