Algerian schoolchildren discover M'zab Valley heritage

08-03-2011

A total of 135 pupils from four Algerian schools participating in the EU-funded Montada project (Forum for the promotion of traditional architecture in North Africa) have taken part in a tour of monuments and historical sites of the Algerian M’zab valley.

A press release said the tour, which took place on 1 March under the title “Integrating our heritage in our schools”, is part of the education activities of the Montada project in the M’zab valley, which aims to help pupils of the four schools build ideas and images around all the features of the town of Ghardaïa to use and develop in a sequence of activities to be held at each school in collaboration with the educators.

The main objective of the activity is to show schoolchildren the architectural heritage of their area classified as national and world heritage and the rich heritage of their daily lives, and to involve the four schools in the project in a tangible way.

Funded by the EU under the EuroMed Heritage IV program with a budget of €1.8 million over a period of three years, Montada, which is implemented in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, aims to promote traditional built heritage by strengthening its identity through appropriation by the population. EuroMed Heritage IV is a €17 million EU-funded program which contributes to the exchange of experiences on cultural heritage, creates networks and promotes cooperation with the Mediterranean Partner Countries. (ENPI Info Center)

Source: ENPI Info Center.
Link: http://enpi-info.eu/mainmed.php?id=24428&id_type=1&lang_id=450.