Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices

Países beneficiarios: Botswana

Resumen:

Implemented by the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, this eighteen-month project aims to safeguard ‘Seperu folk dance and associated practices’, an element inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2019. The element involves singing, dancing and sacred rituals which are significant in the life of the communities in the Chobe District. The kno ›››

Integrando el patrimonio vivo en la educación primaria en Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) del Caribe

Resumen:

Este proyecto tiene como objetivo fortalecer las capacidades de actores clave en dos Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) del Caribe en relación con la integración del patrimonio vivo en la educación primaria. Basándose en los lineamientos y recomendaciones de un proyecto regional anterior ('Aprendiendo con el Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial para un Futuro Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe'; 2021 ›››

Implementing community-based heritage festivals in eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Países beneficiarios: Bangladesh

Resumen:

Implemented by the Bangladesh National Museum, this two-year project aims at implementing community-based and -led intangible cultural heritage festivals across eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. The project is a collaborative effort between the Bangladesh National Museum and the Consortium for ICH-pedia in Bangladesh. It focuses on safeguarding, promoting and transmitting the living heritage of eight communities through capacity building, research ›››

Supporting the community of artists and artisans of the village of Noailles to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of metal cutting in the context of the security crisis and for resilience in Haiti

Países beneficiarios: Haití

Resumen:

For several generations, the village of Noailles was home to communities of metal cutters, listed in the inventory of Haiti’s intangible cultural heritage. This form of expression was revived in the mid-twentieth century, using recycled drums as raw material. Cutting metal is the primary means of subsistence and source of resilience for the artisans and community members. Implemented by the U ›››

Consolidating and upscaling efforts of community museums to safeguard six intangible cultural heritage elements in Uganda

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

Implemented by the Uganda Community Museums Association (UCOMA), an accredited NGO, this two-year project aims to increase the capacity of community museums to sustainably safeguard Uganda’s intangible cultural heritage inscribed on the Lists of the 2003 Convention. It is the second phase of the project entitled ‘Strengthening the capacity of community museums to promote inscribed intangible cultural heritage’, which was implemented from ›››

Salvaguardia de la ludodiversidad en Malawi a través de la educación formal y no formal

Países beneficiarios: Malawi

Resumen:

El objetivo de este proyecto de tres años de duración, ejecutado la Comisión Nacional de Malawi para la UNESCO, es contribuir a la salvaguarda de la ludodiversidad de Malawi mediante el aprendizaje informal y la transmisión de nueve juegos tradicionales dentro de las comunidades practicantes. Los nueve juegos fueron identificados por los practicantes en tres regiones del país e incluidos en u ›››

Revision of the national intangible cultural heritage inventory and capacity-building on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the local communities in five provinces of Kazakhstan

Países beneficiarios: Kazajstán

Resumen:

Implemented by the Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage National Committee, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Information, this twenty-two-month project aims to build the capacities of local communities and national authorities to safeguard their living heritage. The main focus of the project is to update the existing national intangible cultural heritage inventory of Kazakhstan, which has not been ›››

Safeguarding plans for the transfer of three elements of Mali's intangible cultural heritage inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List to the Representative List

Países beneficiarios: Malí

Resumen:

Implemented by the National Directorate-General of Cultural Heritage, this two-year project aims to support safeguarding plans for three elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: (a) ‘The Sanké mon: a collective fishing rite of the Sanké’ (inscribed in 2009); (b) ‘The secret society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali’ (inscribed in 2011); and ›››

Consolidating the promotion of intangible cultural heritage education in institutions of higher learning in collaboration with bearer communities

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

Implemented by the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), an accredited non-governmental organization under the 2003 Convention, this two-year project aims to promote intangible cultural heritage education in higher-learning institutions. The project builds on the achievements of a previous intervention aimed at raising awareness of the relevance of living heritage in Uganda’s current development context among the management and academic staff of f ›››

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

Países beneficiarios: República Dominicana

Resumen:

This two-year project aims to strengthen the practice and transmission of these traditions through two pillars: training to build capacities of future generations of bearers and awareness-raising on the importance of these two elements for Dominican society. La Cofradía del Espíritu Santo de Los Congos in Villa Mella and El Teatro Cocolo Danzante Los Guloyas in San Pedro de Macorís a ›››

Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of traditional and religious festivities in the municipalities of Bluefields, Diriamba, León, El Viejo and Masaya

Países beneficiarios: Nicaragua

Resumen:

Implemented by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture, this twenty-four-month project aims to prepare an inventory of Nicaraguan intangible cultural heritage and to contribute to the safeguarding of elements related to the following traditional and religious festivities: (a) the traditional May Pole Festival; (b) the San Sebastian Patron Saint Festival; (c) the Festival of the Virgin of the Throne; (d) ‘La G ›››

Practical handbook on periodic reporting with a self-learning tool on the Overall results framework for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Resumen:

In the context of the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme, this project aims at creating a practical handbook and a self-learning tool, to address the practical needs of the country focal points in the preparation of their periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention at the national level, as well as to familiarize actors working in the field of safeguarding o ›››

Pilot inventory of intangible cultural heritage in the ten departments of the Centre Region in Cameroon

Países beneficiarios: Camerún

Resumen:

Implementado por la Oficina Regional Multisectorial de la UNESCO para África Central, en cooperación con el Ministerio de Arte y Cultura, este proyecto de dieciocho meses tiene como objetivo establecer los fundamentos de una salvaguardia sostenible del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Camerún, ajustando el sistema de inventario previamente establecido en el país. El proyecto prevé el fortalecimiento de las capacidades para ›››

La xhubleta, conocimientos tradicionales, artesanía y formas de utilización

Países beneficiarios: Albania

Resumen:

Este programa de salvaguardia, de dos años de duración, pretende apoyar los esfuerzos para mejorar la práctica y la transmisión de la artesanía de la xhubleta en el norte de Albania. Tiene tres objetivos principales: garantizar la infraestructura necesaria para la revitalización de la artesanía, mejorar las capacidades de las tejedoras para hacer la xhubleta y aumentar la visibilidad de ésta y ›››

Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Ukrainian displaced persons in Hungary: inclusive community practices

Países beneficiarios: Hungría

Resumen:

Implemented by the Hungarian Open Air Museum, this fifteen-month project aims to develop a methodology for engaging museums with the Ukrainian communities displaced in Hungary, while supporting the safeguarding of their intangible cultural heritage. The project is based on the outcomes of the UNESCO initiative on community-based needs identification of living heritage safeguarding among displaced communities from Ukraine in five ›››

Pilot inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of the communities of the Lobaye forest prefecture

Países beneficiarios: República Centroafricana

Resumen:

Este proyecto de dieciocho meses, implementado por el Ministerio de Artes, Cultura y Turismo, tiene como objetivo desarrollar un inventario piloto del patrimonio cultural inmaterial para doce comunidades etnoculturales de la prefectura forestal de Lobaye. La región de "Basse-Lobaye" también ha sido designada como reserva de biosfera desde 1977 en el marco del Programa sobre el Hombre y la Biosfera. Específicamente, ›››

Digital journey to intangible cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan

Países beneficiarios: Kirguistán

Resumen:

This thirty-month project is a second phase of the project on Safeguarding Practices and Rare Rituals Related to Sacred Sites in Kyrgyzstan, implemented in 2018–2020 with the support of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. Initiated by community leaders of the pilgrimage practices, the project’s overall objective is to develop a website about ICH elements, with audiovisual materials and comprehensive information about the ›››

Preservación y transmisión de la danza folclórica “biyelgee”

Países beneficiarios: Mongolia

Resumen:

Este proyecto trienal tiene por finalidad evaluar y consolidar la viabilidad de la danza folclórica mongola denominada “biyelgee”, a fin de transferir a la “Lista Representativa del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad” este elemento que actualmente figura inscrito en la “Lista del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial que requiere medidas urgentes de salvaguardia”. Es el Instituto de Estudios Culturales y Artísticos de la Univer ›››

Identification, capacity-building, safeguarding and promotion of traditional dances of Togo as a vector of sustainable cultural development

Países beneficiarios: Togo

Resumen:

Implemented by CUL.DEV (Culture and Development), an accredited NGO under the Convention, this twenty-five-month project aims to identify, safeguard and promote traditional dances in Togo. The project involves inventorying the dances, including categorizing them and describing the related performance techniques, music, rhythms, contexts, dress and norms, as well as their social, spiritual and secular roles within the communities. The ›››

Living Heritage and The Sustainable Development Goals: Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through formal and non-formal education in the Asia and the Pacific Region and in Africa

Países beneficiarios: Benin, Nepal, Tailandia

Resumen:

As part of the implementation of the funding priority under the 2003 Convention 'Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in formal and non-formal education' and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Target 4.7), the project proposes to develop and pilot learning tools/materials/pedagogies concerning the integration of living heritage in non-formal education in the Community Learning Centers in Nepal and Thailand. It explores the ›››

Proyecto de fortalecimiento de capacidades para partícipes en la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Burkina Faso

Países beneficiarios: Burkina Faso

Resumen:

Este proyecto de 24 meses de duración tiene por objeto fortalecer las capacidades de personas que participan en la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Burkina Faso. Un inventario de los elementos de dicho patrimonio, realizado en el marco de la aplicación de la Convención de 2003, puso de manifiesto la necesidad de constituir una masa crítica de personal capaz de asumir la ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-12-13 – El Comité intergubernamental de salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial, seleccionó dos proyectos para integrar el Registro de buenas prácticas de salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Safeguarding and inventories of children's tales and narratives in Mauritania

Países beneficiarios: Mauritania

Resumen:

Implemented by Association Maison des Théâtres, this eighteen-month project aims to safeguard children’s tales and narratives in Mauritania by creating an inventory and ensuring the transmission of the practice to future generations. The project involves the implementation of community workshops on how to develop participatory inventories, followed by the identification and inventorying of children’s tales and narratives across Mauritania. The tales ›››

