Project
Emergency response to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Lalibela, World Heritage property, and the surrounding area endangered by conflict
Benefitting country(ies): Ethiopia
Overview:
Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024
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-Bissau, Guinea, 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
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2024-04-22 – Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 59,571
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 13/12/2024 - 13/12/2024
Benefitting country(ies): Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2022-01-18 – UNESCO publishes case studies on living heritage and climate change in East Africa
- 2021-04-30 – Regional Online Conference on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa
Ongota: the Language of the Biraile
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 5,000 granted in 2008
- Dates of implementation:
- 19/12/2008 - 30/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Ethiopia
Overview:
Safeguarding of traditional music in Ethiopia
- Project budget:
- US$ 343,886
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/01/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Ethiopia