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WORLDBANK FUNDS OGIEK CULTURE
PRESERVATION
Grants Facility for Indigenous
Peoples: Awards 2004
In fiscal year 2004 (June 2003 – July 2004), the Grants Facility
awarded 19 grants from 14 countries to organizations working with
and supporting Indigenous Peoples. The total amount funded was
$333,000, with the average grant amount at $17,500.
| Country |
Kenya |
| Institution |
Ogiek Rural
Integral Project |
| Project
Title |
Documenting and
Storing the Ogiek (hunter-gatherer) Culture |
| Amount
Awarded |
$12,000 |
| Description |
The project's
objective is to set up a museum that will be used to
protect traditional relics of the Ogiek communities'
material culture. The main aim of this activity is to
preserve the culture of Ogiek community, which is in
danger of being lost due to modernization, for the benefit
of the next seven generations. Specific objectives of the
project are: to enlighten the Ogiek community on the
importance of cultural preservation, to attract tourist to
the Ogiek cultural museum so that they can learn about
culture of the Ogiek community, to use the Ogiek cultural
museum as a training center for young Ogiek and other
communities on how Ogiek traditional medicines can treat
various ailments, and to increase publicity in regard to
Ogiek culture so that other communities in Kenya and
around the world are aware of and are encouraged to visit
the museum to learn about the Ogiek culture. |
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