
al music styles in remote areas. The immediate objective is to create, through the expansion of the school of the Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA), an Zanzibarian NGO, and musical exchanges between Zanzibar and the Comoros, a permanent opportunity for local musicians to be instructed and to share their knowledge. Through the project, it is e...
Benefitting country(ies) : Comoros United Republic of Tanzania1 April 2008 - 1 March 2009>
ticularly during war. Knowledge is transmitted informally between mentors and youth, and formally through school curricula, media broadcasts and programmes....
Syrian Arab RepublicPottery skills of the women of Sejnane
ation, in communities where daughters are encouraged to learn this art of firing alongside going to school. The National Office for Crafts also delivers training courses for young women in the community who want to dedicate themselves to this activity....
TunisiaSecond report of Belarus on the status of the element "Rite of the Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)"
al folk festival and fair in Semezhava village, provides financial support to bearers of the rite, supports a school programme for studying local culture and handicrafts and supports the development of a local ‘House of Crafts’ as a centre of local traditional culture. In the report it is mentioned that the element has become well-known not onl...
Language, dance and music of the Garifuna
wever, economic migration, discrimination and the complete absence of the Garifuna language from the school system are endangering its survival. Although the language is still widely spoken, it is now taught in only one village. Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua...
Belize, Honduras
Success story of promoting traditional foods and safeguarding traditional foodways in Kenya
nitiated a pilot project to identify and inventory traditional foodways in partnership with primary school children to raise awareness about the threat to traditional foodways. Both initiatives have since led to other related activities carried out independently by local institutions, and several similar initiatives have been launched among other c...
KenyaPiloting and Development of a Belizean Studies Curriculum
Belize (2016-2026). Scale up the pilot integration of living heritage in education at the primary school level to the secondary school level. Ensure that cultural knowledge and practices inform the development of educational content as well as its methodologies and structures. Encourage students to inquire about their own cultural practices...
Benefitting country(ies) : Belize7 January 2018 - Ongoing>
17.COM 5.BUR : Examination of requests for International Assistance up to US$100,000
land, Takes note that Thailand has requested International Assistance for the project entitled Field School for capacity-building in safeguarding living heritage of ethnic communities in Thailand: This two-year project seeks to enhance the capacity of five ethnic groups and relevant stakeholders in Thailand to safeguard intangible cultural heritag...
4 October 2022>UNESCO Headquarters
Safeguarding of the folk music heritage by the Kodály concept
ity culture and composition; and respect for all music traditions. The concept has been incorporated in school curricula since 1945, where primary, secondary and tertiary students can learn about the songs, their importance and are encouraged to take part. It has also been used to document traditional music involving bearers, civic groups and cultu...
HungaryCorso culture, flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands
s main motivation for participating in the event. Corso culture is passed on through apprenticeships, school programmes and participation in the annual parade....
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)