Project

Strengthening capacities for preparing nomination files for the Lists of the 2003 Convention in Small Island and Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean

  • Project budget:
    • US$ 75,000
  • Source:
    • Netherlands earmarked contribution to the Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    • 01/09/2023 - 01/04/2024

Benefitting country(ies): Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Overview:

In the context of the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme, this project aims at building capacities of Small Island and Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean on the preparation of nomination files for the Lists of the 2003 Convention, with a view to improve the effective safeguarding of living heritage across the region and contribute to greater geographical balance of the elements i ›››


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): Georgia, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, Peru, 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 rol ›››

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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
  • Documents:

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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