Heritage, Culture & Creative Learning

Reviving and teaching Tarbala, a traditional dance of the Ababda community, to younger generations while creating opportunities for cultural exchange and community participation.

Teaching children and young people the Semsemeia, one of the traditional musical instruments of the Red Sea, and supporting the transmission of local musical heritage to new generations.

Using painting, drawing, and creative activities to help children explore the history, landmarks, and cultural heritage of their cities and express their relationship with their local heritage.

Building the capacity of young people and creative practitioners to document Red Sea environmental and cultural heritage through filmmaking, photography, storytelling, art, and research.

Documenting the musical and oral heritage of Red Sea coastal communities by working with local elders, women, artists, and residents to collect songs, stories, and memories connected to the sea and everyday life.

Discover El Quseir is a long-term initiative focused on documenting and promoting El Quseir as a heritage and cultural destination. The initiative brings together existing research, historical information, local knowledge, and documentation about the city, while developing a comprehensive map and knowledge base of El Quseir. It aims to document the city's heritage buildings, streets, landmarks, stories, and living heritage, support the rehabilitation of selected historic buildings, and make knowledge about the city more accessible to residents, researchers, visitors, and cultural and tourism actors.