The Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF) was founded in 2013, with the objective of promoting and safeguarding Egyptian and regional cultural heritage. Its first mission was to deliver and design, for government staff and concerned organizations, courses on Disaster Risk Preparedness and First Aid to Cultural Heritage (FACH) in cooperation with ICCROM. The mission of the EHRF is to address problems related to endangered heritage in museums, libraries, archives and historic sites, as well as in urban and rural surroundings. It is therefore seeks to engage in a wide range of actions, from academia to practical interventions. This included documenting and digitizing museum collections, training curators and conservators in risk assessment and mitigation, and upgrading and reusing historic buildings.