Project

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

Community-based needs identification for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Nord-Kivu

Benefitting country(ies): Democratic Republic of the Congo

The proposed activity aims to carry out a needs identification at national and local level with the participation of communities in view of the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the region of North Kivu, a long-standing conflict zone of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the framework of the 2003 Convention, this needs identification will allow drawing up a

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 31,423
  • Source:
    Heritage Emergency Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    15/07/2017 - 30/12/2017
  • Documents:
    Rapport final: French
    Preliminary desk study: French
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