(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) To mark the first-ever celebration of the African World Heritage Day, on 5 May 2016, Pascall Taruvinga, Chief Heritage Officer for Robben Island (South Africa), raises certain critical questions related to the management of heritage sites on the continent. 'The African World Heritage Day was proclaimed by UNESCO in November 2015, to increase global awareness of African heritage and to mobilise greater cooperation for its safeguarding. This must include every actor, starting with school children, with young women and men and with all partners, including the African World Heritage Fund, celebrating its 10...
↧