March 29, 2018

Chrome360 | SYRIA | Culture in Crisis | World Monuments Fund

Chrome360 | SYRIA | Culture in Crisis | World Monuments Fund

In 2017, WORLD MONUMENTS FUND - with the support …

In 2017, WORLD MONUMENTS FUND - with the support of the BRITISH COUNCIL, co-ordinating the CULTURAL PROTECTION FUND, and local partner, THE PETRA NATIONAL TRUST - launched its stonemasonry training programme at Mafraq in Jordan, 12 miles from the Syrian border. We hear how Master Mason TONY STEEL, Assistant Trainer NOUR AL SHDAIFAT, and local manager BARA'A AL FALAH are training Syrians and Jordanians to become the craftspeople and conservators of the future. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: wmf.org.uk/Projects/stone-masonry-training-in-mafraq-jordan PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with WORLD MONUMENTS FUND | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.