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-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:

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 ›››

Capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and contributing to sustainable development

Benefitting country(ies): Gambia, Ghana

Overview:

As part of the implementation of the funding priority under the 2003 Convention ‘Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development’, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Target 11.4; 5.5 and 17.9), as well as the African Union Agenda 2063, in the Gambia, the project proposes to train all relevant stakeholders on how to better safeguard intangible cultural heritage through the effective imp ›››

News and activities:

• 2022-11-23 – Inception Workshop for the project 'Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development'
• 2022-10-17 – Intangible Cultural Heritage Community-Based Inventorying: Training and Activities

Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)

Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal

Strengthening the contribution of living heritage in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its integration into national initiatives for disaster risk reduction in The Gambia

Benefitting country(ies): Gambia

Overview:

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for The Gambia to improve the integration of intangible cultural heritage into national initiatives for emergency recovery, preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR). To this end, the National Centre for Culture and Arts, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the National Disaster Management Agency, as well as UNESCO's Multisectoral ›››

Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite

Benefitting country(ies): Gambia, Senegal

Overview:

The Kankurang is a protective spirit, embodied by a masked and costumed man, at the centre of a ritual system comprising songs, traditions and initiatory rites for young boys. The ritual ensures the transmission and teaching of complex know-how and practices underpinning Manding cultural identity. This safeguarding project is designed to protect the natural environment in which the Kankurang ritual ›››