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Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage (SPACH)
Street address: House 399, Street 1, Taimini, in front of Oxfam GB, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Mailing address: P O Box 550, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Contact: Ana Rodriguez (f) Program Co-ordinator
Telephone: 93 (0) 70 285859 (mobile)
Contact: Sattar Langary Office Administrator
Additional contact: Mohammad Zia Administrator
Telephone: 93 (0) 70 293181 (mobile)
SPACHEstablished in 1994 by a group of concerned individuals in response to the growing awareness of the vulnerability of the cultural heritage of Afghanistan, SPACH works to promote cultural heritage as an integral part of the overall reconstruction effort. SPACH is working in partnership with the Afghan community to raise awareness of the central importance of cultural heritage for this generation and for those to follow, and the significant role that Afghan heritage can play in building peace. Since the outbreak of war in 1979, major historical monuments, artefacts and archaeological sites across the country have been threatened by fighting, looting and neglect. This threat became acute in 1992 with the looting and destruction of the Kabul Museum and culminated in 2001 when the international community witnessed the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Notwithstanding the significance of these events, the danger to Afghanistan's cultural heritage has grown steadily over the past few years, as evidenced by an increase in the looting and destruction of important sites in virtually every province of the country.
SPACH currently focuses on raising awareness about the importance and richness of Afghan culture. It acts as a clearing house of information and as a capacity builder of Afghan cultural institutions. It also provides assistance to scholars.
 
 
 
The Afghanistan Cultural Profile was created with financial support from the British Council Afghanistan
Date updated: 11 June 2007
 
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