Benefitting country(ies): Equatorial Guinea

Overview:

To be implemented by the Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Handicraft Promotion, this twenty-one-month project aims to build national capacity for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Equatorial Guinea and to establish a pilot inventory. The project involves a series of training workshops on the principles of the 2003 Convention, inventorying and safeguarding. It also entails carrying out safeguarding and awareness-raising activities and conducting a participatory pilot inventory. The inventory will focus on traditional dances and their associated elements, given their multi-ethnic and nationwide scope. Regional workshops will be coordinated in collaboration with neighbouring communities and villages, to ensure the participation of diverse social and ethnic groups, as well as gender equality. They will also provide information about the viability and transmission of the elements to be included in the inventory and contribute to the communication materials, including brochures and audiovisual materials. The project is expected to generate interest in living heritage among bearers, communities and cultural associations, among others. It is also expected to result in further safeguarding activities, such as the organization of local traditional dance festivals and the development of safeguarding plans.

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