Exchange of experiences and cultural dialogues for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of Afro-descendant peoples through the preparation of inventories in the SICA region and Cuba

Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Capacity building for community leaders and public managers to safeguard the living heritage of Afro-descendant communities in the SICA region and Cuba

Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Overview:

This thirteen-month project aims to build a common conceptual and methodological basis for the safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Afro-descendants in Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. It is the first stage (preparation and planning) of a larger initiative titled ‘Safeguarding of the Afro-descendant Intangible Cultural Heritage of the SICA region and Cuba,’ ›››

Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in disaster contexts

Benefitting country(ies): Honduras, Philippines

Overview:

In the context of the [[global capacity-building programme|page:00326]], this activity aims to strengthen capacities for integrating disaster risk reduction into community-based inventories of intangible cultural heritage through pilot activities in Honduras and the Philippines. The project will comprise: *Online training workshops on intangible cultural heritage and disaster risk reduction; *Pilot-inventorying activities integrating awareness for disaster risk reduction; *Awareness-raising activities ›››

News and activities:

• 2021-06-29 – Joint capacity-building project on ICH and disaster risk reduction kicks off in the Philippines and Honduras

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central America

Benefitting country(ies): El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

News and activities:

• 2014-04-07 – Increasing involvement of communities in inventorying intangible cultural heritage in Latin America
• 2014-02-25 – Community-based inventorying to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage in western Guatemala

Myths, stories and language of the Tolupan people, Montaña de la Flor, Honduras

Benefitting country(ies): Honduras

Overview:

The assistance resulted in the submission of a USL nomination, Tolupanes oral traditions of Montaña la Flor, to be examined for possible inscription in 2014. ›››

Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance

Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Overview:

The Garifuna communities, spread over Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, have kept alive their common language, oral traditions, music and dances. Although still practiced on various occasions, these are changing considerably as the Garifuna language is less often spoken. The safeguarding project focuses mainly in the preservation of the Garifuna language through language revitalization, lexical expansion programs and the promotion ›››