Project

Ancestral and traditional techniques for the elaboration of the 'Poncho Para'i de 60 Listas', from the city of Piribebuy, Republic of Paraguay

Financial assistance:
- US$ 74,500 granted in 2023
Dates of implementation:
- Approved in 12/2023 - not yet under implementation

Benefitting country(ies): Paraguay

Overview:

To be implemented by the National Secretariat of Culture in partnership with UNESCO, this eighteen-month project aims to ensure the transmission of the knowledge and techniques of making the Poncho Para’í de 60 Listas. The project involves promotion activities such as a television show, a permanent exhibition, craft fairs and a weaving competition. The homes and workshops of poncho artisans will be ›››

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2012 - 01/02/2014

Benefitting country(ies): Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

Overview:

The present project was among the first of its kind to be implemented in Latin America. It aimed at assisting Argentina as a priority and also Paraguay and Uruguay, in safeguarding their intangible cultural heritage by acquiring broad and solid knowledge of the 2003 Convention and its mechanism. Workshops on the implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible C ›››

News and activities:

2014-02-13 – Completion of the capacity-building programme in the Southern Cone
2013-10-15 – The Southern Cone concludes its capacity-building programme

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