Project

Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the West African Countries

Project budget:
- US$ 59,571
Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2021

Benefitting country(ies): Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

News and activities:

2021-06-08 – Awareness Creation Workshops on 'Intangible Cultural Heritage-in-Education' for Anglophone Countries in West Africa

Support to the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nigeria

Project budget:
- US$ 300,000
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2014 - 01/07/2017
Documents:
- Project brochure: English

Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria

Overview:

A needs assessment carried out in 2011 showed that the national capacities of Nigeria are not yet adapted to meet the requirements of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The aim of the project is to lay a solid foundation to support Nigeria in its efforts to safeguard the living heritage present in the country. Thanks to ›››

News and activities:

2017-10-26 – Stakeholders' meeting
2017-06-28 – Reinforcing capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria

Safeguarding of the Ifa Divination system

Project budget:
- US$ 86,592
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/04/2010

Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria

Overview:

Practiced among the Yoruba, Ifa divination relies on a complex system of signs, compiled in a literary corpus, that are interpreted by a diviner to guide important personal or collective decisions. The literary corpus is a treasury of knowledge concerning Yoruba history, philosophy, medicine and mythology. This project aims at ensuring the intergenerational and peer transmission of Ifa through formalizing ›››

Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede

Project budget:
- US$ 194,925
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2003 - 01/11/2008

Benefitting country(ies): Benin, Nigeria, Togo

Overview:

The Gelede ceremony, held in honour of the primordial mother Iyà Nlà, is directed by women, reflecting their important role in Yoruba life. After weeks of preparations, singers and drummers open the night-time ceremony, followed by an orchestra and masked dancers wearing splendid costumes. The project aims at safeguarding the Gelede tradition in communities across Benin, Nigeria and Togo. Following t ›››

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