U.S Mission in Nigeria Awards Grant for Preservation of Nigerian Cultural Monument
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has awarded a grant of $400,000 for the conservation of the late 14th century Sungbo Eredo Earthworks of the Yoruba Ijebu Kingdom in Nigeria. This is the largest Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant in Nigeria and the second-largest in sub-Saharan Africa.
The College of William and Mary – collaborating with the National Commission for Museum and Monuments, Augustine University (Ilara), and the Natural History Museum at Obafemi Awolowo University – will help to preserve and build awareness of this monumental public work that is currently under increasing pressure from urbanization, industrialization, and erosion.
