Project

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

Financial assistance:
- US$ 99,889 granted in 2018
Dates of implementation:
- 25/07/2018 - 31/12/2020
Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: English|French
- Budget and timetable: English|French
- Final report: French
- Catalogue: French

Benefitting country(ies): Senegal

Overview:

The eighteen-month project was jointly implemented by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and the UNESCO Dakar Office. It aimed at strengthening national capacities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Senegal by building on technical capacities and implementing concrete safeguarding measures. The project responded to the issues identified in a needs assessment exercise conducted ›››

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

Financial assistance:
- US$ 80,789 granted in 2012
Dates of implementation:
- 12/08/2013 - 03/12/2014
Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: English|French
- Final report: French

Benefitting country(ies): Senegal

Overview:

The main objective of this international assistance project funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund was the inventory of the traditional music of Senegal that encompasses a vast and diverse array of musical traditions, genres, instruments and associated craftsmanship. Its social, spiritual and cultural functions are many, including celebrations of birth, death rites, initiations, blessings, agriculture, fishing, values, and legends ›››

News and activities:

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

Overview:

The Kankurang is a protective spirit, embodied by a masked and costumed man, at the centre of a ritual system comprising songs, traditions and initiatory rites for young boys. The ritual ensures the transmission and teaching of complex know-how and practices underpinning Manding cultural identity. This safeguarding project is designed to protect the natural environment in which the Kankurang ritual ›››

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