Project status
Past
Lead organisation
Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH)
Partners
Addis Ababa University, Mekelle University’s Institute of Paleoenvironment & Heritage Conservation and Womersley’s Ltd.
Grant award
£125,000
Project summary
Ethiopia’s northern regions are at risk from hazards such as drought and landslides.
This project produced an inventory of cultural and religious artefacts residing in the Gheralta churches, alongside creating guidebooks in English, Amharic and Tigrinya for three touristic heritage locations; Axum, Mekelle and Gheralta.
