Project

Xhubleta, skills, craftmanship and forms of usage

Financial assistance:
- US$ 91,092 granted in 2022
Dates of implementation:
- Approved in 11/2022 - not yet under implementation

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

This two-year safeguarding programme aims to support efforts to enhance the practice and transmission of Xhubleta craftsmanship in northern Albania. It has three main objectives: ensuring the needed infrastructure for the revitalization of the craft, enhancing the capacities of bearers to make Xhubleta and increasing the visibility of Xhubleta and of intangible cultural heritage values among the community. The proposed ›››

Community based Inventory of ICH in Albania with a view to safeguarding and transmitting to future generations

Financial assistance:
- US$ 213,260 granted in 2018
Dates of implementation:
- 20/02/2020 - 31/08/2022
Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: English|French
- Budget and timetable: English|French
- Progress report (2022): English
- Progress report (October 2021): English
- Progress report (June 2021): English

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

Implemented by the Ministry of Culture, the proposed 26-month project is aimed at carrying out a community-based inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Albania, with a view to drawing up tailored action plans for its safeguarding and transmission to future generations. Though considerable efforts have already been undertaken to safeguard living heritage in Albania, a thorough national inventory of intangible ›››

National Folk Festival of Gjirokastra (NFFoGj), 50 years of best practice in safeguarding Albanian intangible heritage

Financial assistance:
- US$ 9,800 granted in 2018
Dates of implementation:
- 30/11/2018 - 20/04/2019
Documents:
- Budget and timetable: English|French
- Final report: English

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

Held every five years, the festival has become the most important and largest event celebrating intangible cultural heritage in Albania since 1968. It brings together a large number of bearers, communities, performers, folk associations and cultural centres from the country and beyond, as well as scholars working in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Albania. The festival is organized by ›››

Needs assessment in Albania

Project budget:
- US$ 9,000
Source:
- -
Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2014 - 01/03/2015

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

The needs assessment aimed to explore the legislative and policy documents in the sphere of ICH in Albania, to analyze the institutional and administrative framework for the implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention, and to study the situation of awareness-raising activities, inventorying procedures, and educational and training programs on ICH in the country. The goal was to outline the major challenges encountered i ›››

Inventory of Albanian folk iso-polyphony

Financial assistance:
- US$ 24,500 granted in 2010
Dates of implementation:
- 24/03/2011 - 23/03/2012
Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: English

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

The purpose of this project was to establish an electronic database on Albanian folk iso-polyphony, incorporated in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. Between 2007 and 2010, the Albanian Music Council implemented safeguarding activities including the establishment of an initial register of the element. The present project aimed at enriching that initial inventory including additional information on ›››

Safeguarding Albanian Folk-Iso-polyphony

Project budget:
- US$ 91,033
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/03/2010

Benefitting country(ies): Albania

Overview:

Derived from Byzantine church music, Albanian Iso-polyphony is a sophisticated form of group singing, performed mostly by men. The rise of cultural tourism and the growing interest of researchers are contributing to the revival of this unique folk tradition. This project contributes to the safeguarding of Albanian iso-polyphony, focusing especially on its transmission of to the younger generation. The project’s ›››

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