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The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund will support safeguarding priorities in four countries in Africa and Latin America
28 October 2016 Botswana, El Salvador, Kenya, Seychelles,Four new International Assistance requests were approved by the Bureau of the Committee on 20 October 2016 to support safeguarding efforts in Botswana, Kenya, El Salvador ›››
Workshop on documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community
13 April 2016 – Arapal, Baragoi, Maralal Kenya,The main objective of this workshop is to sensitize the Samburu community on the significance of their intangible cultural heritage and how they can ›››
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The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!
19 October 2015 Kenya, Sudan, Togo,International Assistance has been granted from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to three countries on 6 October 2015. Sudan will receive US$174,480 from the Fund to ›››
Project
Promotion of traditional pottery making practices in Eastern Kenya
14 September 2016 – 11 December 2017Amount (US$) 23,388
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Safeguarding of Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community
20 October 2016 – 20 October 2016Amount (US$) 144,430
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community in northern Kenya: a focus on the region of Mount Kulal biosphere reserve
4 December 2015 – 31 May 2016Amount (US$) 24,038
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda
1 July 2011 – 19 December 2014Amount (US$) 126,580
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Safeguarding traditional foodways of two communities in Kenya
1 September 2009 – 1 March 2013Amount (US$) 68,930
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya ,
Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts
1 April 2008 – 1 March 2009Amount (US$) 40,000
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya , Somalia ,