Elmina Cultural Heritage & Management Programme 2nd Phase

Elmina Cultural Heritage & Management Programme 2nd Phase

Amazonia
Atlantic World and the Dutch (AWAD)
Atlantic World and the Dutch (AWAD project)
Project start
Project end
Sites
Elmina
Other name (in original language)
ECHMP
Organisations
Involved organisations
Urban Solutions
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust
Ghana Tourism Authority
Funding organisations
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra
Partner country(ies)
Ghana
long description

The 2015 Strategy and the 80 project proposals were presented at a high profile donor-conference in 2004. At this event a number of donors and private investors indicated interest in 'adopting' some of the project proposals. Ten key projects were selected for funding under the Elmina Heritage Project:

1. Preventing collapse of Elmina Castle

2. Facilitating commercial use Fort St. Jago

3. Renovation Dutch cemetery

4. Revolving Fund for Historic Houses

5. Renovation of 19th century chapel

6. Uplift central square

7. Renovation Asafo posts

8. Expansion Catholic Museum

9. Improvement tourist facilties

10. Local capacity building

See also:
Ohene Sarfoh (Expert)
Bernadette Huizinga (Expert)

European Commission (Organisation)
Dutch Culture Fund (Organisation)