Project

Community-based inventorying of intangible heritage in urban areas

  • Project budget:
    • US$ 566,000
  • Source:
    • Yong Xin Hua Yun Cultural Industry Investment Co. Ltd
  • Dates of implementation:
    • 01/01/2018 - 01/12/2021

Benefitting country(ies): Jamaica, Malaysia, Zimbabwe

Overview:

Over the past few years, UNESCO has been leading the initiative to develop new strategies for integrating culture and creativity in urban contexts. Together with its partners, UNESCO supports advocacy, builds and disseminates knowledge and develops the necessary evidence base to promote culture-engaged, people centered urban development models. The project ‘Intangible heritage and creativity for sustainable cities’ aims to promote the›››

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Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago through strengthening their capacities for implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

  • Project budget:
    • US$ 300,000
  • Source:
    • Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    • 01/06/2012 - 01/12/2015
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Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

Overview:

The 3.5 year project saw the implementation of an integrated strategy with a series of workshops and activities aimed at reinforcing the capacity of Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage. To this end, it included: (i) policy advice, (ii) workshops on the implementation of the Convention, (iii) workshops on community-based inventorying and (iv) pilot inventorying›››

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