Training of trainers on inventorying living heritage with the School of African Heritage (EPA)
Training of trainers on inventorying living heritage with the School of African Heritage (EPA),Training-of-trainers-on-inventorying-living-heritage-with-the-School-of-African,The elaboration of community-based inventories is at the heart of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and requires specific skills, which are,... Benin
12 September 2013
Namibia and Zimbabwe move onward to bridge living heritage and education
n in Namibia and Zimbabwe. These workshops targeted policy and curriculum developers, teachers, and school administrators. Following this training, 24 schools part of the project across Namibia and Zimbabwe designed their whole-school action plans to integrate living heritage into classrooms and curricula. Participating teachers were also trained... Namibia
, Zimbabwe
19 March 2024
Strategic partnership for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in Africa
and strengthen national capacities for its implementation is enhanced with a new training institution: School of African Heritage (EPA). From April 11 to 17 in Cotonou (Benin), the School will introduce new teaching tools developed by UNESCO to assist States in safeguarding. Supported by the International Fund for the Safeguarding of Intangible C... Benin
4 April 2012
In memoriam: Mirva Aranda Escalante
t unexpectedly passed away. Ms. Aranda was a distinguished lawyer and anthropologist at the London School of Economics in England. She was part of the Expert Council of the Political Participation Programme for Latin America of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Ms. Aranda was the Director (a.i.) of the Regional Centre of Safeguarding Intangible Cul... international
17 February 2023
Teaching and learning with living heritage: Lessons learnt from UNESCO-EU pilot project
; – these were some of the conclusions of the workshop ‘Integrating intangible cultural heritage in school-based education. Lessons learnt from the UNESCO-EU pilot project’, which was organized from 27 February to 1 March 2020 in Rotterdam in partnership with the UNESCO Associated Schools network (ASPnet) and hosted by the Netherlands Commiss... Germany
, Austria
, Belgium
, Bulgaria
, Cyprus
, Croatia
, Denmark
, Spain
, Estonia
, Finland
, France
, Greece
, Hungary
, Ireland
, Italy
, Latvia
, Malta
, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
, Poland
, Portugal
, Romania
, Slovakia
, Slovenia
, Sweden
, Czechia
15 April 2020
Young Nahuats from El Salvador contribute to the safeguarding of their living heritage
on and communication technologies. Following an community-based approach tailored for primary and secondary school students, the main outcome of the project was the publication on the Náhuat’s oral traditions in Santo Domingo de Guzman, entitled ‘Titajtakezakan. Speaking through time. Inventory of oral traditions of Santo Domingo de Guzmán’... El Salvador
9 October 2018
ts activist. She grew up speaking Quechua and only learnt Spanish at the age of 10 when she started attending school. Since a young age, she has defended the rights of indigenous peoples, and embraced and promoted her cultural heritage as well as her indigenous language. During the military dictatorship she worked for a governmental institution tha... Peru
27 February 2020
Namibia and Zimbabwe launch project on living heritage in education
o promote an innovative and transformative methodology of learning with living heritage through a whole-school community-based approach – involving learners, teachers, staff and the wider community. The project will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal 4, particularly its target 4.7, by improving educational relevance and quality, while... Namibia
, Zimbabwe
10 March 2023
Training workshop kicks off pilot projects in UNESCO Associated Schools Network across the European Union,Training-workshop-kicks-off-pilot-projects-in-UNESCO-Associated-Schools-Network,The introduction of living heritage into schools can make education more exciting, accessible and relevant for both teachers and children. UNESCO and the European C... Austria
25 October 2019
Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine
a source of identity, well-being and cohesion to communities around the world. When integrated into school-based education, it cultivates a sense of belonging and continuity in young learners. UNESCO’s latest pilot project ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine’ aims to use education as a channel for communities to transmit th... Ukraine
13 April 2023