Our Projects
With the help of our generous supporters, volunteers, and funders, we engage thousands of people through our innovative projects, providing opportunities to explore the legacy of the people, architecture, and heritage of the two World Wars.
Our projects encourage participation from a wide range of individuals, communities, and partners. We actively involve young people through our work with schools, colleges, universities, and a variety of youth groups.
We aim to inspire everyone we connect with to learn more about the CWGC and increase their understanding and appreciation of the relevance of its role - both today and in the future.
Our staff and volunteers are passionate about sharing the narratives of the men and women who are commemorated in cemeteries and on memorials worldwide and, by ‘keeping their stories alive’, we ensure their legacy is not forgotten.
Here are some of the recent projects that the Foundation has funded thanks to the support of our donors:
The CWGF Guides Programme gives young history enthusiasts an incredible opportunity to work at some of Commonwealth War Graves’ most iconic sites in France.
Commonwealth War Graves Foundation Guides
The CWGC Non-Commemoration Programme is grateful to the Foundation for funding a new, vital education initiative in Cape Town, South Africa.
Supporting Youth Education in Cape Town
An exciting new online resource collecting the stories of the Commonwealth’s dead of the world wars. Upload your family story today and preserve their memory for evermore!
For Evermore
The Eyes On, Hands On Programme challenges volunteers across the UK to help us protect isolated war graves and engage with local history. Want to get involved?
Eyes On, Hands On
We're working with prestigious unversities across the UK to give student volunteers the opportunity to work and grow with Commonwealth War Graves.
Commonwealth War Graves Student Volunteer Guides Programme
Discover our groundbreaking work in creating new ways of remembrance and commemoration for Tanzanian veterans with this incredibly important oral histories project.
Voices of the Past - Oral History Research Project in Tanzania
We have over 300 expert speakers and tour guides who engage with people of all ages across the UK in schools, colleges, universities and through many different social and community groups.
The Foundation Speakers & Tour Guides Programme
A CWGF grant enables the placing of carefully curated stories into selected Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries in Europe for key times of year, using high-quality temporary signs.
Story Signs
Thanks to an incredible donation, we have been able to beautifully illuminate the Runnymede Memorial, commemorating 28,000 Commonwealth air service personnel of the Second World War.
Lighting Runnymede
Broughton High School in Edinburgh partnered with Commonwealth War Graves and poet Jim Mackintosh for a creative learning project, placing pupils directly in contact with their local heritage.
Comely Bank school project in Edinburgh: Keeping Their Stories Alive
Commonwealth War Graves and the National Conservation Service (NCS) have partnered to freeze important archival film in a new long-term preservation project.
Preserving the Past: Film freezing with the National Conservation Service