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Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia (2024, RL)
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Project
Knowledge and skills associated with the manufacture of the Saponé hat
1 August 2025 – 30 April 2026Amount (US$) 9,900
Capacity building for stakeholders involved in safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso
7 October 2020 – 31 July 2025Amount (US$) 387,770
Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
1 July 2023 – 1 July 2024Amount (US$) 250,000
Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2021Amount (US$) 59,571
Inventory and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso
31 March 2013 – 31 March 2018Amount (US$) 262,080
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