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Ratification of the Convention on
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Dominican Republic (2024 - 2028)Listing of ICH
Music and dance of the merengue in the Dominican Republic (2016, RL)
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On-going nomination(s)
Project
Strengthening the capacities of La Cofradía del Espíritu Santo de Los Congos de Villa Mella and El Teatro Cocolo Danzante de Los Guloyas de San Pedro to safeguard their heritage
1 January 2024 – 31 January 2026Amount (US$) 98,752
Strengthening capacities for preparing nomination files for the Lists of the 2003 Convention in Small Island and Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean
1 June 2023 – 1 June 2025Amount (US$) 75,000
Capacity building for community leaders and public managers to safeguard the living heritage of Afro-descendant communities in the SICA region and Cuba
6 February 2023 – 30 August 2024Amount (US$) 99,986
Exchange of experiences and cultural dialogues for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of Afro-descendant peoples through the preparation of inventories in the SICA region and Cuba
4 June 2024 – 4 June 2024Amount (US$) 99,990
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti
1 June 2012 – 1 December 2014Amount (US$) 434,989
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Cultural Space of the Holy Spirit Brotherhood of the Villa Mella’s Congos
1 January 2003 – 1 December 2009Amount (US$) 171,308