Project

Living heritage, youth and COVID-19 in Sint Maarten

Project budget:
- US$ 5,000
Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2021 - 01/12/2021

Benefitting country(ies): Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Sint Maarten

Overview:

How can a storyteller tell a story without an audience? How could a carnival be held online? Following the adventures of the epic character 'Soualigaman', this project seeks to share with children in Sint Maarten how living heritage and public life are impacted during the pandemic. Via an animation and digital comics, the superhero Soualigaman showcases how the embodiment of ›››

Strengthening the capacities of Suriname and Dutch Caribbean islands for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Project budget:
- US$ 635,980
Source:
- Netherlands earmarked contribution to the Fund
Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2014 - 31/12/2018
Documents:
- Final report phase III (12-2018): English
- Progress report (11-2014): English
- Progress report (11-2015): English
- Progress report phase I (08-2016): English
- Progress report phase II (10-2017): English
- Video presentation of the project: English

Benefitting country(ies): Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Overview:

The aim of this project was to strengthen the national capacities of Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean Islands to effectively safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The project involved a national consultation on the status of ICH carried out in Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Marteen and Suriname, as well as training workshops on the implementation of the 2003 Convention, community-based ›››

News and activities:

2018-10-29 – Workshop on natural disaster and intangible cultural heritage
2017-10-23 – The 2003 Convention reaches 175 State Parties!

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