Project

Tais, traditional textile

Benefitting country(ies): Timor-Leste

This three-year project is being implemented by the Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO. Activities include promoting this handwoven traditional textile in fairs, creating a television programme and adding Timor-Leste’s cultural elements, including Tais, to school curricula. In terms of research, the project entails recruiting an international expert to conduct field research and to document and photograph the raw materials used a

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 265,895 granted in 2021
  • Dates of implementation:
    16/05/2022 - 31/07/2025
  • Documents:
    Progress report 5: English
    Progress report 4: English
    Progress report 3: English
    Progress report 2: English
    Progress report 1: English

Tais, traditional textile

Benefitting country(ies): Timor-Leste

Tais is a form of traditional weaving produced at home or in small groups by women in Timor-Leste, which has been transmitted from generation to generation through oral tradition. The styles and colours vary from one municipality to the other. The cloths are traditionally made of cotton with natural dyes. It used to be very important and valuable in the

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 10,000 granted in 2019
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/10/2019 - 31/03/2020
  • Documents:
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Final report: English

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific

Benefitting country(ies): Bhutan Cambodia Mongolia Nepal Papua New Guinea Samoa Sri Lanka Timor-Leste

This project generously financed by the Government of Japan aimed at assisting eight countries, namely Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage through the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. It aimed at building up a critical mass of experience and

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 1,020,484
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/11/2011 - 01/05/2014
  • Documents:
    Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific - 2011-2014 Project Completion Report: English
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