Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund is a non-profit organization that operates internationally.
Founded in California in 2002, its mission is to "transform local communities by investing in global heritage."
To date, it has partnered with over 100 public and private organizations at 28 sites across 19 countries, investing over $30 million and securing $25 million in co-funding to carry out heritage preservation and socio-economic development.
Global Heritage Fund projects
Projects are selected by Global Heritage Fund's Senior Advisory Board. Global Heritage Fund states that selection is based on a number of factors, including cultural significance of site, need of country or region in question, and high potential for sustainable preservation through community involvement.Projects
Global Heritage Fund has current or past projects in the following locations:- Amer Fort*, India
- Amtoudi, Morocco
- Ayios Vasileios, Greece
- Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia
- Çatalhöyük, Turkey
- Chavín de Huántar*, Peru
- La Ciudad Perdida, Colombia
- Collective Granaries, Morocco
- Cyrene*, Libya
- Daia, Romania
- Dali Dong Village, Guizhou, China
- Foguang Temple*, China
- Göbekli Tepe*, Turkey
- Hampi*, India
- Izborsk, Russia
- Kars, Turkey
- Lijiang*, China
- Maijishan, China
- Mirador, Guatemala
- My Son*, Vietnam
- Patan Durbar*, Nepal
- Pingyao*, China
- Sagalassos, Turkey
- Wat Phu*, Laos
Global Heritage Fund UK
Global Heritage Fund registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2006, extending Global Heritage Fund's network of members, staff, and technical experts throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Global Heritage Fund UK shares the Global Heritage Fund mission to transform local communities by investing in global heritage.Global Heritage Fund UK Board of Trustees members include Patrick Franco, James Hooper, Nada Hosking, and Princess Alia Al-Senussi.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO is the Royal Patron of Global Heritage Fund and Global Heritage Fund UK.
Global Heritage Fund Asia
Based in Hong Kong, Global Heritage Fund Asia shares the Global Heritage Fund mission to transform local communities by investing in global heritage. Global Heritage Fund Asia Board of Directors members include Angus Forsyth, Nada Hosking, and Daniel K. Thorne.Recent initiatives
AMAL in Heritage
Global Heritage Fund developed AMAL in Heritage in partnership with ICOMOS-ICORP, ICCROM, and other conservation institutions to document site-specific risk in the cultural heritage sector by providing state of the art tools for preparedness, response, and recovery. The AMAL in Heritage mobile app launched in August 2017.By monitoring sites before and in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, AMAL preserves crucial information that can be used to repair or reconstruct historic structures. The user-friendly technology also supports locals around heritage sites where access to expertise is challenging.
In the wake of the August 2020 port explosion in Lebanon, Global Heritage Fund launched a campaign to deliver AMAL in Heritage to the people of Beirut in partnership with the Lebanese Department of Antiquities. A local team recorded and assessed over 200 buildings in two days using the AMAL toolkit. This information was passed to a copy of Oxford University’s Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa Project that is specific to Lebanon and managed by the DGA.