Cultural Protection Fund

Founded in 2016, the Cultural Protection Fund's role is to safeguard cultural heritage at risk due to conflict and/or climate change and to contribute to sustainable social stability and economic prosperity.

The fund is led by the British Council in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and to date has awarded c.£50m in grants to 159 projects in 19 countries in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East.

These projects have helped protect a range of cultural heritage including buildings and monuments, paintings, artefacts, language, traditions, music and culinary heritage.