Elaboration of an inventory of national intangible cultural heritage

Países beneficiarios: Ruanda

Resumen:

Implemented by the Rwandan National Commission for UNESCO, this eighteen-month project aims to develop the first inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of Rwanda and to support the government’s national safeguarding efforts. The project involves: (a) implementing a capacity-building training workshop about the Convention and the importance of intangible cultural heritage, including training on relevant techniques and tools; (b) conducting c ›››

Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in situations of conflict and forced displacement

Resumen:

UNESCO in the framework of the 2003 Convention has explored the role of living heritage in emergencies, including conflict and disaster situations. In 2020, the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention adopted operational principles and modalities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies, which offers guidance to national and international stakeholders on how best to engage and safeguard living heritage ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2023-10-23 – Salvaguardando el patrimonio vivo para la resiliencia y la recuperación en el Campamento de Refugiados de Minawao en Camerún
• 2023-10-09 – Training workshop for safeguarding living heritage in situations of conflict and forced displacement at Minawao Refugee Camp, Cameroon

Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and contributing to sustainable development in Kenya

Países beneficiarios: Kenya

Resumen:

In the context of the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme, this project aims at strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and contributing to sustainable development in Kenya. The project will deliver training activities to strengthen the capacities of national stakeholders in the following areas: *knowledge of the 2003 Convention, its key concepts and approaches; *methodologies for community-based inventorying for safeguarding i ›››

Refuerzo de capacidades para la preparación de expedientes de candidatura para las Listas de la Convención de 2003 en los Pequeños Estados Insulares y en Desarrollo (PEID) del Caribe

Países beneficiarios: Antigua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Cuba, Dominica, Granada, Guyana, Haití, Jamaica, República Dominicana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Vicente y las Granadinas, Santa Lucía, Suriname, Trinidad y Tabago

Resumen:

En el marco del programa global de desarrollo de capacidades de la Convención de 2003, este proyecto tiene como objetivo desarrollar las capacidades de los Pequeños Estados Insulares y en Desarrollo (PEID) del Caribe en la preparación de expedientes de candidatura para las Listas de la Convención de 2003, con vistas a mejorar la salvaguardia efectiva del patrimonio vivo en toda la reg ›››

Development of an inventory of intangible cultural heritage in South Sudan

Países beneficiarios: Sudán del Sur

Resumen:

Dirigido por el Ministerio de Cultura, en estrecha colaboración con la oficina de la UNESCO en Juba, el Comité Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial (NICHC) y la oficina regional de la UNESCO para África Oriental, este proyecto de veinticuatro meses tiene como objetivo elaborar un inventario del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Sudán del Sur para contribuir a su salvaguardia. Debido a l ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2023-11-10 – Lanzamiento del proyecto de inventario comunitario en Sudán del Sur
• 2020-10-08 – Cerca de US$500,000 destinados a financiar actividades de salvaguardia en Antigua y Barbuda, Burundi, Egipto, Sudán del Sur y Uruguay

El “tais”, tejido tradicional

Países beneficiarios: Timor-Leste

Resumen:

This three-year project is being implemented by the Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO. Activities include promoting this handwoven traditional textile in fairs, creating a television programme and adding Timor-Leste’s cultural elements, including Tais, to school curricula. In terms of research, the project entails recruiting an international expert to conduct field research and to document and photograph the raw materials used a ›››

Field School for capacity-building in safeguarding living heritage of ethnic communities in Thailand

Países beneficiarios: Tailandia

Resumen:

This two-year project seeks to enhance the capacity of five ethnic groups and relevant stakeholders in Thailand to safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The ethnic groups (Pgakenyaw Karen, Pwo Karen, Moken, Moklen and Urak Lawoi) were chosen on the basis of their vulnerability and their willingness to engage in the safeguarding activities. The project entails establishing the Field School for ›››

Social practices and cultural elements of Toare Gulf mask festival

Países beneficiarios: Papua Nueva Guinea

Resumen:

To be implemented by the Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission, this project is aimed at preparing a nomination file to the Urgent Safeguarding List for the social practices and rituals related to the Toare mask festival. The Toare community has a population of around six to seven hundred people and is located in the Uamai villages. An annual celebration ›››

Imbalu ceremonies

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

Implemented by the Inzu Ya Masaaba/Institution of the Umukuuka, this project is aimed at preparing a nomination file to the Urgent Safeguarding List for the Imbalu Ceremonies in Uganda. The ceremonies are a rite of passage for young men that involve many activities, from cultural education, to running, dancing and beer brewing. They culminate with the circumcision of initiates ›››

Aixan/Gana/Ob#ANS TSI //Khasigu, ancestral musical sound knowledge and skills (international assistance)

Países beneficiarios: Namibia

Resumen:

Being implemented by the Namibia National Commission for UNESCO, this thirty-six-month project is aimed at safeguarding the Aixan /Gana /Ob #ANS TSI //Khasigu, as the tradition of performing such music currently faces many threats. Specifically, the project intends to: improve the visibility of the element and of living heritage in general; enhance, preserve and promote the element among youth, community ›››

Emergency response to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Lalibela, World Heritage property, and the surrounding area endangered by conflict

Países beneficiarios: Etiopía

Resumen:

Implemented by the Ethiopian Heritage Authority, in collaboration with the Association of St. Lalibela and Surrounding Heritage Conservation and Protection, this three-year project aims to contribute to the revival of the traditional church schools in Lalibela and the surrounding areas. These church schools, situated within the World Heritage property of the ‘Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela’, have been temporarily closed due to ong ›››

Fortalecimiento de capacidades para salvaguardar el patrimonio cultural inmaterial en situaciones de emergencia en los Pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo (PEID) del Pacífico y el Caribe

Países beneficiarios: Bahamas, Belice, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu

Resumen:

En consonancia con los principios operativos y las modalidades de salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo (o PCI) en situaciones de emergencia, este proyecto aborda las graves amenazas que suponen las catástrofes naturales para la transmisión y la viabilidad del PCI en cinco pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo (PEID) del Caribe y el Pacífico, siendo ellos: Belice, las Bahamas, Fiyi, Tonga and Van ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-04-11 – Lanzamiento de un proyecto de tres años para salvaguardar el patrimonio vivo durante las emergencias en los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) del Pacífico y el Caribe
• 2022-04-07 – Inter-regional inception workshop for the project ‘Capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific and the Caribbean’

Capacity building on traditional Koryo celadon making practice

Países beneficiarios: República Popular Democrática de Corea

Resumen:

The proposed six-month project is aimed at building capacities relating to the traditional Koryo celadon making practice. The project is to be implemented by a working group established by the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences, in cooperation with the National Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for UNESCO. Recently, decreased interest in the tradition has resulted in dwindling c ›››

To get together - Enhancement of the capacities of displaced communities from Ukraine living in Slovakia through living heritage

Países beneficiarios: Eslovaquia

Resumen:

Implemented by the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, this twenty-month project aims to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Ukrainian communities temporarily displaced in Slovakia and raise awareness of the important role of living heritage safeguarding for forcefully displaced communities. The project is based on the outcomes of the UNESCO project ‘Assessing the n ›››

Community-based teaching and learning of Ukraine’s living heritage in Romania

Países beneficiarios: Rumania

Resumen:

Implemented by the Asociatia Serviciul Iezuitilor pentru Refugiati din Romania (JRS Romania), this fourteen-month project aims at safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Ukrainian communities temporarily displaced in Romania and seeks to raise awareness of the important role of living heritage in supporting the resilience of these communities and encouraging social cohesion. The project is based on the outcomes of ›››

Reforzar y promocionar la transmisión intergeneracional de conocimientos y significados relacionados con la producción de cerámica tradicional en Checca Pupuja, Puno

Países beneficiarios: Perú

Resumen:

Implemented by the UNESCO Office in Lima in cooperation with the Intangible Heritage Directorate of the Ministry of Culture of Peru, this eighteen-month project aims to promote the intergenerational transmission of the knowledge and techniques related to traditional Checca Pupuja pottery. One of the main aspects related to the importance of this pottery is that it fulfils three main functions ›››

Urgent safeguarding of the making of traditional musical instrument Kobyz and its tradition of Zhyrau performance

Países beneficiarios: Uzbekistán

Resumen:

Implemented by the UNESCO Office in Tashkent in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this eighteen-month project aims to safeguard and raise awareness of Karakalpak living heritage in Uzbekistan, with a focus on the endangered kobyz and zhyrau traditions. Using a gender-based approach, the project involves identifying and documenting the techniques of creating ›››

“Xeedho”

Países beneficiarios: Djibuti

Resumen:

Entre la comunidad somalí de Djibuti se denomina “Xeedho” un manjar que ofrecen las suegras a sus yernos recién casados para celebrar la primera semana de los desposorios con sus hijas. Compuesto por dátiles y pedacitos de cecina de dromedario frita y conservada en manteca clarificada (ghee), este manjar se coloca en recipientes tallados en un tronco de árbol con tapas d ›››

Capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and contributing to sustainable development

Países beneficiarios: Gambia, Ghana

Resumen:

As part of the implementation of the funding priority under the 2003 Convention ‘Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development’, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Target 11.4; 5.5 and 17.9), as well as the African Union Agenda 2063, in the Gambia, the project proposes to train all relevant stakeholders on how to better safeguard intangible cultural heritage through the effective imp ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2024-07-25 – Ghana engages holistic approach to strengthen living heritage safeguarding
• 2022-11-23 – Inception Workshop for the project 'Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development'

Creación de capacidades a nivel nacional y local para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Dominica

Países beneficiarios: Dominica

Resumen:

