The training-of-trainers workshop for new members of the 2003 Convention’s global facilitators network from Asia and the Pacific took place in Chengdu, China, from 13 to 17 October 2023. The workshop was organized by the UNESCO Beijing Office, in collaboration with the Living Heritage Entity, and with the generous support of the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia and the Pacific Region (CRIHAP, a category 2 center under the auspices of UNESCO).

As part of the global expansion of the facilitator’s network, the workshop trained 14 new facilitators from Asia and the Pacific on core concepts, methodologies and mechanisms of the Convention. This included sessions on living heritage and sustainable development through community-centered safeguarding. The workshop furthermore contributed to the strengthening of the Asia Pacific network of facilitators through peer-to-peer learning and exchange.