Post your video about an African World Heritage site using the hashtag #MyAfricanHeritage and stand the chance to win one of our prizes.
6 month internship with the African World Heritage Fund in Midrand, South Africa
The prize includes
Trip to South Africa To visit the World Heritage site
of Robben Island
The prize includes
Entries to the competition will be evaluated keeping in mind the following criteria:
Is the video original and aesthetically pleasing?
We are looking for creative stories.
What is your connection to the site?
The World Heritage site should be clearly identified in the video.
Does it capture the exceptional character of the site?
The competition will end on
20 May 2019
The winners of the competition will be announced
during Africa Week at UNESCO
This UNESCO publication examines World Heritage and sustainable development in Africa. It addresses not only the challenges of safeguarding World Heritage in the Africa region but also the process of integrating the objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into African regional and national policies as well as the African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063: the Africa We Want.
Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (November 2015), African World Heritage Day (5 May) is an opportunity for people around the world, and particularly Africans, to celebrate the Continent’s unique cultural and natural heritage
The following Terms and Conditions apply to the “MyAfricanHeritage” Instagram video contest, organized by UNESCO. By participating in the contest, the candidates accept the full terms and conditions contained herein.