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Table 1 Conservation projects in Djenné

From: The involvement of local communities in the conservation process of earthen architecture in the Sahel-Sahara region – the case of Djenné, Mali

Dates

Description

Partnership

National Initiative Conservation Projects

1996

Workshop and Training of West African’s Cultural

Sites Managements

UNESCO Financial Support

1995

Survey about Tourism Impact on Cultural Sites by

Cultural Mission Agencies of Djenné and Bandiagara

UNESCO Financial Support

1993

Creation of Djenné Cultural Mission Agency by Ministerial Decision (93–203 P-RM of 1993 June 11th,

review by Ord. No. 01–032/P-RM of 2001 August 3rd).

Malian Government

1988

Subscription of Djenné Cultural Heritage list on the UNESCO World

Malian Government

World Heritage Committee

Djenné architectural conservation projects

1996–2006

Djenné’s Architecture Restoration Project.

(Restoration of 130 Houses, Construction of New Public Projects and valorised of Djenné’s Masons Know-How)

Funded by the Netherlands

1996

Rehabilitation of the inner city of Konofia, with the support of young participants in the international youth workshop

unknown

2008–2011

Rehabilitation and revitalisation of the Youth House

Italian government Fund

(Supported by UNESCO, DNPC-Mission Culturelle, CRAterre-ENSAG)

2008–2012

Great Mosque renovation and Training

Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Research and conservation projects for archaeological sites

1998

Archaeological research project on the site of the future museum and of the old colonial dispensary

American Foundation named The Oliver Brunch

1998

Monitoring system for archaeological sites in the vicinity of Djenné

Funded by the Netherlands

1996–1997

Safeguarding and development project of the archaeological site of Djenné - Djéno

Funded by the World Monument Fund

1989–1994

Surveys of archaeological sites in the inner delta of

Niger (“Togué Project”)

Institute of Human Sciences (ISH) of Mali and Institute of Bioarcheology (BAI) of Groningen in the Netherlands

  1. Note: Based on the country report (Plan de Gestion de Djenné 2008–2012, tableau 4), revised by the author