The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2024 Campaign, under the theme of ‘World Heritage Volunteers 2024 - Working on the Future’.
90 action camp projects will be implemented from April to December 2024 at 85 World Heritage properties and sites on the Tentative Lists, by 69 organizations in 41 countries around the globe.
After sixteen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative continue to involve young people, communities and site managers in building together new, inclusive societies where World Heritage is a source of resilience, humanity and innovation, beyond the challenges that faces the World. National and international volunteers will work together with the local communities to preserve our common cultural and natural heritage, through concrete hands-on and awareness-raising activities, which will provide empowering and enriching opportunities to young people and enable them to go beyond the constraints of geography to some of the most outstanding places in the world.
This year, the WHV Campaign will also contribute to the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Education Programme, which provides a unique opportunity to advocate the importance of education, empowerment of youth and concrete actions towards the protection, preservation and promotion of World Heritage.
Volunteering for World Heritage preservation is a unique experience! Come join us in the WHV 2024 Campaign!
What is the WHV Initiative?
The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and play an active role in the protection, preservation and promotion of World Heritage. It consists of action camp projects organized by organizations or institutions, involving national and international volunteers in awareness-raising and hands on activities. These projects are implemented in cooperation with multiple stakeholders and partners, including the local communities, who work together towards the preservation of our common cultural and natural heritage.
The World Heritage Volunteers Initiative is led by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with Better World.
How to become a Volunteer?
To become a volunteer, please refer to the list of selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers 2024 Campaign, along with the brief descriptions of the selected projects, below. You may choose a project of your interest, based on the activities, duration and timeline of the project.
Please note that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the global coordinator Better World are not responsible for the selection of individual volunteers. As such, you will need to contact the organizations implementing the chosen projects directly, so that they may be able to provide you with details regarding the application procedure, and other necessary information. The contact details are available in the brief descriptions below.
Selected Projects
Full list of selected projects
for the World Heritage Volunteers 2024 Campaign
Africa
Cameroon
WHV - La Chefferie de Bafut - Regional service of cultural heritage and museums
Congo
WHV - Ancien port d’embarquement des esclaves de Loango - Fondation Eboko
Côte d’Ivoire
Ethiopia
WHV - Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela - Association of St Lalibela
Ghana
WHV - Asante Traditional Buildings- Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
Kenya
WHV - Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest - Agape Centre of Hope
WHV - Hell’s Gate National Park - Agape Centre of Hope
WHV - Lamu Old Town - Agape Centre of Hope
WHV - The African Great Rift Valley - The Maasai Mara - Kenia Voluntary Service Organisation (KVSO)
WHV - Kakamega Forest - Kenia Voluntary Service Organisation (KVSO)
WHV - Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site - Kenia Voluntary Service Organisation (KVSO)
Madagascar
Mozambique
WHV - Island of Mozambique - Associação dos Jovens Voluntários (AJOV)
WHV - The Quirimbas Archipelago - Associação do Sistema de Monitoria Orientada para a Gestão (ASMOG)
Nigeria
WHV - Sukur Cultural Landscape - African International Documentary Festival Foundation (AFIDFF)
WHV - Gashaki-Gumpti National Park - African International Documentary Festival Foundation (AFIDFF)
WHV - Oke Idanre (Idanre Hill) - Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria (VWAN)
Rwanda
South Africa
WHV - Robben Island - Abantu Book Festival
Togo
Uganda
WHV - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Faraja Africa Foundation
WHV - Rwenzori Mountains National Park – Faraja Africa Foundation
WHV - Rwenzori Mountains National Park – Ujana Empowerment Foundation Limited
Zambia/Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Arab States
Algeria
WHV - M’Zab Valley - Association Imekres Patrimoine et Folklore
WHV – Timgad - Association Future for Development
Morocco
WHV – Medina of Marrakesh - - Association Work Camps and Cultures (ACC)
Asia and the Pacific
Bangladesh
WHV - Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur - Nagar Upakhyan
WHV - The Sundarbans - Nagar Upakhyan
China
WHV – Dong Villages - Tongdao Youkuan Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd. -
WHV – The Grand Canal - Grand Canal Heritage Conservation and Management Office
India
WHV - Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park - Heritage collective India
WHV - Kaziranga National Park - Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve
WHV - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) - Elixir Foundation
WHV - Historic City of Ahmadabad - Elixir Foundation
WHV - Historic City of Ahmadabad - Khushtar Heritage Collective
WHV - Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana - Kakatiya Heritage Trust
WHV – Santiniketan - Visva-Bharati
WHV - Western Ghats - Chinmaya Vidyalaya Vaduthala
Indonesia
WHV - Prambanan Temple Compounds - Dejavato Foundation
WHV - Sangiran Early Man Site - Indonesia Heritage Agency (Sangiran Early Man Site Museum)
Malaysia
Nepal
WHV - Kathmandu Valley - Baakhan Nyane Waa
WHV - Cave architecture of Muktinath Valley of Mustang - Bagmati UNESCO Club
Republic of Korea
WHV - Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat (Docho, Shinan) - International Workcamp Organization (IWO)
Thailand
WHV - Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex - Volunteer Spirit Association (VSA Thailand)
WHV - Historic City of Ayutthaya - Department of Architecture, Kasetsart University
Europe and North America
Andorra
Armenia
WHV - Stari Grad Plain - Agency for Stari Grad Plain Management
Finland
WHV - Fortress of Suomenlinna - The Governing Body of Suomenlinna
Germany
WHV - Classical Weimar - European Heritage Volunteers
WHV - Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region (Schloss Lauenstein) - European Heritage Volunteers
WHV - Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region (Niederzwönitz) - European Heritage Volunteers
WHV - Moravian Church Settlements - European Heritage Volunteers
WHV - Upper Middle Rhine Valley - Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Association
Italy
WHV - Cilento and Valle di Diano
WHV - Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps - Fondazione Piero Simoni
Portugal
WHV - Alto Douro Wine Region - University of Porto
Romania
WHV - L'ensemble monumental de Tirgu Jiu - Maria Foundation
WHV - Historic Centre of Sighișoara - Maria Foundation
WHV - Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania – Alba Eglesia Foundation
Spain
WHV - Mudejar Architecture of Aragon - Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza
WHV - San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries - Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla
WHV - Works of Antoni Gaudí - Casa Batllo S.L.
Sweden
WHV - Rock Carvings in Tanum - Vitlycke Museum
Türkiye
WHV - The Historical Port City of Izmir - The Historical Port City of Izmir Site Management Office
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
WHV - Flow Country - The Flow Country Partnership
Latin America And The Caribbean
Colombia
WHV - Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia - Fundación Cine Gratis Con Crispetas
WHV - Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System - Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia (ICANH)
Costa Rica
WHV - Area de Conservación Guanacaste - Asociación ProParques
Mexico
Suriname