Projects

Since 2003

Projects & measures

Since 2003, the Jutta Vogel Foundation has supported numerous projects, measures and collaborations to promote cultural preservation in the deserts, to raise awareness of the cultural heritage in Africa’s deserts, to encourage encounters between cultures, to improve understanding of the people and their living environments in the deserts and to protect and preserve their rich heritage.

Exhibition “The Third World in the Second World War – extended”: March to May 2025

2025

THE THIRD WORLD IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR Millions of soldiers from Africa, Asia and Oceania fought in the Second World War to liberate the

Khwe orthography workshop in Bwabwata National Park/Namibia

2025

The Khwe language is the best documented of all San languages. There is a dictionary and a grammar (Kilian-Hatz 2003, 2008) as well as a

Africa Film Festival Cologne September 19-29, 2024

2024

Africa Film Festival Cologne September 19-29, 2024 This year’s 21st Africa Film Festival once again promises a diverse program of feature, documentary and short films

Musical traditions in Mali in the 1990s – The cultural richness of the Bamana, Dogon and Bwa

2021

Musical traditions in Mali in the 1990s – The cultural richness of the Bamana, Dogon and Bwa The second edition of Music and Dance Traditions

Berlin: Strategy workshop on Mauritania’s manuscripts

2014

The workshop in Berlin will focus on Mauritania’s manuscripts and critically evaluate previous conservation measures in order to develop a strategy for the future. According

Mali: Preserving the manuscripts from Timbuktu

2015

When the Ansar Dine rebels invaded Timbuktu in 2013 and threatened to destroy the ancient city and its treasures, the world shuddered. It was feared

Videos: Rescuing the manuscripts from Timbuktu

2015

Playlist 9 Videos 1 – Journey into the unknown 2 – First aid 3 – Knowledge transfer 4 – The memory of Africa 5 –

Mauritania: Field research on the music culture of Mauritania

2015

The culture of the Haratin – the former slaves in Mauritania, also known as the “black Moors” – has never been seriously researched. Their music,

Namibia: Ju/’hoansi illustrated children’s dictionary

2014

The Ju|’hoan Children’s Picture Dictionary is a collaborative project between the Namibian Ju|’hoan from the Tsumkwe region and academics from various fields. The primary aim

Namibia: Research on Khwe surnames

2014

This research project of the Jutta Vogel Foundation will once again benefit the cultural heritage of a San group living in the Bwabwata National Park

Projects

Since 2003

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