Timbuktu: Recapturing the Wisdom and History of a Region

Since 2000, the Ford Foundation has supported the preservation of more than 700,000 ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu, Mali. Projects include providing proper storage environments and physical repair, translating the mostly Arabic texts and digitizing the documents to make them available for scholarly research. Learn more about this work and the foundation's commitment to honoring the worlds diverse cultures. ________ Subscribe! Follow Ford Foundation on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FordFound Twitter: https://twitter.com/FordFoundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fordfoundation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ford-foundation

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