Preserving Suriname's Cultural Heritage Diversity

$60K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Suriname
Start Date	Nov 10, 2005
End Date	Aug 09, 2010
Duration	1,733 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77329-48`

Grant Description

To support the preservation of the archives compiled by Moravian missionaries who first arrived in Suriname in 1735.

The collection includes documentation of all aspects of the Missionaries work in medicine, education, and evangelization. It also provides a window into Colonial Suriname through their diaries of daily life experiences.