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ICCROM, Fabbrica di San Pietro forge new alliance to empower African Youth in heritage conservation

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER
31/07/2025
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ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and the President of the Fabbrica di San Pietro in the Vatican His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and the President of the Fabbrica di San Pietro in the Vatican His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti

VATICAN CITY – July 31, 2025 – In a powerful demonstration of shared commitment to heritage and the next generation, ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, President of the Fabbrica di San Pietro in the Vatican, have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

This agreement launches a new strategic partnership focused on conservation, craftsmanship, and international cooperation, aiming to empower African talent, advance heritage conservation, and foster global knowledge exchange.

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This collaboration sets the stage for joint capacity-building initiatives centered on restoration, conservation, and the sustainable care of cultural heritage, with particular attention to enhancing craftsmanship skills. At its core is a commitment to empowering local expertise, safeguarding Africa’s rich heritage, and creating socio-economic opportunities for youth through skills development.

A transformative three-year program is already on the horizon for this partnership, generously supported by the Government of Italy through the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The initiative will offer immersive training opportunities for African artisans and craftspeople, drawing on over five centuries of knowledge and craftsmanship safeguarded at the Fabbrica di San Pietro.

Using a cascading capacity-building approach, participants will combine skills acquired at the Vatican with traditional knowledge from their own countries, multiplying impact through knowledge exchange within their wider communities. Institutions in Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, and Tunisia will lead this dynamic exchange. The project is also in line with Italy’s broader international cooperation strategies, including the Mattei Plan, reinforcing sustainable, equitable, and mutually beneficial partnerships across the African continent.

“This signing marks the beginning of a meaningful journey, in which two great traditions of knowledge come together: one rooted in the heart of the Vatican City and the other forged by the diversity of the world’s heritage,” said Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, ICCROM Director-General. “In this partnership, we find renewed energy and inspiration, where the past becomes a source of light and hope for the future. Heritage is much more than what we inherit; it is a living expression of the identities that preceded us and that accompany us as we shape tomorrow. Culture is a bridge, a source of unity and renewal that keeps us human, evolving and enduring through generations.”

His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti stated, “Through this educational project, the Fabbrica di San Pietro, through its School of Arts and Crafts, opens the doors of the Vatican Basilica to young African artists and artisans, offering them the opportunity to acquire unique skills in the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. Sharing the knowledge gained over the centuries and transmitting the craftsmanship excellence that preserves St. Peter’s Basilica represents a commitment to the growth of new generations of professionals in the field of cultural heritage protection, in a spirit of service, authentic fraternity and love for the beauty that leads to God.”

This landmark Agreement underscores ICCROM’s and the Fabbrica di San Pietro’s shared vision to build a future where heritage is preserved through local knowledge, international collaboration, and innovative practice – fostering more resilient and prosperous communities, stronger social cohesion, and sustainable development for people, culture, and planet.

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