Culture & Heritage

The Africa 360 Heritage is a cultural and heritage restoration program that finances priceless cultural and historical heritage projects in 54 communities within the 54 countries to promote and preserve African culture, traditions, values and heritage.

Expected and Achievable Impacts :- 

• Protect, Preserve and Promote priceless heritage for generations to come
• Boost local earning through tourism
• Create employment through tourism

Yet many of this priceless Culture, History and Heritage are simply disappearing and stand to vanish before the emergence of future generations if no immediate, strategic action is undertaken.

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES/STATISTICS:

• Africans carved the world’s first colossal sculpture 7,000 or more years ago ‘The Great Sphinx of Giza’
• In central Nigeria, one of West Africa’s oldest civilization flourished between 1000 BC and 300 AD; Discovered in 1928, the ancient culture was called the Nok Civilization.
• Intangible cultural heritage has been identified in more than 16 African countries by UNESCO, and it is believed that much more exist.
• Out of 754 sites registered in the World Heritage List of 2003, only 69 are from Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Despite Government Controlled of Timbuktu Tension still exit a poised threat to one of the oldest African Cultural Heritage and Civilization.