Este proyecto tiene por objeto mejorar las capacidades de salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Dominica. La necesidad de apoyo se expresó en el contexto del ejercicio de presentación de informes periódicos en América Latina y el Caribe, que puso de manifiesto que, hasta la fecha, la aplicación de la Convención en Dominica no había progresado significativamente desde su ratificación en 200 ›››

Pilot inventory of intangible cultural heritage in six provinces of Chad

Países beneficiarios: Chad

Resumen:

To be implemented by the Ministry of Culture and the Promotion of Diversity, in close collaboration with the Chad National Commission for UNESCO, the proposed eighteen-month project is aimed at inventorying elements of intangible cultural heritage in six regions of Chad. Although the State Party ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in 2008, the country ›››

Documentation and inventory of peu karioi (performing arts) in the Cook Islands

Países beneficiarios: Islas Cook

Resumen:

Being implemented by the Cook Islands Ministry of Cultural Development, this eighteen-month project is geared at documenting and inventorying peu karioi (performing arts) in the Cook Islands, which constitutes a traditional technique of telling stories, proverbs, myths and legends. Conventionally, the elders of each island transmit knowledge about the peu karioi to the next generation orally. However, this approach is ›››

Community-based inventorying and capacity building of indigenous communities for safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

Países beneficiarios: Pakistán

Resumen:

Being implemented jointly by the UNESCO Office in Islamabad and the National Heritage and Culture Division (NHCD) of the Government of Pakistan, this twenty-four-month project has been designed in collaboration with the communities concerned. The main objective of the project is to enhance the capacities of communities and stakeholders to safeguard intangible culture heritage for sustainable development in the regions ›››

Safeguarding Saint Kitts and Nevis Intangible Cultural Heritage: developing a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy

Países beneficiarios: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Resumen:

This is a two-year project based on a series of consultations with traditional and knowledge bearers and communities, groups and individuals about opportunities and challenges in the practice of their living heritage. The primary objective is the development of a National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Policy, which was recognized in the consultations as fundamental to safeguarding living heritage and fostering ›››

Reforzar las capacidades para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en contextos de desastre

Países beneficiarios: Filipinas, Honduras

Resumen:

En el contexto del [[programa global de fortalecimiento de capacidades|page:00326]], esta actividad tiene como objetivo reforzar las capacidades para la integración de la reducción del riesgo de desastres en los inventarios comunitarios del patrimonio cultural inmaterial, mediante actividades piloto en Honduras y Filipinas. El proyecto comprenderá *Talleres de formación en línea sobre el patrimonio cultural inmaterial y la reducción del ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-06-29 – Joint capacity-building project on ICH and disaster risk reduction kicks off in the Philippines and Honduras

Strengthening capacities at the national and local levels for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the United Republic of Tanzania and contributing to sustainable development

Países beneficiarios: República Unida de Tanzania

Resumen:

In the context of the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme, this project is designed to strengthen capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage at national and local levels, including among government institutions and communities in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. More specifically, the objectives of the project are the following: *Contribute to sustainable development in the United Republic of Tanzania through the implementation o ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-12-15 – UNESCO launches new capacity-building project for living heritage in the United Republic of Tanzania

Inventorying of Kuyabila of the Tonga ethnic group of Zambia

Países beneficiarios: Zambia

Resumen:

This twenty-four-month project, being implemented by Zambia’s Ministry of Tourism and Arts, aims to undertake an inventory of the Tonga ethnic group’s poems in the Monze and Namwala districts of the country’s southern province. Accompanied by music and a special dance, kuyabila is the poetry of the Tonga people. It is accompanied by music and a special dance and performed durin ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-06-07 – In Zambia, the International Assistance project to safeguard Kuyabila poetry begins

Development of a national inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Sao Tome and Principe

Países beneficiarios: Santo Tomé y Príncipe

Resumen:

To be implemented by UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, this sixteen-month project aims to strengthen national capacities, raise awareness about intangible cultural heritage among bearers, practitioners and the public, and support community-led safeguarding efforts. It is the first project of its kind in Sao Tome and Principe and will provide the country with an ›››

Empowering communities for the safeguarding of Belize's foodways: a community-based inventory project for sustainable development and disaster resilience

Países beneficiarios: Belice

Resumen:

To be implemented by the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), this twenty-four-month project aims to strengthen community capacity and create a comprehensive inventory of foodways in Belize, which faces threats related to globalization, rapid urbanization and climate change. The project will equip community members and cultural officers with the knowledge and skills to document, inventory and safeguard living ›››

Implementation of a plan for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in Equatorial Guinea: training and pilot inventory of traditional dances

Países beneficiarios: Guinea Ecuatorial

Resumen:

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 ›››

Building capacities on intangible cultural heritage inventorying, safeguarding and awareness raising activities in The Gambia

Países beneficiarios: Gambia

Resumen:

To be implemented by the National Centre for Art and Culture, this two-year project aims to build the capacities of communities and practitioners and to promote the safeguarding and transmission of The Gambia’s intangible cultural heritage. The project has a particular focus on the safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding initiatory rite, an element inscribed in 2008 on the Representative List of t ›››

Safeguarding of Okuruuo through community-based capacity building, inventorying and documentation interventions in Namibia

Países beneficiarios: Namibia

Resumen:

Implemented by the Namibia National Commission for UNESCO, the proposed thirty-six-month project is aimed at safeguarding Okuruuo. The sacred ritual practice of Okuruuo (meaning Holy Fire) is central to the cultural values and social practices of the communities concerned. However, the current situation – including a rapid increase in urbanization – threatens its continuous practice and sustainability. Awareness-raising, capacity-building and training initiatives hav ›››

Capacity building for community leaders and public managers to safeguard the living heritage of Afro-descendant communities in the SICA region and Cuba

Países beneficiarios: Belice, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana

Resumen:

Este proyecto de trece meses tiene como objetivo construir una base conceptual y metodológica común para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de los afrodescendientes en Belice, Costa Rica, Cuba, República Dominicana, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. Se trata de la primera etapa (preparación y planificación) de una iniciativa mayor titulada "Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial Afrodescendiente de la re ›››

Community-Based inventory, documenting and safeguarding folklore of the Syunik region of Armenia

Países beneficiarios: Armenia

Resumen:

Being implemented by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, this twenty-four-month project aims to inventory, document, safeguard and promote the oral heritage of the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia. As a response to this lack of documentation and to the dwindling practice of and interest in local folklore, the project seeks ›››

Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa

Países beneficiarios: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Camerún, Chad, Comoras, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibuti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Etiopía, Gabón, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malí, Mauricio, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Níger (el), República Centroafricana, República Democrática del Congo, República Unida de Tanzania, Ruanda, Santo Tomé y Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudán del Sur, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

Africa is the fourth region to be undertaking periodic reporting under the revised regional cycle approved by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention [Decision 14.COM 8]. The present project aims to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of States Parties in the region, in conducting a thorough review of the state of safeguarding policies, programmes, and initiatives in ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2024-04-22 – Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting

Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahod (international assistance)

Países beneficiarios: Belarrús

Resumen:

Being implemented by the Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, the proposed twenty-four-month project has three main objectives. The first objective is to research the area where Juraǔski Karahod was spread historically and develop an effective strategy for its revitalization, performance and transmission. Second, the visibility of the element is expected to ›››

Safeguarding the Oulad Mbarek epic

Países beneficiarios: Mauritania

Resumen:

Given the ever-decreasing number of bearers, namely the griot, the project aims to collect the repertoire of poems in writing, sound and image to promote access to and facilitate transmission of the tradition. The project, which is being implemented by the International Foundation of the Aïn Farba Festival in close collaboration with local communities, is based on three major axes: ›››

Safeguarding semba by creating new levers for intergenerational transmission and income-generating opportunities

Países beneficiarios: Angola

Resumen:

Implemented by the Instituto Nacional do Património Cultural (INPC), this two-year project aims to establish suitable conditions for safeguarding semba, a traditional musical genre and dance, by creating opportunities for intergenerational transmission and income generation. Rooted in working-class neighbourhoods, semba is a symbol of Angolan identity-building and anticolonial resistance. However, lately it has begun to lose influence and significance among ›››

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

Países beneficiarios: Belice, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana

Resumen:

To be implemented by the Central American Educational and Cultural Coordination (CECC/SICA) in cooperation with the Regional Center for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL) and with the involvement of the Central American Black Organization (ONECA), this eighteen-month multinational project aims to build collective and participatory knowledge on the processes of inventorying the living ›››

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in basic education in Namibia and Zimbabwe

Países beneficiarios: Namibia, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

This project will contribute to building coordination mechanisms between the Ministries of Education and Culture in Namibia and Zimbabwe to ensure that a robust methodology for heritage-based education is anchored in national policies and available to enrich teacher training courses and curriculum development for the future. The innovative and transformative methodology of learning with living heritage will be embedded in ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2024-03-19 – Namibia and Zimbabwe move onward to bridge living heritage and education
• 2023-03-10 – Namibia y Zimbabue lanzan un proyecto sobre el patrimonio vivo en la educación

Between the Amazon and the Andes: safeguarding and transmission of the Traditional knowledge and techniques associated with Pasto Varnish mopa-mopa of the Putumayo and Nariño departments of Colombia

Países beneficiarios: Colombia

Resumen:

The project supported initiatives led by the practitioners (harvesters, woodworkers, varnishers) to guarantee the future safeguarding of the element. The project developed four main activities: (a) capacity building training for trainers targeting fifty-five practitioners; (b) a pilot apprenticeship programme in which each practitioner worked alongside an apprentice in a one-to-one learning environment; (c) documentation of the life and work of ›››

Nomadic Mongolia festival

Países beneficiarios: Mongolia

Resumen:

Implemented by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, this ten-month initiative aimed to prepare a proposal in view of sharing safeguarding experiences related to the Nomadic Mongolia festival through the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, in the sense of Article 18 of the Convention. The Nomadic Mongolia festival is a nationwide celebration of intangible cultural heritage, held ›››

