Suleman and Shahzada Dawood Foundation

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION PRIMARILY OF:A) WORLD HERITAGE SITES OR OTHER AREAS, PROPERTIES OR ENVIRONMENTS OF CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE; ANDB) THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE, EITHER TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE, OF COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING SUCH WORLD HERITAGE SITES OR OTHER AREAS, PROPERTIES OR ENVIRONMENTS OF CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE, THAT ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTED (OR IN DANGER OF BEING IMPACTED) BY CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTERS AND HARMFUL HUMAN ACTIVITIES. IN THIS CONTEXT, TANGIBLE HERITAGE IS PHYSICAL, MATERIAL THINGS LIKE BUILDINGS, ARTIFACTS, AND MONUMENTS, WHILE INTANGIBLE HERITAGE INCLUDES NON-PHYSICAL ELEMENTS LIKE TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, LANGUAGE, AND EXPRESSIONS, SUCH AS ORAL HISTORY, PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES THAT ARE UNDER THREAT OF HARM OR EXTINCTION.PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS FOR PROJECTS, EDUCATION, PRESERVATION AND RESEARCH, TO SUPPORT SUCH PURPOSES WHERE BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC CAN BE SHOWN.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE WORLD HERITAGE SITES ARE LANDMARKS, AREAS AND OTHER PROPERTIES WITH LEGAL PROTECTION UNDER THE CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTERED BY UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) FOR HAVING CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE.