الجمعية السعودية للمحافظة على التراث

Saudi Arabia

Contact: 00966114030954; 00966562979935
Postal address: Riyadh
Geographic Coverage of NGO’s expertise:

URL: https://www.shps.org.sa

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Vision
To be a leading society in the safeguarding and promoting heritage.

Mission
Empower Saudi heritage bearers and local communities to practice and promote heritage, tangible and intangible, across generations.

Year of creation: 2010

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- revitalization

Main areas of work related to the Convention:

Relevant projects and initiatives

Inventorying and documentation of traditional crafts, of ICH about nature and
the universe and traditional architecture; assisting traditional craftspeople
during the pandemic; supporting a sustainable agricultural project using
traditional methods for planting coffee; tourism program for pilgrims of the
hajj, including oral stories, cultural and heritage dimensions of Mecca and
Medina for national and international visitors.