Safeguarding and promoting Gbofe

Países beneficiarios: Côte d'Ivoire

Resumen:

To be implemented by the Office Ivoirien du Patrimoine Culturel (the Ivoirian Cultural Heritage Office), this two-year project aims to ensure the viability of the Gbofe, a transverse trump and a performance of the Tagbana community that encompasses music, song and dance. The element was incorporated in 2008 in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed ›››

Sensibilización sobre la importancia de la Convención de 2003 de la UNESCO para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial entre los dirigentes tradicionales y las comunidades locales de Zimbabue

Países beneficiarios: Zimbabwe

Resumen:

Implementado por el Ministerio de Juventud, Deportes, Artes y Recreación, este proyecto de dos años tiene como objetivo sensibilizar a los jefes tradicionales y a las comunidades locales de Zimbabwe sobre la salvaguarda del patrimonio cultural inmaterial. Incluye la traducción de un resumen de la convención de 2003 a los idiomas locales y la creación de un centro de información que gesti ›››

Ancestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of the 'Poncho Para'i de 60 Listas', from the city of Piribebuy, Republic of Paraguay

Países beneficiarios: Paraguay (el)

Resumen:

Implementado por la Secretaría Nacional de Cultura en colaboración con la UNESCO, este proyecto de dieciocho meses tiene como objetivo asegurar la transmisión de conocimientos y técnicas de fabricación del Poncho Para'í de 60 Listas. Incluye actividades de promoción como un programa de televisión, una exposición permanente, ferias artesanales y un concurso de tejido. Se dará publicidad y realce a las casas y t ›››

The Bandoneon: sound of Tango

Países beneficiarios: Uruguay

Resumen:

Implemented by the Cienarte Foundation in cooperation with the Interministerial Commission for the Support of Tango and Candombe, this thirty-month project aimed at safeguarding the traditional sound of tango produced by the bandoneon, its emblematic instrument. The bandoneon is an essential part of tango (a binational nomination between Argentina and Uruguay, inscribed on the Representative List of the 2003 Convention in ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-10-08 – Cerca de US$500,000 destinados a financiar actividades de salvaguardia en Antigua y Barbuda, Burundi, Egipto, Sudán del Sur y Uruguay

Strengthening capacities for the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in Antigua and Barbuda

Países beneficiarios: Antigua y Barbuda

Resumen:

This nineteen-month project is aimed at strengthening capacities for the sustainable implementation of the 2003 Convention in Antigua and Barbuda to ensure the inventorying, promotion and safeguarding of living heritage in the country. Being implemented by the Cultural Development Division of the Ministry of Sports, Culture, National Festivals and the Arts with the assistance of the UNESCO Cluster Office for the ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-10-08 – Cerca de US$500,000 destinados a financiar actividades de salvaguardia en Antigua y Barbuda, Burundi, Egipto, Sudán del Sur y Uruguay

Inventory of intangible culture of craftsmanship in the core of Historic Cairo

Países beneficiarios: Egipto

Resumen:

Implemented by the Egyptian Society for Folk Traditions (ESFT), this project aimed at preparing a community-based inventory of twenty types of crafts produced in the historic areas of Cairo, known as Historic Cairo, a World Heritage property under the 1972 Convention. Previous initiatives provide a useful starting point, particularly for noting the traditional crafts that have already vanished, along with the ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-08-12 – Inventario de las prácticas del patrimonio vivo en el corazón de El Cairo Histórico, Patrimonio de la Humanidad
• 2020-10-08 – Cerca de US$500,000 destinados a financiar actividades de salvaguardia en Antigua y Barbuda, Burundi, Egipto, Sudán del Sur y Uruguay

Updating of the 2009 inventory of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in Burundi with the participation of the communities

Países beneficiarios: Burundi

Resumen:

Entrusted mainly to the General Directorate of Culture and Arts, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research through the Burundi National Commission for UNESCO, this project is aimed at updating the 2009 inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Burundi, with the participation of the communities concerned. Stemming from the expressed wishes of the communities concerned, the ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-10-08 – Cerca de US$500,000 destinados a financiar actividades de salvaguardia en Antigua y Barbuda, Burundi, Egipto, Sudán del Sur y Uruguay

'Proud of my Heritage': transmission and safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in Grenada through inventorying and education initiatives

Países beneficiarios: Granada

Resumen:

Though the country has a rich array of cultural expressions, they are threatened by several factors. In this context, this project had three key objectives. Firstly, pilot inventorying exercises were conducted in the tri-island of Grenada. During this stage, capacity building workshops on the 2003 Convention, mechanisms to safeguard living heritage, and community-based inventorying methodologies were held with local stakeholders. Secondly ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-02-17 – In Grenada, the International Assistance project ‘Proud of my Heritage’ begins

Supporting the resilience of Ukrainian school children through enhancing awareness of their living heritage

Países beneficiarios: Ucrania

Resumen:

On 18 March 2022, the Living Heritage Entity organized a first meeting with key living heritage stakeholders from Ukraine and neighboring countries hosting Ukrainian refugees to discuss how best to support the safeguarding of living heritage of Ukraine. The nexus between living heritage and education was identified as a priority area for action. This project seeks to enhance awareness of living heritage ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2024-07-05 – UNESCO launches educational resource kit for Ukraine
• 2023-04-13 – Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine

Capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through creation of community-based inventory for Luang Prabang

Países beneficiarios: República Democrática Popular Lao

Resumen:

The project, implemented by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Team of the Department of Information, Culture and Tourism in Luang Prabang, aimed at building capacities for safeguarding living heritage through the creation of a community-based inventory for Luang Prabang. In the long term, the project plans to merge intangible cultural heritage mapping with the existing Luang Prabang World Heritage Town Management ›››

Safeguarding and promoting intangible cultural heritage and supporting creativity of young people in the field of the music industry in the eastern region

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos

Resumen:

The project consists in highlighting the role of intangible cultural heritage of the eastern region and developing the music sector so that it creates new employment and income generation opportunities for young people, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the country. This will be achieved through the capacity building of the actors concerned by the safeguarding of the intangible ›››

National Oral Traditions (NOT), additional collection component

Países beneficiarios: Mauritania

Resumen:

The project is an additional component of the National Oral Traditions (NOT) project, implemented by the Mauritanian Institute for Research and Training in Heritage and Culture (IMRFPC). The project was set up in 2015 to safeguard and enhance the sound corpus of the IMRFPC. Despite the high value of the corpus of oral traditions housed at the IMRFPC, it is not ›››

Community-based inventorying and transmission of intangible cultural heritage in the island of Tongatapu in Tonga

Países beneficiarios: Tonga

Resumen:

The project was implemented by the Culture Division of the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with community representatives and associations, focuses on community-based inventorying and the transmission of intangible cultural heritage in the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. Numerous elements of Tongan living heritage are currently under threat, for reasons that include rapid changes in Tongan society due to migration ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-08-12 – 2019 Elaboración del inventario del patrimonio cultural inmaterial (PCI) de Tongatapu con la participación de las comunidades

Realización de un inventario del PCI con participación de las comunidades en Albania para salvaguardarlo y transmitirlo a las generaciones venideras

Países beneficiarios: Albania

Resumen:

Este proyecto, llevado a cabo por el Ministerio de Cultura de Albania, tenía por objeto realizar un inventario del patrimonio cultural inmaterial del país en colaboración con las comunidades, elaborando planes específicos destinados a salvaguardarlo y transmitirlo a las generaciones venideras. Aunque ya se ha realizado una labor considerable en pro de la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo albanés, sigue pendiente la t ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2023-10-30 – Formación para la nueva generación de facilitadores de Europa y América del Norte

Assessing the needs of living heritage safeguarding among displaced communities from Ukraine in five neighboring countries: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

Países beneficiarios: Eslovaquia, Hungría, Polonia, República de Moldova, Rumania, Ucrania

Resumen:

In April 2022, UNESCO launched a community-based needs identification for safeguarding living heritage among communities, groups and individuals from Ukraine displaced by the war. Focus was given to five neighbouring countries, which were receiving most refugees in the first weeks and months of the war: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The project was developed following the recommendations of the first ›››

Pilot project to create a local ICH management committee and first steps towards a national strategy for decentralized ICH management

Países beneficiarios: Mozambique

Resumen:

Implemented by the ARPAC Provincial Delegation in Manica, the project was directed at creating a local committee for the management of intangible cultural heritage in the community of Chinhambudzi, Manica Province. Despite positive results achieved in recent years in safeguarding living heritage in Mozambique, resources and a defined institutional structure for managing living heritage are still lacking. To fill this ›››

Inventorying oral traditions, expressions, local knowledge and practices of the Korekore of Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe

Países beneficiarios: Zimbabwe

Resumen:

The project implemented by Chinhoyi University of Technology, aimed at producing a comprehensive inventory of the oral traditions, expressions, local knowledge and practices of the communities of the Hurungwe district in north-western Zimbabwe. Despite the abundance of living heritage in the region, a shortage of resources and skills necessary for the implementation of the 2003 Convention has been noted, and traditional ›››

Inventory, safeguarding and promoting knowledge of how to manufacture and play Togo’s traditional musical instruments (national phase)

Países beneficiarios: Togo

Resumen:

Implemented by the National Commission for Cultural Heritage, the project mainly aimed to inventory, safeguard and promote knowledge related to the manufacture and practice of traditional musical instruments in Togo. It built on lessons learned from the first phase of the project, which took place in the Maritime region (south Togo) between January 2016 and February 2017. The last general inventory of ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-10-28 – Togo strengthens the safeguarding of its traditional musical instruments

Strengthening the capacity of community museums to promote inscribed intangible cultural heritage elements

