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New inscriptions on the lists of intangible cultural heritage

Windhoek, 1 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December, on Tuesday inscribed five elements on the List of ›››

Peacebuilding, natural disasters mitigation and indigenous communities supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Côte d’Ivoire is being supported with a grant of US$299,972 by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund on an emergency basis to conduct inventory work ›››

Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa

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 ›››

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Project

Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda

25 May 2015 – 12 June 2015
Amount (US$) 24,990.00
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
Bigwala music and dance practiced by the Basoga people from eastern Uganda were inscribed by the Committee on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage... ›››

Inventorying the intangible cultural heritage of four communities in Uganda

5 July 2013 – 31 March 2015
Amount (US$) 216,000.00
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
In July 2013, Uganda launched a multi-year project to enable four local communities to identify their living heritage, as an essential step for its sa... ›››
The project was implemented by conducting a series of pilot ICH inventory-making activities, on a grassroots level, in six beneficiary Sub-Saharan Afr... ›››

Revitalization of bark cloth making in Uganda

1 October 2006 – 1 August 2009
Amount (US$) 91,485.00
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
The Mutaba tree provides the raw material for the delicate manufacture of bark-cloth. Produced for the royal family and other Buganda community member... ›››
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