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

Países beneficiarios: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Camerún, Chad, Comoras, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibuti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Etiopía, Gabón, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malí, Mauricio, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Níger (el), República Centroafricana, República Democrática del Congo, República Unida de Tanzania, Ruanda, Santo Tomé y Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudán del Sur, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Resumen:

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 ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2024-04-22 – Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting

Safeguarding semba by creating new levers for intergenerational transmission and income-generating opportunities

Países beneficiarios: Angola

Resumen:

Implemented by the Instituto Nacional do Património Cultural (INPC), this two-year project aims to establish suitable conditions for safeguarding semba, a traditional musical genre and dance, by creating opportunities for intergenerational transmission and income generation. Rooted in working-class neighbourhoods, semba is a symbol of Angolan identity-building and anticolonial resistance. However, lately it has begun to lose influence and significance among ›››

Safeguarding and promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Africa

Países beneficiarios: Angola, Burundi, Camerún, Congo, Gabón, República Centroafricana, República Democrática del Congo

Fortalecimiento de las capacidades nacionales para la salvaguardia eficaz del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en los países PALOP seleccionados

Países beneficiarios: Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Santo Tomé y Príncipe

Resumen:

El proyecto pretende construir la capacidad nacional, en estos países de habla portuguesa, para la salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural inmaterial. El proyecto presta una atención particular en la construcción de un nivel crítico de la experiencia y el conocimiento, tanto en las instituciones gubernamentales, como en la sociedad civil y en las comunidades seleccionadas. Otro objetivo del proyecto es preparar un ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2016-05-09 – Regional final workshop of the capacity building project in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
• 2016-05-09 – Portuguese-speaking African countries assess project achievements