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

Implemented by the Uganda Community Museums Association, this project was intended to strengthen the capacities of community museums to promote inscribed elements of intangible cultural heritage in Uganda. Although several safeguarding measures have been proposed for these elements, the concept of intangible cultural heritage was still not well-understood, particularly among young people, and the elements were not sufficiently visible at ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-09-28 – Ugandan museums as key actors for the safeguarding of living heritage

Aprender con el patrimonio cultural inmaterial para un futuro sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

Países beneficiarios: Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Perú

Resumen:

Bajo la coordinación general de la Oficina Regional de Educación de la UNESCO para América Latina y el Caribe en Santiago (OREALC) y financiado por el generoso apoyo de los Países Bajos, este proyecto se centra en el desarrollo, la implementación y la evaluación de proyectos piloto en Ecuador, Guatemala, Perú y Chile para demostrar cómo el patrimonio cultural inmaterial puede i ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-12-12 – Aprendiendo con el patrimonio cultural inmaterial para un futuro sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

Safeguarding ICH in Malawi through non-formal learning and transmission

Países beneficiarios: Malawi

Resumen:

Implemented by the Malawi National Commission for UNESCO, the twenty-four-month project aimed to help safeguard Malawi’s intangible cultural heritage by increasing the number of experts trained in safeguarding, updating and developing new inventories, and disseminating the information through non-formal education. Previous capacity-building efforts trained a group of teachers and youth practitioners on the implementation of the 2003 Convention and safeguarding measures, ›››

Development of an inventory of intangible cultural heritage for Shiselweni region in Eswatini

Países beneficiarios: Eswatini

Resumen:

Implemented by the Eswatini National Trust Commission, the project aimed to raise awareness among stakeholders about the importance of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, build capacity among community members to conduct fieldwork, and produce an inventory of intangible cultural heritage elements in the Shiselweni region. Shiselweni, located in the southwest, is the country’s only region that has not established an inventory. ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-01-19 – Capacity-buliding workshop on community-based inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Nhlangano

Identification, definition and inventory of the intangible cultural heritage in the Cuban province of Guantánamo

Países beneficiarios: Cuba

Resumen:

As part of a long-term national strategy for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Cuba, the project aimed at identifying, defining and inventorying the intangible cultural heritage present in Guantanamo, the easternmost province of the country. Far from the large urban centres, Guantanamo is one of the least socially and economically developed ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-06-09 – Safeguarding female chants in Morocco and inventorying intangible cultural heritage in Cuba

Estabilización y transmisión de la técnica de ejecución de canto largo popular de los intérpretes de flauta limbe (respiración circular) a las nuevas generaciones a través del antiguo repertorio

Países beneficiarios: Mongolia

Resumen:

La propuesta de proyecto de 36 meses de duración, que deberá implementar el Centro Nacional para el Patrimonio Cultural en tres regiones, tiene por objeto estabilizar y transmitir la técnica de ejecución de canto largo popular de los intérpretes de flauta limbe (respiración circular) a través del antiguo repertorio. La técnica de respiración circular se considera un gran logro entre por los mong ›››

Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)

Países beneficiarios: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Malí, Níger (el), Senegal

Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the West African Countries

Países beneficiarios: Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leona

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-06-08 – Awareness Creation Workshops on 'Intangible Cultural Heritage-in-Education' for Anglophone Countries in West Africa

Safeguarding and promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Africa

Países beneficiarios: Angola, Burundi, Camerún, Congo, Gabón, República Centroafricana, República Democrática del Congo

Fortalecimiento de capacidades para la salvaguardia y gestión del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Zambia

Países beneficiarios: Zambia

Resumen:

Desde 2010, diversas partes interesadas han llevado a cabo una serie de actividades en el ámbito de la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial: fortalecimiento de capacidades, confección de inventarios y campañas de sensibilización. Los participantes en los talleres de formación han valorado la calidad de éstos y han formulado el deseo de que se elabore una versión más elaborada y completa de los ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-06-11 – Workshop on University curriculum development

Enhancing the capacity of communities to safeguard traditional dance expressions as performing arts heritage in western Zimbabwe

Países beneficiarios: Zimbabwe

Resumen:

The project aims to safeguard the traditional dance practices of six districts of western Zimbabwe and to raise awareness of the 2003 Convention among traditional leaders and members of the community. It arose out of an increasing awareness in Zimbabwe of the value of intangible cultural heritage and its contribution to a sense of cultural identity and social cohesion. Implemented by ›››

Supporting natural and cultural sustainability through the revitalization and transmission of the traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites in Mongolia

Países beneficiarios: Mongolia

Resumen:

Implemented by the Foundation for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage, the proposed thirty-month project aims to revive forgotten worshipping practices of sacred sites in rural areas in Mongolia, with reference to the element inscribed in 2017 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. These practices – performed at sacred sites that are located throughout the c ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-06-16 – Revivir las prácticas de culto de los lugares sagrados en Mongolia

Recuperacion del patrimonio vivo después de la pandemia de COVID-19: Los tejedores de ulos y los escultores de gorga en la región de Toba (Indonesia)

Países beneficiarios: Indonesia

Resumen:

A través de este proyecto y en el contexto de la mejora de los medios de vida de las comunidades rurales, los tejedores de ulos y los escultores de motivos gorga que practican sus tradiciones en las zonas remotas de la región de Toba (provincia de Sumatra del Norte) recibirán capacitación en materia de plataformas digitales para fomentar la conciencia púb ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-05-19 – Los jóvenes profesionales de Toba (Indonesia) lideran la recuperación tras la pandemia

Salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial mediante el fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales en Marruecos, en Mauritania y en Túnez

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos, Mauritania, Túnez

Resumen:

Este proyecto tiene por objetivo asistir tres países de la sub-región Magreb en la salvaguardia de su patrimonio cultural inmaterial mediante la implementación efectiva de la Convención. Pretende construir una masa crítica de experiencias y de conocimientos, tanto en el seno de instituciones gubernamentales como en la sociedad civil, para que los países beneficiarios dispongan de un marco adecuado para la sa ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-09-12 – Closing workshop for the project 'Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through strengthening national capacities in Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia'
• 2018-06-28 – Final consultation and validation meeting of the multi-year national strategy for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage

Safeguarding and valorization of knowledge and know-how linked to craftsmanship in danger of disappearing

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos

Support to the development of a safeguarding and valorization strategy for knowledge and know-how linked to craftsmanship in Morocco

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos

Elaboración de inventarios comunitarios del patrimonio inmaterial en zonas urbanas

Países beneficiarios: Georgia, Jamaica, Jordania, Malasia, Perú, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

Over the past few years, UNESCO has been leading the initiative to develop new strategies for integrating culture and creativity in urban contexts. Together with its partners, UNESCO supports advocacy, builds and disseminates knowledge and develops the necessary evidence base to promote culture-engaged, people-centered urban development models. The project ‘Intangible heritage and creativity for sustainable cities’ aims to promote the rol ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-10-28 – Irbid (Jordania) será la próxima ciudad piloto de un proyecto de salvaguardia del patrimonio inmaterial en zonas urbanas
• 2021-06-18 – Wrap-up workshop for the project' Community-based inventorying of ICH in Tbilisi, Georgia'

A systemic approach to advancing SDGs by supporting citizenship and social protection for hard-to-reach populations in Gabon

Países beneficiarios: Gabón

Resumen:

Within the framework of an agreement between Gabon and the United Nations on the access to citizenship and social protection in Gabon, a joint programme involving six United Nations funds and agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, UNESCO, UNAIDS, ILO) is being implemented to achieve several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to social protection. A small but significant number of people from ›››

Digitization of the intangible cultural heritage elements of communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Países beneficiarios: Bosnia y Herzegovina

Resumen:

The proposed project is to support the ongoing initiative to digitize elements of living heritage practiced in Bosnia and Herzegovina, being implemented by the NGOs familiar with the 2003 Convention. Beneficiary communities will be i) sensitized on the importance of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding and they will also receive support for ii) identifying elements of their intangible cultural heritage and iii ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-03-11 – Bosnia and Herzegovina successfully digitalize its living heritage after the COVID-19 pandemic

Apoyo a las actividades locales generadoras de ingresos con los cimarrones de Charles Town en Jamaica

Países beneficiarios: Jamaica

Resumen:

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha paralizado muchas actividades generadoras de ingresos, lo que ha provocado la pérdida repentina de los medios de subsistencia de muchos porteadores y practicantes en Jamaica. Este proyecto de 6 meses de duración se basa en las conexiones entre la artesanía tradicional y la generación de ingresos y tiene como objetivo apoyar los conocimientos y las prácticas tra ›››

Patrimonio vivo, juventud y el COVID-19 en San Martín

Países beneficiarios: Países Bajos (Reino de los), San Martín

Resumen:

¿Cómo contar historias sin público? ¿Cómo organizar un carnaval en línea? Siguiendo las aventuras del personaje "Soualigaman", este proyecto busca a que los niños y niñas de Saint-Martin descubran el impacto de la pandemia en su patrimonio vivo y en la vida pública. A través de una animación y cómic digital, el superhéroe Soualigaman muestra cómo se han visto afectadas las prácticas ›››

Enlace virtual del patrimonio vivo en Barbados

Países beneficiarios: Barbados

Resumen:

La pandemia ha paralizado muchas actividades en Barbados. Para varias comunidades, esto ha supuesto una limitación en la práctica de su patrimonio cultural inmaterial. Antes de esta emergencia, portadores ya habían buscado apoyo para salvaguardar su patrimonio en contextos difíciles y cambiantes. A través de una serie de sesiones virtuales en las que participarán diversas partes interesadas, incluidas las autoridades y las ›››

T-ICH4SD: Patrimonio cultural inmaterial transmedia para el desarrollo sostenible en Bolivia, Colombia y Ecuador

Países beneficiarios: Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Colombia, Ecuador

Resumen:

