Project

Khanga – a symbol of Tanzanian identity and cultural heritage

Benefitting country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania

Implemented by the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, this preparatory assistance request concerns the nomination of Khanga – a symbol of Tanzanian identity and cultural heritage to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Khanga is a rectangular cloth that is deeply embedded in the cultural fabric of the practising, primarily coastal, communities. The cloth is c

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 10,000 granted in 2025
  • Dates of implementation:
    25/08/2025 - 30/04/2026

Strengthening capacities at the national and local levels for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the United Republic of Tanzania and contributing to sustainable development

Benefitting country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania

In the context of the 2003 Convention’s global capacity-building programme, this project is designed to strengthen capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage at national and local levels, including among government institutions and communities in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. More specifically, the objectives of the project are the following: Contribute to sustainable development in the United Republic of Tanzania through the implementation o

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 81,271
  • Source:
    The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO earmarked contribution to the Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/10/2022 - 30/12/2024
  • Documents:
    Final narrative report: English
    Progress report: English

Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa

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 Guinea-Bissau 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

Africa is the fourth region to be undertaking periodic reporting under the revised regional cycle approved by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Decision 14.COM 8. The present project aims to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of States Parties in the region, in conducting a thorough review of the state of safeguarding policies, programmes, and initiatives in

News and activities:

  • Project budget:
    US$ 250,000
  • Source:
    Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024

Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Tanzania (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros

Benefitting country(ies): Comoros United Republic of Tanzania

Taarab music is a traditional form of Swahili cultural expression. Popularly known as Swahili wedding music, taarab musicians and music are an essential part of various multi-day festivities in Zanzibar. Complementary to the activities implemented by UNESCO Dar es Salaam in 2005-2007 in the village of Mahonda and Pemba island– rural areas of the islands of Zanzibar, the project aims at f

  • Project budget:
    US$ 51,488
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/04/2008 - 01/03/2009

Transmission of traditional Knowledge in Burundian Refugee Camps of Tanzania in view of a sustainable repatriation

Benefitting country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania

The project, elaborated as a result of a fieldwork carried out in 2006 by Dr Fouéré, implemented story-telling sessions as a way to transmit Burundian traditional knowledge to young Burundian refugees settled in refugee camps in Western Tanzania. This one-year activity was aimed to facilitate the sustainable repatriation of refugees to Burundi and their smooth reintegration into their society. A number o

  • Project budget:
    US$ 0
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/07/2006 - 01/12/2007
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