Benefitting country(ies): Gambia

Overview:

Implemented by the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), this preparatory assistance request concerns the nomination of Palm wine tapping to the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Palm wine tapping entails using strong tree fibres to make a climbing belt, climbing the palm tree, using a knife to make small holes at the top of the tree, and using a gourd to collect the sap. Believed to have medicinal value, the palm wine is used in food and drink and during religious rituals. The practice is at risk due to deforestation, bush fires, the importation of less expensive liquor, and decreased transmission of the related knowledge and skills. The assistance will support activities to raise awareness on the importance of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding among community members, update the inventory and ensure broad community involvement in the preparation of the nomination file to the Urgent Safeguarding List.

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