Sobre la base de los proyectos en curso coordinados por la Oficina de la UNESCO en Quito, este proyecto financia la creación de una plataforma en línea para aumentar la visibilidad y la comprensión del patrimonio vivo y su relación con la pandemia. La plataforma será un espacio para el intercambio de conocimientos y el aprendizaje entre pares sobre la cont ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-01-27 – La UNESCO pone en marcha la plataforma "Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial Transmedia para el Desarrollo Sostenible en los Países Andinos"

Patrimonio vivo y situaciones de crisis en San Vicente y las Granadinas

Países beneficiarios: San Vicente y las Granadinas

Resumen:

El patrimonio vivo en San Vicente y las Granadinas está expuesto a diversas amenazas, como los ciclones tropicales y la pandemia del COVID-19. En 2021, la isla se vio profundamente afectada por las erupciones explosivas de un volcán, lo que provocó desplazamientos e impactos significativos en varios sectores de la sociedad. Este proyecto financia una serie de talleres que reúnen a com ›››

Chapei Dang Veng (international assistance)

Países beneficiarios: Camboya

Resumen:

Chapei Dang Veng is a Cambodian musical tradition closely associated with the life, customs and beliefs of the Cambodian people. It features the chapei (a type of lute often played at cultural festivals) accompanied by singing. Song lyrics range from the educational and a type of social commentary, to satire while incorporating traditional poems, folk tales or Buddhist stories. The ›››

Strengthening the contribution of living heritage in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its integration into national initiatives for disaster risk reduction in The Gambia

Países beneficiarios: Gambia

Resumen:

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for The Gambia to improve the integration of intangible cultural heritage into national initiatives for emergency recovery, preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR). To this end, the National Centre for Culture and Arts, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the National Disaster Management Agency, as well as UNESCO's Multisectoral ›››

Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran - International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

Países beneficiarios: Afganistán, Irán (República Islámica del), Kazajstán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán

Resumen:

UNESCO and the European Union in joint collaboration launched the project “Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage” in October 2018. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the contribution of culture to sustainable development, notably through heritage-based tourism development, diversifying tourism products, safeguarding and promoting intangible cultu ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-06-18 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Tajikistan
• 2019-05-14 – Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Kyrgyzstan

Programa de apoyo al sistema educativo para la transmisión del patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Países beneficiarios: Haití

Resumen:

Implementado por la organización no gubernamental Réf-Culture, el programa propuesto de dieciocho meses de duración tiene por objeto salvaguardar el patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Haití a través de su transmisión formal a las generaciones jóvenes. El proyecto ha sido concebido como respuesta al sistema educativo actual del país, cuya reforma se inició hace más de treinta años, en parte para promover l ›››

Strengthening the capacities of NGOs active in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Mauritania

Países beneficiarios: Mauritania

Resumen:

The twelve-month project was implemented by the Conservation Nationale du Patrimoine Culturel, aiming to strengthen the capacities of NGOs active in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Mauritania. There are around fifty NGOs across Mauritania working on various activities related to living heritage, comprising a large part of the bearers responsible for safeguarding, disseminating and promoting living heritage. A ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-02-17 – Mauritania pone en marcha un proyecto de asistencia internacional para fortalecer las capacidades de las ONG en el ámbito del patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Fortalecimiento de las capacidades para la aplicación efectiva de la Convención para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de 2003 en el Líbano

Países beneficiarios: Líbano

Resumen:

En el marco de este proyecto, la UNESCO prestará servicios de asesoramiento y capacitación para fortalecer las capacidades en pro de la aplicación de la Convención de 2003 en el Líbano. Las actividades beneficiarán a todos los interlocutores que participan en la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial del país (oficiales gubernamentales, asociaciones, instituciones académicas, investigadores, comunidades, grupo y personas individuales). Se aprovec ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-07-13 – Actividad final de un proyecto de salvaguardia en el Líbano
• 2021-08-25 – La UNESCO apoya la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo en el Líbano

Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Egypt for sustainable development

Países beneficiarios: Egipto

Resumen:

This project is the result a of needs assessment in the field of intangible cultural heritage that was made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA). Funded also by ADTCA, this project intends to support Egypt in its efforts to safeguard its living heritage, in accordance with the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-09-08 – Taller sobre la preparación de candidaturas y la asistencia internacional
• 2019-08-04 – Taller de elaboración de planes de salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial

2018 - European Year of Cultural Heritage: Engaging youth for an inclusive and sustainable Europe

Países beneficiarios: Alemania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bélgica, Chequia, Chipre, Croacia, Dinamarca, Eslovaquia, Eslovenia, España, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Grecia, Hungría, Irlanda, Italia, Letonia, Lituania, Luxemburgo, Malta, Países Bajos (Reino de los), Polonia, Portugal, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, Rumania, Suecia

Resumen:

__UNESCO__ and the __European Union__ have teamed up for a new project to strengthen the connections between young people, cultural heritage and education. The project proposes an innovative approach to education by inviting teachers and learners to explore their living heritage and learn not only about it, but also with and through it. Moreover, the UNESCO-EU initiative will bring together ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-09-24 – Teaching and learning with living heritage: Lessons learnt from the joint UNESCO/EU pilot project for Slovak and Czech speaking teachers
• 2021-09-22 – Los docentes de lengua checa y eslovaca celebran el 15.o aniversario de la ratificación de la Convención por parte de Eslovaquia

Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Niger in a situation of urgency and for the resilience of displaced populations - pilot project in Tillabéry and Diffa

Países beneficiarios: Níger (el)

Resumen:

Since 2012, Niger has seen the rise of religious fundamentalism in the region, and particularly of Boko Haram. This crisis is combined with increasing poverty and internal ethnic tensions, exacerbated by mass displacements of populations within the country, particularly in the border provinces. In this context, this project aims to raise awareness among the communities, decision-makers, persons in charge and national ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-10-09 – Niger and Namibia: Bureau grants emergency International Assistance and preparatory assistance

Strengthening inventory preparation capacity for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Países beneficiarios: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Resumen:

The proposed twenty-four-month project, was jointly implemented by the Saint Kitts Department of Culture and the UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean. The project aimed at strengthening national inventorying capacities with a view to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Due to the combined situation of knowledge bearers growing old and, in some cases, passing away ›››

Capacity building in community-based inventorying

Países beneficiarios: Djibuti

Resumen:

Implementado por el Departamento de Cultura del Ministerio de Asuntos Musulmanes, Cultura y Bienes Waqf de la República de Djibouti, este proyecto de nueve meses tiene por objeto fortalecer la capacidad nacional de inventariado de elementos del patrimonio cultural inmaterial con el fin de salvaguardarlos. A pesar de los recientes esfuerzos del país para establecer estructuras administrativas capaces de salvaguardar s ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-05-18 – News from the Republic of Djibouti: the results of the project funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
• 2020-07-15 – Djibouti prepara su primer inventario de patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudáfrica, Zambia

Resumen:

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and ›››

Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa

Países beneficiarios: Eritrea, Etiopía, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudán del Sur, Uganda

Resumen:

This activity aims to strengthen national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa by supporting States Parties with capacity building for carrying-out community based inventories of ICH. It will also aim to secure ratification by Somalia, the last Member State in the region left to ratify the 2003 Convention. For countries developing culture policies, efforts will be made to ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2022-01-18 – La UNESCO publica varios estudios de caso sobre el patrimonio vivo y el cambio climático en África Oriental
• 2021-04-30 – Regional Online Conference on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa

Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Sudan

Países beneficiarios: Sudán

Resumen:

This project is the result a of needs assessment in the field of intangible cultural heritage that was made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA). Funded also by ADTCA, the project aims at supporting Sudan in its efforts to safeguard its living heritage, in accordance with the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-02-19 – Sudan takes steps to strengthen the safeguarding of its living heritage
• 2020-02-23 – Workshop on preparing requests for international assistance and nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention

Fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Palestina

Países beneficiarios: Estado de Palestina

Resumen:

This project is the result a of needs assessment in the field of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) that was made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA). Funded also by ADTCA, this project is designed to support Palestine in its efforts to safeguard its living heritage, in accordance with the 2003 Convention for ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-04-15 – Palestinian authorities take further steps in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
• 2020-11-04 – Training on Community based inventorying and pilot inventorying exercise

Promoting intangible cultural heritage education in institutions of higher learning in Uganda

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

In line with Uganda’s National Cultural Policy, which underscores the importance of intangible cultural heritage, the three-year project aimed at raising awareness of a core group of twenty management and academic staff from four universities in Gulu, Kampala, Nkozi and Fort Portal, on the relevance of intangible cultural heritage in Uganda’s current development context. For the moment, there are only iso ›››

Strengthening national capacities in the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in Senegal

Países beneficiarios: Senegal

Resumen:

The eighteen-month project was jointly implemented by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and the UNESCO Dakar Office. It aimed at strengthening national capacities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Senegal by building on technical capacities and implementing concrete safeguarding measures. The project responded to the issues identified in a needs assessment exercise conducted ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-11-19 – Las comunidades senegalesas como elemento central de los inventarios del patrimonio cultural inmaterial
• 2018-10-15 – Extensive training on community-based inventory on the ICH concept

Safeguarding of practices and rare rituals related to sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan: preparation of an inventory and safeguarding measures

Países beneficiarios: Kirguistán

Resumen:

Implemented by the Aigine Cultural Research Centre (CRC), the proposed project aimed at compiling a unified national inventory of sacred sites and rare ritual practices in Kyrgyzstan, as well as developing effective related safeguarding measures in the form of a national manual on safeguarding sacred sites and rare ritual practices. Such practices form an integral part of people’s traditional belief s ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-07-27 – Safeguarding practices and rituals in sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan

My Heritage, My Region: strategy for capacity-building in social management of the intangible cultural heritage in two departments of the Colombian Orinoco region

