Foundation

Created on the initiative of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Rabat’s Cultural Heritage is presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa. The Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of Rabat’s cultural heritage in all its components, both tangible and intangible, particularly those that have been included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2012 under the title “Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a shared heritage”.

Guided by Her Royal Highness’s commitment to cultural heritage education and awareness, the Foundation sees the safeguarding of this heritage as an ongoing process, uniting all stakeholders. To this end, the Foundation develops programs around three main themes – educating, raising awareness and federating. As a powerful lever for inclusion and cohesion, Rabat’s heritage is a real driver of social, economic and cultural development. The Foundation conducts regular heritage discovery activities among the Rbatis, especially the youngest, in order to create an emotional bond that guarantees respect and preservation of their heritage.

The Foundation’s programs are aimed at several target groups: the general public, professionals, institutions, especially the youngest. The Foundation sets up educational kits within the framework of its educational programs, digital platforms for the mediation of cultural heritage through the “digitization of heritage” program and organizes scientific workshops to which experts from all continents are invited to share, exchange, and advance the precious cause of preserving modern and ancient cultural heritage.

The work, carried out in a partnership approach, combines expertise and resources, and federates institutional as well as public and private actors with the aim of affirming the necessity of heritage protection in the Kingdom.