About KIF

1. To help preserve, maintain, manage and improve the culturally and historically unique fishing village - Pape Ķoņu village with consultations and practical activities.

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2. To popularize the daily life and traditions of coastal fishing villages.

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3. To create new synergies between tourism and cultural heritage, nature protection, and to offer active internationally competitive cultural and nature tourism products.

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4. To identify, study, clean up and improve the cultural, historical and natural values of the coast.

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5. Exchange of experience and cooperation with other organizations, state and local government institutions in Latvia and abroad.

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6. To attract financing from Latvian and foreign funds in order to promote the course and implementation of cultural and historical heritage research, education, nature protection and practical restoration works.

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7. Organizing and supporting public and educational events.

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8. Publication of informative and educational materials, as well as dissemination of other types of information.

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9. Create exhibitions and participate in local and international exhibitions.

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10. Management of buildings owned or owned by the Foundation.

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11. Attracting historical and cultural heritage research institutions, scientists and local researchers:  

• To advise state and local government institutions, as well as private legal entities, which own or hold objects of cultural and historical heritage, on their sustainable use;

• To perform practical restoration works of wooden construction joinery;

• Carry out inspections of historic buildings on the coast;

• To promote and coordinate the systematic study of the cultural heritage of the coast, the collection and compilation of materials;

12. To create a “material bank” for the preservation, maintenance and restoration of cultural and historical heritage.