All posts by HERITΛGE Team
COP30 makes clear: culture and heritage are central to climate adaptation planning, policy and finance
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
One Year in Shibam: Lessons in Mud, Memory, and Resilience
* 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
HERITΛGE Launches Online Winter School
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
Gambia President visits Jufureh museum supported by HERITΛGE
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
How HERITΛGE is using Generative AI to improve cultural heritage funding
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
HERITΛGE launches HerMaP Mexico
The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is proud to announce the launch of HerMaP Mexico, a two-year intervention that will support heritage management initiatives across six Mexican states that share a border with the United States — Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas — and empower local communities to harness their cultural heritage