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Nicaragua
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance
una Language, Music and Dance,The Garifuna communities, spread over Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, have kept alive their common language, oral traditions, music and dances. Although still practiced on various occasions, these are changing considerably as the Garifuna language is less often spoken. The safeguarding project focuses main...Benefitting country(ies) : Belize Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua
1 April 2006 - 1 June 2009
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of El Güegüense
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of El Güegüense,Popular throughout Nicaragua, the El Güegüense is a satirical street drama accompanied by music and dance, developed in the eighteenth century. The beautifully costumed and masked protagonist, El Güegüe, cleverly uses verbal artistry in Spanish, Basque and Nahuatl, an Amerindian language, to de...Benefitting country(ies) : Nicaragua
1 April 2007 - 1 March 2009
Reinforcing the Transmission of Mayangna Knowledge and Culture in the Classroom
local knowledge and living heritage into the school curriculum in BOSAWAS and eventually elsewhere in Nicaragua. The BOSAWAS Biosphere reserve in north-central Nicaragua lies at heart of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor and is home to numerous rare and endangered species. The indigenous Mayangna (or Sumu) people have lived in this bio-divers...Benefitting country(ies) : Nicaragua
1 January 2010 - 31 December 2016