3-MONTH INTERNSHIPSDATES: 1 March – 31 May 2013 VENUE 1: Midrand, South Africa (AWHF)
VENUE 2: Mombasa, Kenya (CHDA)
VENUE 3: Porto-Novo, Benin (EPA)
ORGANISERS: The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), The Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA)FUNDING: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African World Heritage Fund
Three internships will run simultaneously from 1 March to 31 May 2013 at AWHF in Midrand (South Africa), CHDA at Mombasa (Kenya) and EPA at Porto-Novo (Benin). AWHF was launched in 2006 to support African State Parties in implementing the UNESCO Convention on the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
EPA was established in 1998 and is a post-graduate university institution specialised in the preservation and promotion of both tangible and intangible heritage. CHDA, established in 2005, is an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to the preservation, management and promotion of heritage in Africa.