Supporting the resilience of Ukrainian school children through enhancing awareness of their living heritage

Benefitting country(ies): Ukraine

Overview:

On 18 March 2022, the Living Heritage Entity organized a first meeting with key living heritage stakeholders from Ukraine and neighboring countries hosting Ukrainian refugees to discuss how best to support the safeguarding of living heritage of Ukraine. The nexus between living heritage and education was identified as a priority area for action. This project seeks to enhance awareness of living heritage ›››

News and activities:

• 2023-04-13 – Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine

Assessing the needs of living heritage safeguarding among displaced communities from Ukraine in five neighboring countries: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

Benefitting country(ies): Hungary, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine

Overview:

In April 2022, UNESCO launched a community-based needs identification for safeguarding living heritage among communities, groups and individuals from Ukraine displaced by the war. Focus was given to five neighbouring countries, which were receiving most refugees in the first weeks and months of the war: Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The project was developed following the recommendations of the first ›››

Needs assessment for reinforcing Ukraine's national capacities in strategy development for ICH safeguarding

Benefitting country(ies): Ukraine

Overview:

Implemented by the Ukrainian Center for Cultural Studies, the proposed project aims to carry out a needs assessment to reinforce Ukraine’s national capacities in strategy development for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. This request reflects the current situation in Ukraine: while there is an extremely rich, diverse array of living heritage across the country, such practices face threats of d ›››