After the inclusion of the site on the 2006 World Monuments Watch, WMF secured funding from the Annenberg Foundation to undertake conservation work at the site. The project team analyzed wooden elements of the structure, replaced rotted sections, and reconstructed the roof.
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After the inclusion of the site on the 2006 World Monuments Watch, WMF secured funding from the Annenberg Foundation to undertake conservation work at the site. The project team analyzed wooden elements of the structure, replaced rotted sections, and reconstructed the roof.
A second phase of work replaced doors and windows that had disappeared, utilizing traditional materials and fabrication methods. Although harvesting of the juniper wood in the country is forbidden, the National Museum of Eritrea secured a special permit to collect the quantity needed to complete the restoration of missing elements. Work was completed in July 2007, and since then the Senafe community has returned the church to active use as a place of worship.
