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Safeguarding Nigeria’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: Workshop on preparation of nomination files to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists and the preparation of request for International Assistance.

Community-based inventorying workshop with the Bida community
Key references
Ratification of the Convention on
21 October 2005Read the Convention in: [name_language]
Committee Member
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Nigeria (2006 - 2008)Nigeria (2012 - 2016)
Nigeria (2024 - 2028)
Project
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$) 250,000
Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the West African Countries
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2021Amount (US$) 59,571
Support to the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nigeria
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2017Amount (US$) 300,000
Safeguarding of the Ifa Divination system
1 October 2006 – 1 April 2010Amount (US$) 86,592
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede
1 October 2003 – 1 November 2008Amount (US$) 194,925