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Lilongwe War Memorial Tower: The tower that tells a story

October 2, 2017

For decades now, Malawians have remembered their national heroes through a military salute of honor in war memorial towers that have been erected all across …

#makeheritagefun, Africa, Nature

Exploring the legacy Of Lake Malawi National Park

September 24, 2017September 24, 2017

In order to answer the interesting questions on how things are changing at both local and global level, it is imperative for the countries to …

Africa, Conservation, Internship July December 2017, Nature

Lake Malawi National Park: Biodiversity and Heritage

September 22, 2017September 24, 2017

At the southern end of Lake Malawi, which is the third largest African lake and the ninth largest lake in the world, lies a very …

Africa, Blog, Immigrant Heritage, Internship July December 2017

The immigrant heritage of a Congloese in Malawi

September 20, 2017September 24, 2017

The war for minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo has let millions displaced from their homes into safer nets the surrounding countries. Immigrant culture …

Africa, Immigrant Heritage, Internship July December 2017

The Bohra Community: Diaspora in Lamu

September 9, 2017September 24, 2017

The Bohra community landed and settled in Lamu over� two centuries ago, and established themselves as a trading community. Their identity has been entrenched into …

Africa, Food Heritage, Traditions

Akara: The migrating food heritage from Nigeria

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017

Akara or Beans Cake is a common breakfast snack from Nigeria but has migrated to different West African countries as well as Brazil. Originally a …

Africa, Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Restoration, World Heritage Sites

Athar Lina: Conservation and Adaptive Reuse

May 29, 2017September 21, 2017

There are a series of challenges threatening cultural heritage of Historic Cairo. One of these challenges is the behaviour of the local community towards the …

Africa, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Interviews, Opinion

Heritage and education: The GamoGofa zone in South Ethiopia

May 22, 2017September 21, 2017

The importance of sustaining traditionally and locally embedded cultural heritage, customs and practices is paramount in this era of rapidly escalating modernisation. Taking the case …

Africa, Conservation, Explore the Unexplored, Nature, Photo Stories, Restoration

Make Heritage Fun: Nechisar National Park

April 3, 2017April 10, 2017

To understand the unexplored, one must dive right in. That’s what we did at Nechisar National Park. #Makeheritagefun at Nechisar: The #makeheritagefun event that I …