Project

Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa

Benefitting country(ies): Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

Africa is the fourth region to be undertaking periodic reporting under the revised regional cycle approved by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Decision 14.COM 8. The present project aims to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of States Parties in the region, in conducting a thorough review of the state of safeguarding policies, programmes, and initiatives in

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 250,000
  • Source:
    Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024

Pilot project to create a local ICH management committee and first steps towards a national strategy for decentralized ICH management

Benefitting country(ies): Mozambique

Implemented by the ARPAC Provincial Delegation in Manica, the project was directed at creating a local committee for the management of intangible cultural heritage in the community of Chinhambudzi, Manica Province. Despite positive results achieved in recent years in safeguarding living heritage in Mozambique, resources and a defined institutional structure for managing living heritage are still lacking. To fill this

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 91,430 granted in 2019
  • Dates of implementation:
    20/02/2020 - 18/08/2022
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report (October 2021): French
    Progress report (November 2020): French
    Final report: French

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and

  • Project budget:
    US$ 59,571
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
    UNESCO - Regular budget
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    20/06/2026 - 20/06/2026

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and

  • Project budget:
    US$ 51,114
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    20/06/2026 - 20/06/2026

Strengthening national capacities for effective intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in selected PALOP countries

Benefitting country(ies): Angola Cabo Verde Guinea-Bissau Mozambique Sao Tome and Principe

The project aims to built national capacity in these Portuguese speaking countries to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage. The project pays particular attention at building a critical level of experience and knowledge, both in government institutions, civil society and in selected communities. Another aim of the project is to prepare a regional cooperation mechanism amongst Lusophone countries in Africa in

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 1,058,905
  • Source:
    Norway earmarked contribution to the Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/01/2012 - 01/05/2016
  • Documents:
    Final Project Report: English
    Progress report (11-2014): English
    Progress report (12-2015): English
    This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 1: English|French|Portuguese
    This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 2: English|French|Portuguese
    This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 3: English|French|Portuguese

Safeguarding of the Gulu Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People

Benefitting country(ies): Malawi Mozambique Zambia

Performed by the Chewa people of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, the Gule Wamkulu is a dance that accompanies initiation ceremonies, weddings, funerals and the installation of chiefs. Male dancers wear full costumes and masks made of wood and straw, expressing a great variety of spiritual and secular characters. This multinational project, coordinated by the Malawian National Commission for UNESCO, includes

  • Project budget:
    US$ 129,374
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009

Safeguarding the Chopi Timbila tradition in Mozambique

Benefitting country(ies): Mozambique

The Chopi people of southern Mozambique are famous for their orchestras of up to thirty wooden xylophones of varying sizes and ranges of pitch. Each year, several new pieces are composed and performed at social festivities and other community events in combination with the energetic Timbila dance. The objectives of the safeguarding project are to: enhance the quality and authenticity

  • Project budget:
    US$ 56,500
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009
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