Países beneficiarios: Colombia

Resumen:

The proposed fourteen-month project, was implemented by the Fundación Circulo de Profesionales del Arpa y su Música. The project aimed at building capacities of communities and relevant stakeholders in the management of intangible cultural heritage in the departments of Arauca and Casanare, in the Orinoco region of Colombia. The overall objective was to ensure that the different social and institutional a ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2021-07-13 – Colombian communities of the Orinoco region have strengthened their ICH safeguarding capacities thanks to a successful International Assistance project

Intangible cultural heritage as a basis for resilience, reconciliation and construction of peace environments in Colombia's post-agreements

Países beneficiarios: Colombia

Resumen:

The project was Implemented by the Fundación Universidad del Norte. This fourteen-month project aimed to utilize intangible cultural heritage as a basis for resilience, reconciliation and reintegration in Colombia’s Guajira Department, Conejo village, home to the Pondores ETCR – a temporary shelter for ex-combatants and their families during their transition to civilian life. The project responded to the third point of the ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-11-11 – Foro de Paris sobre la Paz
• 2018-09-14 – Colombia apuesta por el patrimonio cultural inmaterial para la consolidación de la paz

Tais, traditional textile

Países beneficiarios: Timor-Leste

Resumen:

Tais is a form of traditional weaving produced at home or in small groups by women in Timor-Leste, which has been transmitted from generation to generation through oral tradition. The styles and colours vary from one municipality to the other. The cloths are traditionally made of cotton with natural dyes. It used to be very important and valuable in the ›››

Cultural practices and expressions linked to the ‘M’Bolon’, a traditional musical percussion instrument

Países beneficiarios: Malí

Resumen:

The M'bolon is a traditional percussion musical instrument that is mainly found in the administrative regions of Sikasso (Kolondieba and Koutiala Circles) and Koulikoro in the Mandinka cultural area in Mali. It consists of a calabash covered with calf skin, with a wooden handle on which are attached skin strings. The M'bolon was traditionally played to encourage farmers before agricultural ›››

Salvaguardia de Enkipaata, Eunoto y Olng’esherr, tres ritos de paso a la edad adulta del pueblo masai

Países beneficiarios: Kenya

Resumen:

Enkipaata, Eunoto y Olng’esherr son tres ritos masculinos del pueblo masai que constituyen otras tantas etapas del proceso de formación de los jóvenes en su propio grupo de edad, con vistas a prepararlos para la vida adulta. Denominado “moranismo”, ese proceso implica la transmisión de un conjunto de conocimientos autóctonos del pueblo masai que comprenden rituales, leyendas, tradiciones y aptitudes prácticas ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-01-28 – Community-based inventorying workshop

Documentación y revitalización comunitarias de las ceremonias y prácticas del ‘empaako’, sistema onomástico de Uganda

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

Inscrito en la Lista de Salvaguardia Urgente en diciembre 2013, el “empaako” es un sistema onomástico utilizado por algunas comunidades de Uganda para imponer a un niño, además del nombre y el apellido de su propia familia, uno de los doce apellidos que comparten en común todas esas comunidades. Esta práctica tradicional está vinculada a rituales y ceremonias cuyo significado constituye la base d ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-08-27 – Participación de cinco comunidades de Uganda Occidental en la documentación y revitalización del patrimonio cultural inmaterial del empaako
• 2018-08-01 – Training of trainers workshop on ICH documentation

Strengthening capacities in the Comoros for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development

Países beneficiarios: Comoras

Resumen:

This project is the result a of needs assessment in the field of intangible cultural heritage that was made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA). Also funded by ADTCA, this project is designed to support the Union of the Comoros in its efforts to safeguard its living heritage, in accordance with ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-01-16 – Las Comoras avanza a pasos agigantados para garantizar la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo
• 2019-03-19 – Taller de capacitación sobre desarrollo participativo de inventarios con comunidades.

Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the West African Countries

Países beneficiarios: Ghana, Togo

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-04-19 – Needs assessment for the implementation of the 2003 Convention in Togo
• 2018-12-13 – Validation workshop on needs assessment in Ghana

Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)

Países beneficiarios: Cabo Verde, Malí, Níger (el), Senegal

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Africa

Países beneficiarios: Burundi, Camerún, Chad, Congo, Gabón, República Centroafricana

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-10-29 – Capacity-building workshop to raise awareness on the 2003 Convention and the elaboration of inventories
• 2018-07-01 – Training on the 2003 Convention and ICH inventory with the participation of communities

Needs assessment for reinforcing Ukraine's national capacities in strategy development for ICH safeguarding

Países beneficiarios: Ucrania

Resumen:

Implemented by the Ukrainian Center for Cultural Studies, the proposed project aims to carry out a needs assessment to reinforce Ukraine’s national capacities in strategy development for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. This request reflects the current situation in Ukraine: while there is an extremely rich, diverse array of living heritage across the country, such practices face threats of d ›››

Revitalization of the female chants of Taroudant

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos

Resumen:

This project aimed to safeguard the female chants of Taroudant in the medina of Taroudant, a city situated in the south-west of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco. Practised by women's music troupes during social events, chants not only enliven gatherings of women but, more broadly, convey values that all communities in the region of the western High Atlas mountains ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-10-21 – Revitalizando los cantos de las mujeres de Taroudant, Alto Atlas de Marruecos

Protecting Cultural Heritage and Diversity in Complex Emergencies for Stabilization and Peace

Países beneficiarios: Iraq

Resumen:

Funded by the European Union, this project aims to implement a number of urgently needed actions in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, which will allow for the stabilization and urgent safeguarding of the cultural heritage of these countries and their population. The component related to intangible cultural heritage concerns only Iraq. The ongoing crisis in Iraq has triggered massive internal ›››

Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de Bangladesh para implementar la Convención para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de 2003

Países beneficiarios: Bangladesh

Resumen:

Bangladesh has a rich tradition in cultural heritage, specifically intangible cultural heritage. However, the more recent history and developments have affected and increasingly threatened the viability of these practices and traditions. Aware of these threats Bangladesh is actively implementing the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which it ratified in 2009, demonstrating its commitment to establish mechanisms ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-05-06 – Training for Bangladesh on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
• 2018-05-04 – Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh - Capacity-building training workshop on ICH Nomination

Strengthening the capacities of the DPR of Korea for community-based inventorying of ICH and for elaborating nomination files under the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention

Países beneficiarios: República Popular Democrática de Corea

Resumen:

The twelve-month project was implemented by the National Authority for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, aiming to strengthen the capacities of national stakeholders to inventory intangible cultural heritage and prepare nomination files under the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention. While there is a growing interest in safeguarding living heritage in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the communities concerned have e ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-09-26 – Training Workshop on Community-Based Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Elaborating Nomination Files under the Mechanisms of the 2003 UNESCO Convention

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Phase III)

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

The project is designed as the third and final stage in the efforts to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in Southern African countries in their implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The main objective is to effectively support the continuity of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding processes in the seven countries, notably Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi ›››

Thailand’s efforts in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through strengthening local communities' capacities

Países beneficiarios: Tailandia

Resumen:

In June 2016, Thailand ratified the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. To strengthen capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage at the national and local level, Thailand’s Department of Cultural Promotion under the Ministry of Culture, the International Training Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) and UNESCO Bangkok field office undertook t ›››

Aixan (gâna/ōb ǂans tsî//khasigu), ancestral musical sound knowledge and skills

Países beneficiarios: Namibia

Resumen:

Aixan /gâna/ōb ǂans tsî //khasigu ancestral music is performed by the Nama and Damara communities, who mainly reside in Hardap, Karas, Erongo, Kunene and Otjozondjupa, situated in the northern and southern regions of Namibia. The music is practised as a means of entertainment at social events, such as during the dance to welcome the rainy season and wedding ceremonies, an ›››

National Folk Festival of Gjirokastra (NFFoGj), 50 years of best practice in safeguarding Albanian intangible heritage

Países beneficiarios: Albania

Resumen:

Held every five years, the festival has become the most important and largest event celebrating intangible cultural heritage in Albania since 1968. It brings together a large number of bearers, communities, performers, folk associations and cultural centres from the country and beyond, as well as scholars working in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Albania. The festival is organized by ›››

Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in eight countries in Africa and the Arab Region: assessing needs and developing project proposals

Países beneficiarios: Comoras, Djibuti, Egipto, Estado de Palestina, Madagascar, Sudán del Sur, Sudán, Yemen

Resumen:

The aim of this project funded by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (ADTCA) is to lay a solid foundation to support eight countries in Africa and the Arab region (Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Madagascar, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen) in their efforts to safeguard their living heritage, in accordance with the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2015-08-09 – Evaluación de necesidades para fortalecer las capacidades nacionales en la implementación de la Convención para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial en Egipto
• 2015-05-04 – Progress in implementing an eight-country capacity-building project in the Arab States and Africa

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudáfrica, Zambia

Resumen:

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and ›››

Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa

Países beneficiarios: Djibuti, Somalia, Sudán del Sur

Resumen:

This activity aims to strengthen national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa by supporting States Parties with capacity building for carrying-out community based inventories of ICH. It will also aim to secure ratification by Somalia, the last Member State in the region left to ratify the 2003 Convention. For countries developing culture policies, efforts will be made to ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-03-20 – UNESCO awareness-raising workshop in Mogadishu
• 2018-11-21 – Workshop to promote ratification, Somalia

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

Países beneficiarios: Aruba, Curaçao, San Martín, Suriname

Resumen:

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 ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-10-29 – Taller sobre patrimonio cultural inmaterial y desastres naturales
• 2017-10-23 – The 2003 Convention reaches 175 State Parties!

