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Building capacities for safeguarding living heritage and preparing nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
1 September 2024 – 1 September 2027Amount (US$) 606,650
Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
1 July 2023 – 1 July 2024Amount (US$) 250,000
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region
3 November 2025 – 3 November 2025Amount (US$) 59,571
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Phase III)
1 May 2018 – 1 June 2019Amount (US$) 117,467
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region
3 November 2025 – 3 November 2025Amount (US$) 51,114
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Part II
1 March 2016 – 31 July 2017Amount (US$) 250,000
Inventorying of intangible cultural heritage elements in Thaba-Bosiu in Lesotho
3 August 2016 – 28 February 2017Amount (US$) 24,998
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
1 December 2013 – 1 March 2015Amount (US$) 250,000
A series of pilot projects in community-based intangible heritage inventorying on a grassroots-level in six selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 September 2009 – 1 December 2011Amount (US$) 275,000
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage: developing nominations for the Urgent Safeguarding List in Southern Africa
1 October 2010 – 1 June 2011Amount (US$) 65,000