Project

Negliubka Textile Tradition of Vetka District Gomel Region

Financial assistance:
- US$ 90,282 granted in 2025
Dates of implementation:
- Approved in 12/2025 - not yet under implementation

Benefitting country(ies): Belarus

Overview:

To be implemented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, this thirty-six-month project aims to safeguard and spread awareness of the negliubka textile tradition, a traditional weaving and embroidery practice observed exclusively by women. In addition to spreading awareness about negliubka and strengthening regional identity, the project will focus on disseminating practical knowledge about the element. It ›››

Spring rite of Juraŭski Karahod (international assistance)

Financial assistance:
- US$ 87,761 granted in 2019
Dates of implementation:
- 23/12/2020 - 30/06/2024
Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: English|French
- Budget and timetable: English|French
- Progress report 2 (March 2023): English
- Progress report 1 (November 2021): English
- Final report: English

Benefitting country(ies): Belarus

Overview:

Being implemented by the Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, the proposed twenty-four-month project has three main objectives. The first objective is to research the area where Juraǔski Karahod was spread historically and develop an effective strategy for its revitalization, performance and transmission. Second, the visibility of the element is expected to ›››

Establishing the national inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of Belarus

Financial assistance:
- US$ 133,600 granted in 2010
Dates of implementation:
- 26/12/2011 - 31/10/2013
Documents:
- Revised request: English
- Form ICH-04 - Revised version: English|French
- Final report: English

Benefitting country(ies): Belarus

Overview:

The main goal of the project was to safeguard living heritage in Belarus through the identification and documentation of existing cultural practices, creating a database and developing a national inventorying procedure. It aimed at ensuring promotion and distribution of structured information about the diversity of the intangible cultural heritage in Belarus while underlining the crucial role of cultural diversity and ›››

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