Project

Living heritage, youth and COVID-19 in Sint Maarten

Benefitting country(ies): Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Sint Maarten

How can a storyteller tell a story without an audience? How could a carnival be held online? Following the adventures of the epic character ‘Soualigaman’, this project seeks to share with children in Sint Maarten how living heritage and public life are impacted during the pandemic. Via an animation and digital comics, the superhero Soualigaman showcases how the embodiment of

  • Project budget:
    US$ 5,000
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/06/2021 - 01/12/2021

Strengthening the capacities of Suriname and Dutch Caribbean islands for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Benefitting country(ies): Aruba Curaçao Sint Maarten Suriname

The aim of this project was to strengthen the national capacities of Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean Islands to effectively safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH). The project involved a national consultation on the status of ICH carried out in Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Marteen and Suriname, as well as training workshops on the implementation of the 2003 Convention, community-based

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 635,980
  • Source:
    Netherlands earmarked contribution to the Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/05/2014 - 31/12/2018
  • Documents:
    Final report phase III (12-2018): English
    Progress report (11-2014): English
    Progress report (11-2015): English
    Progress report phase I (08-2016): English
    Progress report phase II (10-2017): English
    Video presentation of the project: English
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