A. Research
B. Agroforestry
C. Environment
D. Communication
E. Agriculture
F. Training
G. Services
H. Social cohesion
A
Scientific research
Scientific research reveals the identity values of African heritage.
- Support for research on heritage (NGOs, universities, research centres)
- Supervision of young researchers (master's, PhD)
- Decentralising research results to bridge the gap between researchers and communities
- Managing data banks with local authorities and donating documents
B
Agroforestry and reforestation
Integrating trees into farming systems and restoring forest ecosystems.
- Supply of local tree species for climate resilience
- Village nurseries (acacia, moringa, leucaena, etc.)
- Restoring degraded land through pilot farms
- Timber, fuelwood, fruit, medicinal plants and fodder
- Restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services
C
Environment
Assessing, protecting and enhancing African natural environments.
- Environmental impact studies: quality of life, disaster prevention
- Low-carbon programme: reforestation, improved stoves, reducing bushfires, geoparks
- Territory planning: hiking trails, parks, museums, arts centres
D
Cultural communication
Digitising, sharing and safeguarding African cultural heritage.
- Identifying Living Human Treasures: bearers of cultural know-how, channels for training the younger generation
- Digitising material and natural heritage, dissemination via traditional media and ICT
- Identifying and labelling tangible and intangible cultural heritage
- Digital library to protect against looting and vandalism
- Promoting African heritage worldwide: festivals, conferences, workshops, publications
- Encouraging African youth in the cultural and creative industries through digital valorisation
E
Sustainable agriculture
Seed protection and food security for low-income communities.
- Seed protection and organic production for communities
- Supply of planting material to secure agricultural production for low-income populations
- Nurseries and experimental plantations providing cuttings or offshoots
- Multiple crop production programmes from experimental farms
- Animal protein supply (agoutis, hedgehogs, rabbits, partridges, etc.)
- Use of compost and organic products in general
F
Professional training
Training and integration of vulnerable groups through local skills.
- Capacity building: training in new agricultural techniques via incubation centres
- Support for informal and tertiary sector communities to organise and promote their activities
- Apprenticeships for street children, out-of-school youth and unemployed graduates
- Workshop equipment (art, dance, weaving, sewing, hairdressing, catering, metalwork, garages, etc.)
- Creating equipped plots for agricultural production
G
Socio-economic services
Developing tourism through the valorisation of local heritage.
- Defining and promoting strategic destinations via traditional and digital media
- Creating geoparks
- Income-generating activities linked to heritage (tourism and leisure circuits)
- Developing tourism through the valorisation and sustainability of cultural and natural heritage
- Youth employability through tourism activities
H
Social cohesion & governance
A culture of peace and good governance for inclusive community development.
- Conflict prevention by strengthening communities as instruments of peace
- Strengthening shared living values through people's culture (inter-ethnic alliances, endogenous conflict resolution)
- Building trust between managers, politicians and populations
- Supporting a shared vision for collective fulfilment (associations, activities of common interest)
- Inclusive community development based on mutual respect
- Advocacy and partnerships: institutional advocacy, partnerships with NGOs and institutions, fundraising and participation in thematic networks.
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