Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

Overview:

This project aims at assisting Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage through the effective implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. To that end, an integrated strategy will be implemented, including a series of well-prepared workshops and activities, tailored to respond to the identified needs of each country. Components to be covered include review of existing policies, implementation of the Convention at national level, community-based inventorying and evaluation.

News and activities:

• 2014-06-10 – Review meeting: safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
• 2013-10-01 – Inventorying the living heritage of Belize
• 2013-09-30 – Inventorying of living heritage presses on in Belize
• 2013-09-04 – Jamaica pushes on with the inventory of its living heritage
• 2013-09-04 – Jamaica pushes on with the inventory of its living heritage
• 2013-06-22 – Inventorying of living heritage in Trinidad and Tobago
• 2013-06-20 – Inventorying of living heritage builds momentum in Trinidad and Tobago
• 2012-12-10 – Safeguarding “living heritage” of Jamaica
• 2012-11-05 – Safeguarding of living heritage builds in Belize!
• 2012-10-01 – Good news for living heritage in the Caribbean

01/09/2013 - 01/12/2015 – Safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage through strengthening national capacities in Niger06/10/2015 - 06/10/2015 – Inventory, safeguarding and promoting knowledge of how to manufacture and play Togo's traditional musical instruments (Pilot phase in the Maritime region, south Togo)