The States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage have repeatedly emphasized the importance of strengthening the capacities of developing countries to effectively implement the Convention. In response, UNESCO has focused its programmes for the 2010-2011 biennium on a global strategy of capacity building among Member States and will continue to do the same in future years. UNESCO is developing a global network of experts who will be well trained in our curricula and methods. This meeting is one in a series of workshops devoted to ‘training of trainers’ in different regions from January to April 2011 to create this network of expert trainers.

The workshop is funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund, with additional support from UNESCO’s Regular Programme.

General Documents

• Practical information - Sofia meeting: English
• Sofia workshop outline (strategy, timetable, overview of materials): English
• Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: basic texts: English