CULTURAL PROTECTION FUND

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1 CULTURAL PROTECTION FUND Museums Association Conference & Exhibition 2016 Nation builders or breakers

2 Stephen Stenning Director Culture & Development British Council - Founded in 1930 s to create friendly knowledge and understanding Charity by Royal Charter UK s Cultural Relations organisation with offices in over a 100 countries worldwide

3 Culture & Development Strengthening civil society and helping to build more inclusive & diverse societies

4 CULTURE & DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL PROTECTION FUND Extending safe spaces for culture, creative exploration and exchange Building trust, enabling dialogue and presenting marginalised voices Supporting the protection of cultural heritage & expression of cultural identities Palmyra, Syria, close-up shot. Photo Zeledi, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 and adapted from the original.

5 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport announced on 21 June 15 commitment to a Cultural Protection Fund of 30 million. Stated commitment to ratify 1954 Hague Convention and accede to its two protocols provide training to local professionals in conserving cultural assets, and support programmes using cultural heritage to help local and national economies through rebuilding heritage and fostering opportunities for tourism, research and employment. Palmyra, Syria, close-up shot. Photo Zeledi, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 and adapted from the original.

6 DCMS announced: The British Museum s Iraqi Heritage Emergency Management Programme is the first programme of the Cultural Protection Fund (28th October 2015). A consultation to determine the shape and scope of the Fund which announced the partnership with the British Council and the expectation that the British Council would manage the Fund.

7 Shared in Consultation Financial scheduling - 4m available in 2016/17; 6m in 2017/18; 10m in 2018/19 & 10m in 2019/20 Intended outcomes - Cultural Protection; Training & Capacity-Building; Education & Advocacy Core principles - Complementarity; Open consultation; Evidence-based analysis; Technical relevance; Transparency, Efficiency and value for money

8 Feedback from Consultation 84% Agreed with the approach and principles Cited countries - Syria (22.2%), Iraq (17.5%), Egypt (12.7%), Libya (11.1%), Lebanon (11.1%) and Yemen (9.5%). Type of projects highlighted (top three) Capacity building & training; Community Engagement; Intangible heritage

9 The Fund /about/cultural-protection-fund Official Development Assistance - projects administered with the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as its main objective Objective - To help to create opportunities for economic and social development through building capacity to foster, safeguard and promote cultural heritage in conflict-affected regions overseas

10 12 Target Countries Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yemen The structures that stood there for 1,700 years have been forever destroyed.' Photo DVIDSHUB, licensed under CC BY 2.0.

11 Outcome 1 - Cultural Protection Cultural heritage under threat is researched, documented, conserved and/or restored to safeguard against permanent loss. Cultural heritage will be in better condition and/or protected against physical damage or destruction Cultural heritage will be better managed Cultural heritage will be better identified and/or recorded

12 Outcome 2 - Training and Capacity building Local professionals have sufficient business or specialist skills to be able to manage and promote cultural assets which [will] benefit the local economy. Local staff and/or volunteers will have developed skills The cultural heritage workforce will be more diverse

13 Outcome 3 - Advocacy & Education Local people are identify and value their cultural heritage and have a good understanding of how to protect it and the role it plays in society and the economy. Cultural heritage will be better interpreted and explained People will have learnt about their cultural heritage People will have volunteered time More and a wider range of people will have engaged with cultural heritage

14 British Museum Iraqi Emergency Heritage Training Programme A programme of in-depth and specialised training to establish a dedicated corps of professionals, fully skilled to deal with the aftermath of the destruction Key archaeological sites Nimrud Hatra Ninevah British Museum's Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme. Image courtesy British Museum

15 Target Country Type of application County specific applications Multi-country applications Afghanistan Large 2 1 Large 2 2 Egypt Small 2 2 Iraq Large 4 5 Large 0 5 Jordan Small 1 1 Large 1 5 Lebanon Small 1 0 Large 0 5 Libya Small 1 1 Large 5 3 Occupied Palestinian T Small 0 1 Sudan Large 4 1 Large 2 9 Syria Small 0 1 Large 0 3 Tunisia Small 0 1 Large 1 2 Turkey Small 3 1 Yemen Large 0 2

16 Combating the looting and destruction of cultural heritage Nation builders or breakers? The power to divide Only part of any story The opportunity to unite

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