Proyecto de documentación e inventario del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en la República de Sudán

Países beneficiarios: Sudán

Resumen:

Este proyecto tiene por objeto realizar un inventario piloto del patrimonio cultural inmaterial presente en los estados de Kordofán y del Nilo Azul, que contribuirá a la realización ulterior de un inventario más vasto a escala de la República de Sudán. En el país ya existe un número considerable de estudios, colecciones, bibliografías, fotos y grabaciones audiovisuales, pero nunca se ha reali ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2015-10-19 – The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!

Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in Côte d'Ivoire in view of its urgent safeguarding

Países beneficiarios: Côte d'Ivoire

Resumen:

The political and military crisis that the country experienced between 2002 and 2011 halted the active efforts engaged by Côte d’Ivoire since many years in the identification of elements of the intangible cultural heritage present in its territory and affected it negatively, notably by the interruption of certain practices violently suppressed or the denaturation of certain elements emptying them of their value an ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2020-02-10 – Costa de Marfil: un inventario del patrimonio cultural inmaterial como vector para la construcción de la paz
• 2016-08-01 –

Fortalecimiento de capacidades locales para la salvaguarda del patrimonio cultural inmaterial de Guatemala

Países beneficiarios: Guatemala

Resumen:

El proyecto, por un lado, tiene por objeto que las comunidades beneficiarias comprendan mejor el significado del patrimonio cultural inmaterial (PCI) y fortalezcan sus capacidades para elaborar inventarios. Por otro lado, tiene por objeto fortalecer las capacidades de los municipios que elaboran políticas locales de salvaguardia del PCI. Para ello, toda una serie de personas que actúan a nivel nacional y ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-11-27 – Consulta sobre las prioridades para un plan de acción para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en Guatemala
• 2018-04-26 – Guatemala concluye la capacitación para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en su territorio

Strengthening capacity in Seychelles for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development

Países beneficiarios: Seychelles

Resumen:

The project was implemented from 2017 to 2018 by the National Heritage Funds, with the objective to strengthen the institutional and human capacities to safeguard the country’s intangible cultural heritage. Through the implemented activities, the project helped reinforce legal frameworks for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, in particular through its inclusion in the National Heritage Bill. It also raised significant awareness a ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-09-19 – Gabón, Kenya y Seychelles logran avances notables en la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo a través de proyectos de asistencia internacional
• 2019-02-26 – Workshop and advisory services on nomination files to the lists of the 2003 Convention

Promotion of earthen ware pottery-making skills in Kgatleng district

Países beneficiarios: Botswana

Resumen:

Earthenware pottery-making skills were inscribed in 2012 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Practised among the Bakgatla ba Kgafela community in south-eastern Botswana and transmitted to daughters and granddaughters through observation and practice, earthenware pottery-making is at risk of extinction. The main factors for its decline are the decreasing number of master potters, lack of ›››

Titajtakezakan. Speaking across time, oral tradition and use of information and communication technologies

Países beneficiarios: El Salvador

Resumen:

The project aims to revitalize the intangible cultural heritage present in the municipality of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, in the west of El Salvador, by making use of information and communication technologies. Emphasis will be placed on oral traditions encompassed within mythology, tales and legends of Náhuat speakers. The small number and advanced age of Náhuat speakers seriously threaten the co ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-10-09 – Jóvenes náhuats de El Salvador contribuyen a la salvaguardia del su patrimonio cultural inmaterial

Inventory and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso

Países beneficiarios: Burkina Faso

Resumen:

This major project enabled Burkina Faso to inventory around 1,300 living traditions practised by 60 ethno-cultural communities located in the thirteen regions of the country. The project was implemented in two major phases: a pilot phase that involved two regions with six ethno-cultural communities and a second generalization phase that involved all regions and national communities. Its principle objectives were to develop ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-08-30 – Burkina Faso ready for safeguarding living heritage throughout the country
• 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa

Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage

Países beneficiarios: República Árabe Siria

Resumen:

Funded by the European Union, this project aims to provide an operational response to halt the on-going loss of cultural heritage and prepare post-conflict priority actions in Syria. The main objectives of the Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage project is to contribute to restoring social cohesion, stability and sustainable development through the protection and safeguarding of cultural heritage ›››

Safeguarding of the traditional knowledge for the protection of sacred natural sites in the territory of the Jaguars of Yuruparí, Vaupés Province, Colombia

Países beneficiarios: Colombia

Resumen:

The project is aimed at safeguarding the knowledge associated with the stewardship of sacred sites of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí settled in the Pirá Paraná River, in south-eastern Colombia. Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011, their traditional knowledge is an organic system that seeks to maintain the balance between humans and nature. A ›››

Needs assessment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Países beneficiarios: Bosnia y Herzegovina

Resumen:

The needs assessment aims to explore the legislative and policy documents in the sphere of ICH in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to analyze the institutional and administrative framework for the implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention, and to study the situation of awareness-raising activities, inventorying procedures, and educational and training programs on ICH issues in the country. It also aims at outlining the m ›››

Salvaguardia de proverbios y cuentos populares de las comunidades nkhonde, tumbuka y chewa

Países beneficiarios: Malawi

Resumen:

The proverbs and folktales of the Nkhonde, Tumbuka and Chewa people of Karonga, Rumphi and Lilongwe Districts embody the knowledge, wisdom and culture in Malawi and function as vehicles for the promotion of their cultural values. However, transmission of this heritage is gradually weakening. Only a few members of these communities now transmit proverbs and folktales to their children and ›››

Promotion of traditional pottery making practices in Eastern Kenya

Países beneficiarios: Kenya

Resumen:

The proposed project, which is designed in line with the 2006 National Heritage Act of Kenya, aims to safeguard and revitalize traditional pottery making practices of the Mbeere, Tharaka and Tigania communities in Eastern Kenya. Transmitted by females within families, the technique involves creating clay pots of various sizes and shapes depending on the function and style of the community concerned ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-09-19 – Gabón, Kenya y Seychelles logran avances notables en la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo a través de proyectos de asistencia internacional

Inventorying of proverbs of Lala community of Luano District of Zambia

Países beneficiarios: Zambia

Resumen:

Lala people live along the eastern portions of the Luangwa River in Luano District in the central province of Zambia. Among their various cultural practices that include social gatherings, festivals, celebrations and life cycle rituals, proverbs in particular hold a central place in the transmission of community values to the younger generation. Reflecting people’s living heritage and wisdom, Lala proverbs a ›››

Strengthening the capacities of Eritrea for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Países beneficiarios: Eritrea

Resumen:

This project aims at enhancing the national capacity of Eritrea to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage through the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. It intends to build a critical level of experience and knowledge, both in government institutions, civil society and in selected communities, so that the country is equipped with an ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-03-21 – Eritrea to focus on communities especially youth in their national safeguarding efforts
• 2018-02-19 – Capacity-building Workshop on Preparing Nomination Files and International Assistance Request

Climate change and preservation and valorization of intangible cultural heritage linked to craftsmanship

Países beneficiarios: Marruecos

Community-based needs identification for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Nord-Kivu

Países beneficiarios: República Democrática del Congo

Resumen:

The proposed activity aims to carry out a needs identification at national and local level with the participation of communities in view of the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the region of North Kivu, a long-standing conflict zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the framework of the 2003 Convention, this needs identification will allow drawing up a ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-11-28 – Local stakeholders in Goma approve the community-based needs identification exercise for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Nord-Kivu
• 2017-09-12 –

Inventory and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage of the Pygmy populations of Gabon

Países beneficiarios: Gabón

Resumen:

Having benefited from capacity building activities, Gabon has recognized the need for a safeguarding action towards the intangible cultural heritage of Pygmy populations, for which surveys conducted with these populations highlighted the endangered elements constituent to their identity. The project led to the development of an inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of the Pygmy populations Babongo, Baka and Bakoya ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2019-09-19 – Gabón, Kenya y Seychelles logran avances notables en la salvaguardia del patrimonio vivo a través de proyectos de asistencia internacional
• 2015-08-24 – Peacebuilding, natural disasters mitigation and indigenous communities supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific

Países beneficiarios: Fiji, Mongolia, República Democrática Popular Lao, Samoa, Sri Lanka

Resumen:

With the successful completion of Phase I, thanks to the continued generous contribution of the Government of Japan, it was possible to implement the second phase of the regional programme for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through the strengthening of national capacities from April 2015 to October 2017. The principal aims of the second phase were the following: *Reinforce the human and institutional ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-07-24 – Laos reflects on the linkages between intangible cultural heritage and development
• 2017-06-01 – Inventario basado en la comunidad en Mongolia

Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda

Países beneficiarios: Uganda

Resumen:

The project merged with ongoing safeguarding initiatives of the Busoga communities of Eastern Uganda to revitalize and strengthen Bigwala music and dance traditions, which play a key role in maintaining Busoga collective memory, cultural values and social unity. Involving the performance of five or more gourd trumpet players, each producing a single tone blown in hocket to produce a melody ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-03-20 – Basoga communities of Uganda engage in the safeguarding of the Bigwala
• 2016-06-01 – Workshop in Bigwala and drum playing and Bigwala dance

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Part II

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

The project aims at reinforcing the sub-regional cooperation platform, which was created to support seven countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) in southern Africa in their efforts to safeguard the living heritage present in their territories. Consolidating the results of previous Flanders funded projects since 2009, this platform will be driven by the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Committees ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2016-09-19 – Training of Trainers on Strengthening National Capacities for Implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
• 2016-07-25 – Workshop on inventorying, international assistance and nominations in Swaziland

Support to the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nigeria

Países beneficiarios: Nigeria

Resumen:

A needs assessment carried out in 2011 showed that the national capacities of Nigeria are not yet adapted to meet the requirements of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The aim of the project is to lay a solid foundation to support Nigeria in its efforts to safeguard the living heritage present in the country. Thanks to ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2017-10-26 – Stakeholders' meeting
• 2017-06-28 – Reinforcing capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria

Inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people of Kaoma District