Project

Knowledge and skills associated with the manufacture of the Saponé hat

Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso

Implemented by the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, this preparatory assistance request concerns the nomination of Knowledge and skills related to the manufacture of the Saponé hat to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The element refers to the knowledge and techniques related to the production, research and manufacture of the Saponé hat, a c

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 9,900 granted in 2025
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/08/2025 - 30/04/2026

Capacity building for stakeholders involved in safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso

Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso

The proposed twenty-four-month project is geared at building the capacities of stakeholders involved in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso. Following an inventorying process conducted as part of the implementation of the Convention, the need to establish a critical mass of stakeholders capable of taking on the process of safeguarding living heritage at the national level became clear. In

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 387,770 granted in 2019
  • Dates of implementation:
    07/10/2020 - 31/07/2025
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report 4: French
    Progress report 3: French
    Progress report 2: French
    Progress report 1: French
    Progress report 1 (Phase 1): French
    Final report (Phase 1): French

Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa

Benefitting country(ies): Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

Africa is the fourth region to be undertaking periodic reporting under the revised regional cycle approved by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Decision 14.COM 8. The present project aims to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of States Parties in the region, in conducting a thorough review of the state of safeguarding policies, programmes, and initiatives in

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 250,000
  • Source:
    Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024

Inventory and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso

Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso

This major project enabled Burkina Faso to inventory around 1,300 living traditions practised by 60 ethno-cultural communities located in the thirteen regions of the country. The project was implemented in two major phases: a pilot phase that involved two regions with six ethno-cultural communities and a second generalization phase that involved all regions and national communities. Its principle objectives were to develop

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 262,080 granted in 2012
  • Dates of implementation:
    31/03/2013 - 31/03/2018
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