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.
On 12 May 2026, CPF and Cultural Emergency response announced their three-year strategic partnership. Find out how this UK-Dutch partnership builds on what works and future plans ahead.
Discover the seven recipients of CPF’s brand new Digital Heritage Pilot
How do you protect endangered heritage when it’s underwater? Find out this April through a series of London events.
Hear from Aksana Khan, CPF's Marketing, Communications and Engagement Manager, on the importance of language preservation on International Mother Language Day.
Discover what this three year extension means for global efforts to protect heritage endangered by conflict and climate change.
Concluding the latest three-year funding cycle, the 2024-25 Annual report reflects CPF’s continued commitment to putting people at the heart of cultural heritage protection.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this project focused on raising awareness of archaeological sites vulnerable to erosion caused by rising sea levels in Sindh, Pakistan.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this project focused on protecting the 1.5-million-year-old Ileret Footprints, crucial to the study of early human morphology.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this regenerative project is a continuation of RIWAQ's previous efforts to rehabilitate 50 of the most significant historic centres in Palestine.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this project aimed to safeguard Syria's vibrant musical heritage which reflected the styles of Syria’s diverse communities.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this remote digitisation project aimed to permanently preserve the The Institute of African and Asian Studies Archive at the University of Khartoum.
Featured in CPF's 2024-25 Annual Report, this project broadened and revitalised the musical heritage of Maqam endangered by a concerted effort by Daesh in 2014.
Read the preview from Stephanie Grant, CPF Director, on our latest annual report
Earlier this month, Mallinson Architects officially signed over the completed Kassala Peace Garden and Community Museum to the Kassala Ministry of Tourism.
INTO launched its latest exhibition on 2 December, celebrating three years of international collaboration between the UK and Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, and Zanzibar.
Streaming service History Hit has debuted the first historical documentary produced in the country since 2011 - following years of civil war and instability.
Walk through time as Ileret Footprints shine at one of Kenya's most iconic cultural showcases
On 28 November, VRM will open their doors with a Heritage Festival, marking the culmination of an 18-month long training programme supported by the Cultural Protection Fund.
As world leaders gathered for COP30 this month, with CPF support, Tunisia unveiled a new museum that demonstrates how heritage can be used to build a climate resilient future.
Hear from Stephanie Grant, CPF Director, on how intangible cultural heritage is 'a valuable asset that can tackle global challenges and enhance resilience in communities.'
Read the highlights from this three day conference which includes CPF projects in Palestine.
Discover the international and local efforts spearheaded by Essanoor Associates to protect a vital part of the ancient Gandharan civilisation.
Dive into how Ettijahat has connected global fans of Arabic medieval literature and political drama by reviving the legend of King Al-Thaher Baybars.
From being at risk to further damage, discover how the Dessie Museum has become a new hub for education and tourism development in Northern Ethiopia.
Hear from Stephen Stenning, Director of Culture in Action, on what he hopes will happen at MONDIACULT 2025.
Recap the conversation held at the National Museums Kenya and find out what's happening next in London on 9 September
Next month, Safina Projects will celebrate a decade of their pioneering initiative that has preserved and revitalised Iraq's ancient boatbuilding traditions.
In celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, discover the advocacy work behind Twaweza Communications.
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.
Discover HeritageWatch.AI's pioneering efforts to protect Lebanon's coastal castles and medieval heritage from climate change
See some of our CPF projects and explore the intersection of cultural heritage and digital technology in Nairobi
Egypt’s construction industry has hailed CPF’s ‘Recovery Lab of Port Said’ as 2025’s ‘Conservation & Heritage Initiative of the Year.’
Hear from Mona Habeb, CPF Grants Manager, on the impact of CPF projects in Libya.
'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.
The British Council has published a new milestone report, ‘Digital Cultural Heritage: Imagination, innovation and opportunity.’
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.
