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

Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)

Países beneficiarios: Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Malí, Níger (el), Senegal

Strengthening national capacities in the field of intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in Senegal

Países beneficiarios: Senegal

Resumen:

The eighteen-month project was jointly implemented by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and the UNESCO Dakar Office. It aimed at strengthening national capacities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Senegal by building on technical capacities and implementing concrete safeguarding measures. The project responded to the issues identified in a needs assessment exercise conducted ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2018-11-19 – Las comunidades senegalesas como elemento central de los inventarios del patrimonio cultural inmaterial
• 2018-10-15 – Extensive training on community-based inventory on the ICH concept

Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)

Países beneficiarios: Cabo Verde, Malí, Níger (el), Senegal

Inventory of traditional musics in Senegal

Países beneficiarios: Senegal

Resumen:

The main objective of this international assistance project funded by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund was the inventory of the traditional music of Senegal that encompasses a vast and diverse array of musical traditions, genres, instruments and associated craftsmanship. Its social, spiritual and cultural functions are many, including celebrations of birth, death rites, initiations, blessings, agriculture, fishing, values, and legends ›››

Noticias y actividades:

• 2015-03-16 – Senegal improves the safeguarding of traditional music thanks to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
• 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa

Plan de acción para la salvaguardia del rito de iniciación mandinga Kankurang

Países beneficiarios: Gambia, Senegal

Resumen:

El Kankurang, espíritu protector encarnado en un hombre con máscara y disfraz, es el eje de un sistema ritual que integra canciones, tradiciones y ritos de iniciación de los hombres jóvenes. El ritual asegura la enseñanza y transmisión del complejo sistema de prácticas y conocimientos que fundamenta la identidad cultural mandinga. Este proyecto de salvaguardia se ha concebido para proteger el ent ›››