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

Pilot project to create a local ICH management committee and first steps towards a national strategy for decentralized ICH management

Países beneficiarios: Mozambique

Resumen:

Implemented by the ARPAC Provincial Delegation in Manica, the project was directed at creating a local committee for the management of intangible cultural heritage in the community of Chinhambudzi, Manica Province. Despite positive results achieved in recent years in safeguarding living heritage in Mozambique, resources and a defined institutional structure for managing living heritage are still lacking. To fill this ›››

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

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudáfrica, Zambia

Resumen:

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 ›››

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

Países beneficiarios: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudáfrica, Zambia

Resumen:

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 ›››

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

Salvaguardia del Gulu Wamkulu, la gran danza del pueblo chewa

Países beneficiarios: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia

Resumen:

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 ›››

Salvaguardia de la tradición delChopi Timbila en Mozambique

Países beneficiarios: Mozambique

Resumen:

Las comunidades chopi del sur de Mozambique son conocidas por sus orquestas de hasta 30 xilófonos de madera de distintos tamaños y registros tonales. Cada año, se componen varias obras nuevas que se interpretan en las fiestas y otros acontecimientos de la comunidad acompañando la enérgica danza timbila. Los objetivos del proyecto de salvaguardia consisten en : * realzar la calidad y la aute ›››