Project

2018 - European Year of Cultural Heritage: Engaging youth for an inclusive and sustainable Europe

Benefitting country(ies): Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

UNESCO and the European Union have teamed up for a new project to strengthen the connections between young people, cultural heritage and education. The project proposes an innovative approach to education by inviting teachers and learners to explore their living heritage and learn not only about it, but also with and through it. Moreover, the UNESCO-EU initiative will bring together

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 349,650
  • Source:
    European Union
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/01/2019 - 30/06/2021

The Safeguarding and Revitalization of Lithuanian Cross Crafting and Its Symbolism: Phase I of the Action Plan

Benefitting country(ies): Lithuania

Cross-crafting in Lithuania includes making crosses and altars and performing the rituals consecrating those crosses. Placed on roadsides at village entrances, near monuments and in cemeteries, and linked to Catholic ceremonies and harvest celebrations, crosses are a symbol of the unity of the community. Under this project, both cross crafting practitioners and data collectors were trained with the help of

  • Project budget:
    US$ 45,834
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/04/2003 - 01/05/2005
Top