This Pilot Inventorying Activity Bonaire July – Sept, 2018: BONAIRE’S ICH & NATURAL DISASTERS was implemented under Phase III of the Project and was made possible through the generous support of the Government of the Netherlands to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund.
It was organized using the local expertise of the members of The UNESCO Workgroup Bonaire, and FUHIKUBO and FUHIKUBO Volunteers. They conducted theoretical and practical training activities for the ICH Field Activity Inventory exercise.
The aim was to, through desk research and context specific interviews by the above list of seasoned, new interviewers & trainee interviewers produce a 75 minute documentary but it turned into a three part 180+-minute documentary on the knowledge and practices related to natural disasters such as storms, hurricanes, swells, and other. The scope of this inventory includes Navigation, Environmental Resource & Disaster Management, Traditional Farming, Fishing, and Architecture.