Project
Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024
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-Bissau, Guinea, 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
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2024-04-22 – Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting
Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)
- Project budget:
- US$ 59,571
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2021
Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal
Strengthening national capacities in the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in Senegal
Benefitting country(ies): Senegal
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2018-11-19 – Senegalese communities at the heart of inventories of intangible cultural heritage
- 2018-10-15 – Extensive training on community-based inventory on the ICH concept
Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)
- Project budget:
- US$ 51,114
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2018 - 01/12/2019
Benefitting country(ies): Cabo Verde, Mali, Niger, Senegal
Inventory of traditional musics in Senegal
Benefitting country(ies): Senegal
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-03-16 – Senegal improves the safeguarding of traditional music thanks to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite
- Project budget:
- US$ 146,962
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Gambia, Senegal