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With CPF projects across the Middle East, North and East Africa and parts of South Asia, there are a wide range of stories about cultural heritage to explore.

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CPF's Nairobi Showcase as part of the UK/Kenya Season 2025

See some of our CPF projects and explore the intersection of cultural heritage and digital technology in Nairobi

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Treasured Historic Cairo Sites Reopen After Climate-Change Restoration

July 2025 marks the formal reopening of two medieval Islamic monuments to the local community in Historic Cairo, after they were closed due to climate-change related threats.

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Inside the Digital and Community-Led Push to Protect Lebanon’s Endangered Coastal Heritage

Discover HeritageWatch.AI's pioneering efforts to protect Lebanon's coastal castles and medieval heritage from climate change

CPF's Nairobi Showcase as part of the UK/Kenya Season 2025

See some of our CPF projects and explore the intersection of cultural heritage and digital technology in Nairobi

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'Recovery Lab of Port Said' Wins Egypt’s Major Heritage Conservation Award

Egypt’s construction industry has hailed CPF’s ‘Recovery Lab of Port Said’ as 2025’s ‘Conservation & Heritage Initiative of the Year.’

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CPF in Libya: 'Unmistakably heritage in motion’

Hear from Mona Habeb, CPF Grants Manager, on the impact of CPF projects in Libya.

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Cultural Protection Fund enters its 10th year of protecting vital cultural heritage at risk

'This funding extension is an acknowledgement of the increasing demand for a UK response to the challenges facing our global cultural heritage.' - Stephanie Grant, Director of CPF.

Balancing Lofi and Hifi: CPF reports on the future of Digital Cultural Heritage

The British Council has published a new milestone report, ‘Digital Cultural Heritage: Imagination, innovation and opportunity.’

No Other Land wins Best Documentary Feature Oscar

No Other Land has won Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards. The film was co-directed by two alumni of a project supported by the Cultural Protection Fund.

Reflections on CPF visit to Jerusalem and the West Bank

Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) Director Stephanie Grant reflects on her trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank in December 2024.

Archive Nepal launch Kusunda Literature Compilation

Discover more about Kusunda, the language from Nepal with only one native fluent speaker left.

Handover of the Ileret Footprint site

The Ileret Footprint site in Kenya has been conserved by National Museums Kenya and partners and handed over to the Marsabit County Government.

Preserving Maithil women’s art in Nepal

Janakpur Women's Development Center is preserving and reviving Maithil women’s paintings and mud art heritage in Nepal.

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Launch of Indus Delta Digital Trail

MaritimEA Research has launched ‘The Lost Cities of the Indus Delta’, part of its Digital Heritage Trail Project which is documenting five endangered maritime archaeological sites in Sindh.

Facing Change: Jordan 2024

Facing Change: Jordan 2024 brought together professionals from over 40 countries for a packed programme of cultural heritage protection events.