| Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 25, 2002 2002 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards Demonstrates United States' Commitment to Preserving Heritage in 51 CountriesThe Department of State will fund cultural preservation projects in 51 countries (list attached) through the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, which Congress established in 2001 to assist less developed countries in preserving their cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures. Administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in cooperation with the Department’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the 2002 awards will total $1 million. "The Ambassador’s Fund demonstrates in concrete, visible ways, the US commitment to understanding and preserving the heritage of others," said Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Patricia S. Harrison. "A project in Afghanistan, in collaboration with the Afghan Ministry of Culture, will restore the shrine, mosque and gardens dedicated to the Mogul Emperor Babur, a 16th century descendent of Genghis Khan." U.S. Ambassadors in 98 of the 120 eligible countries in the developing world responded to the call for proposals of projects supporting the preservation of cultural sites; objects in a site, museum or similar institution; or forms of traditional cultural expression. The proposals displayed a great diversity of areas in need of preservation such as historic buildings, museums and collections, archaeological sites, rare manuscripts, traditional music and language, as well as training in preservation and conservation techniques. For additional information, contact Nicole Deaner, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, (202) 203-7613.
Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation 2002 Awards Africa ANGOLA Preservation of the Collection of the Museu Nacional de Antropologia, Luanda $25,000 BENIN Roof Renovations of the Central Grand Mosque of Porto-Novo $25,345 CONGO Preserving the National Ethnographic Collection of the Congolese Institute of National Museums $25,000 CÔTE D’IVOIRE Cataloging and Documenting the Collection of the Museum of Civilization of Côte d'Ivoire, Phase II $34,099 ERITREA Saving the Ancient Heritage of Eritrea: An Inventory of Asmara’s Historical Sites, Phase II $30,460 ETHIOPIA Needs Assessment for the Restoration and Maintenance of the Yeha Temple $25,000 GABON Preserving and Studying Traditional Gabonese Mourning and Funeral Rites, Phase II $18,000 GUINEA Preserving the Collection at the National Museum of Conakry $11,495 LESOTHO Restoration of Masitise Cave House $14,436 MALI Establishment of the Inter-African Organization for the Conservation and Research of Ancient African and Islamic Manuscripts $25,000 MAURITANIA Preservation of Traditional Wall Decoration Project $16,000 MAURITIUS National Archives Oral History Unit $10,400 NIGERIA Preservation of Three Historic Sites in the Northern Region and Training in Conservation Techniques $20,000 TANZANIA Preserving Taarab Music $24,090 TOGO Preservation of the Bassar Iron Smelting Furnaces $25,675 CHINA Refurbishment of the San Shan Guild Hall, Shanghai $18,500 INDONESIA Preservation and Public Access: The Lontar Digital Library $20,000 MALAYSIA Preserving the Manora and Mak Yong - An Instruction and Documentation Project $15,000 MONGOLIA Preserving Mongolia's Folk Traditions $15,000 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Securing the Future of the National Museum $9,500 THAILAND Preservation of the Textile Collection of the National Museum $13,500 VIETNAM Preservation of Then Music $8,500 ALBANIA Preservation of Lezha Castle $17,067 BELARUS Preservation of Marc Chagall Museum $14,000 BOSNIA Exhibition Facility for Sarajevo Haggadah $25,000 BULGARIA Restoration of Osman Pazvatoglu Mosque $25,000 TURKEY Hatay Museum Display $14,650 KAZAHKSTAN Geographical Information Systems $14,700 KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Shakh-Fazil Mausoleum $24,475 MACEDONIA Archeological Investigations at Stobi $15,000 MOLDOVA Restoration of Assumption Church $14,998 TAJIKISTAN Tajik Oral Tradition Archives $16,000 UKRAINE Preservation of Crimean Tatar Culture $17,760 UZBEKISTAN Conservation of Samarkand Korans $11,350 ALGIERIA Restoration of Three Paintings in the National Museum of Art and Folk Heritage $14,500 MOROCCO Preserving the Old Medina of Tangiers: The Restoration of Two Central Squares and Fountains in the Appropriate Tangiers Style for Contemporary Use $10,555 OMAN Oman Maritime Heritage Project $30,000 YEMEN Amiriya Madras/ Mosque Restoration Project $24,945 AFGHANISTAN Mohabat Khan Mosque $14,446 BANGLADESH Preservation of Historical Documents from the Museum Commemorating Bangladesh's War for Independence $8,554 PAKISTAN Repair, Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Historic Bagh E Babur Gardens $37,000 ECUADOR Afro-Ecuadorian Oral History $10,600 EL SALVADOR Preserving a Historic Structure while creating a hands-on Information Training Center for Historical Collection Preservation: La Biblioteca Gallardo (The Gallardo Library) Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Phase II $30,000 GUATEMALA Construction of an Environmentally Controlled Storage Space at the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Phase II $22,000 GUYANA Renovation of the New Amsterdam Town Hall $30,000 HAITI Phase II of Citadelle Restoration $14,000 HONDURAS Educating Tawahka Teachers $18,920 MEXICO Creation of an Archaeological Resources Research and Development Center $30,000 PARAGUAY Program for Institutional Strengthening of the Ethnographical Sector, Archaeological and Ethnographical Museum Guido Boggiani $30,000 St. Vincent American Indian Artifacts and Oral History Collection: Recording and Conservation Project $14,430 SURINAME Jodensavanne Archeological Park $20,050 Released on July 25, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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