Why is our work so important?
This is the only website which publishes all the earliest Saharan paintings and it will be the only source of their knowledge. The old Touareg guides spent most of their nomadic life in the mountains where they knew every painted site. The young guides, however, were already born in the oasis and they only know the main touristic sites. Moreover, several rock art sites have been reported damaged or destroyed. This catalogue, apart from being informative has a fundamental function of recording the World´s cultural heritage which risks to disappear.
Why do we need donations?
This catalogue is completely free of charge and accessible to anyone. It is a work of rock art experts who truly love the Sahara desert and its prehistory. We create this unique database in our free time and with no salary for our work.
As for me (Jitka, head of project), I tried to obtain grants for our project but in the humanities there is too much competition and too little money available. I could have applied for more grants but each application means weeks or even months spent in writing proposals and waiting. I felt that I could not lose more time and I made a life-changing decision: I started this project as my full-time job but with no financial reward. I am a mother of a small child, I live off my savings now but I do what I really love; the Round Head catalogue is an important contribution to humanity and it is a project of my life.
Tax deductions
Our catalogue under the name “Roundhead Sahara” is a recognized voluntary organization, registered in Italy with number 90060290500 (codice fiscale).
According to the EU court case C-318/07 (Hein Persche v FinanzamtLüdenschied, 27 January 2009), http://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&num=C-318/07, donators are entitled to receive a tax deduction for charitable donations to organizations that are recognized in other member countries of the European Union (EU).
DONATE & GAIN
Individual donations are crucial for the fulfilment of our mission. No matter how large or small, your support as a Donor provides the financial foundation to the catalogue. With your donation we will be able to complete the catalogue as early as possible making it available to all academics and to large public.
To show you how much we are grateful for your help, every donation of at least 15 $ , 15 € or 15 Ł will be given a free eBook “The Round Head rock art in the Central Sahara“ (more info here).
Thank you for your support!