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Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in basic education in Southern Africa

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Malawi Zambia

Incorporating living heritage in schools can help contextualize how and what students learn, create stronger connections between classrooms and learners’ everyday life and strengthen their sense of pride for their own cultures and respect for others. This project will contribute to building coordination mechanism between the Ministries of Education and Culture in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia to ensure that a robust me

  • Project budget:
    US$ 0
  • Dates of implementation:
    12/12/2024 - 01/06/2027

Inventorying of Kuyabila of the Tonga ethnic group of Zambia

Benefitting country(ies): Zambia

This twenty-four-month project, being implemented by Zambia’s Ministry of Tourism and Arts, aims to undertake an inventory of the Tonga ethnic group’s poems in the Monze and Namwala districts of the country’s southern province. Accompanied by music and a special dance, kuyabila is the poetry of the Tonga people. It is accompanied by music and a special dance and performed durin

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 83,790 granted in 2021
  • Dates of implementation:
    21/12/2021 - 20/12/2024
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report 2023: English
    Progress report 2022: English
    Final 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

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

Strengthen the capacity for the safeguarding and management of intangible cultural heritage in Zambia

Benefitting country(ies): Zambia

Since 2010, a number of capacity-building, inventory-making and awareness-creating activities have been carried out in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage by different stakeholders. Participants appreciated these training workshops and were unanimous in calling for a more advanced, comprehensive version of the training to be introduced. To this end, this project intends to develop and implement a degree programme specializing

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 334,820 granted in 2017
  • Dates of implementation:
    02/04/2018 - 31/12/2021
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report: English
    Final report: English

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and

  • Project budget:
    US$ 59,571
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
    UNESCO - Regular budget
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    11/09/2026 - 11/09/2026

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Phase III)

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe

The project is designed as the third and final stage in the efforts to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in Southern African countries in their implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The main objective is to effectively support the continuity of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding processes in the seven countries, notably Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi

  • Project budget:
    US$ 117,467
  • Source:
    Flanders Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/05/2018 - 01/06/2019

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in the countries of Southern African sub-region

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia

UNESCO ROSA made significant strides to strengthen national capacities for the effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage over the past years. This activity seeks to strengthen sub-regional cooperation and national capacities for the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention. It will pay due attention to the adequacy of institutional environments, abilities to set up or revise legislative and policy frameworks and

  • Project budget:
    US$ 51,114
  • Source:
    UNESCO - Regular budget
  • Dates of implementation:
    11/09/2026 - 11/09/2026

Inventorying of proverbs of Lala community of Luano District of Zambia

Benefitting country(ies): Zambia

Lala people live along the eastern portions of the Luangwa River in Luano District in the central province of Zambia. Among their various cultural practices that include social gatherings, festivals, celebrations and life cycle rituals, proverbs in particular hold a central place in the transmission of community values to the younger generation. Reflecting people’s living heritage and wisdom, Lala proverbs a

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 25,000 granted in 2016
  • Dates of implementation:
    22/09/2016 - 29/09/2017
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report: English
    Final report: English

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Part II

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe

The project aims at reinforcing the sub-regional cooperation platform, which was created to support seven countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) in southern Africa in their efforts to safeguard the living heritage present in their territories. Consolidating the results of previous Flanders funded projects since 2009, this platform will be driven by the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Committees

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 250,000
  • Source:
    Flanders Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/03/2016 - 31/07/2017

Inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people of Kaoma District

Benefitting country(ies): Zambia

Concerned about growing threats to the viability of traditional music and dance practices among the Lozi and Nkoya communities of the Western Province of Zambia, the project sought to familiarize the communities with the objectives and mechanisms of the 2003 Convention, and more specifically, with community-based inventorying through a field practicum. A parallel motivation for the project was to bring the

News and activities:

  • Financial assistance:
    US$ 24,928 granted in 2016
  • Dates of implementation:
    04/08/2016 - 30/06/2017
  • Documents:
    Request form ICH-04: English|French
    Budget and timetable: English|French
    Progress report: English
    Final report: English

Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe

The beneficiaries of the project are the national authorities responsible for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage and selected communities in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Firstly, the project aims to initiate a sub-regional cooperation platform to support these countries in their efforts to safeguard the living heritage present in their territories. Such objective will be done

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 250,000
  • Source:
    Flanders Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/12/2013 - 01/03/2015

Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Malawi Zambia Zimbabwe

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  • Project budget:
    US$ 399,785
  • Source:
    Flanders Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/02/2011 - 01/04/2013

A series of pilot projects in community-based intangible heritage inventorying on a grassroots-level in six selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Benefitting country(ies): Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Uganda Zambia

The project was implemented by conducting a series of pilot ICH inventory-making activities, on a grassroots level, in six beneficiary Sub-Saharan African countries, namely Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Swaziland and Zambia. It was composed of four phases: Phase I dealt with the selection of six pilot communities (one in each country) in a demand-driven manner; Phase II was the initial

  • Project budget:
    US$ 275,000
  • Source:
    Flanders Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/09/2009 - 01/12/2011

Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Makishi Masquerade in Zambia

Benefitting country(ies): Zambia

As part of initiation, boys leave their communities to live in a bush camp where they are taught practical skills as well as knowledge about nature, religion and social values. For their reintegration into the community, they perform the Makishi masquerade involving beautifully painted masks that represent different spiritual characters. The safeguarding project seeks to: support the process of intergenerational

  • Project budget:
    US$ 90,592
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/10/2006 - 01/12/2009

Safeguarding of the Gulu Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People

Benefitting country(ies): Malawi Mozambique Zambia

Performed by the Chewa people of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, the Gule Wamkulu is a dance that accompanies initiation ceremonies, weddings, funerals and the installation of chiefs. Male dancers wear full costumes and masks made of wood and straw, expressing a great variety of spiritual and secular characters. This multinational project, coordinated by the Malawian National Commission for UNESCO, includes

  • Project budget:
    US$ 129,374
  • Source:
    Japan Funds-in-Trust
  • Dates of implementation:
    01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009
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