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International Assistance has been granted from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to three countries on 6 October 2015. Sudan will receive US$174,480 from the Fund to ›››


Senegal is about to conclude an eighteen-month project to safeguard traditional music accompanying various events of social life (rituals and celebrations related to birth ›››


The ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage today inscribed three new elements on the List of ›››


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Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda

1 July 2011 – 19 December 2014
Amount (US$) 126,580.00
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Aiming to empower the Mijikenda people to ensure the viability and transmission of the traditions and practices associated to the sacred Kaya forests ... ›››

Safeguarding traditional foodways of two communities in Kenya

1 September 2009 – 1 March 2013
Amount (US$) 68,930.00
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Traditional foodways involve practices transmitted within a community concerning the preparation and consumption of food, including the provision of i... ›››

Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts

1 April 2008 – 1 March 2009
Amount (US$) 40,000.00
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya , Somalia ,
Before the civil war Somalia enjoyed a vibrant cultural life, in which traditional performing arts played a major role. Aware of the role that cultura... ›››
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Mr John Moogi Omare Chief Cultural Officer, Ministry of National Heritage and Culture