<
 
 
 
 
×
>
You are viewing an archived web page, collected at the request of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) using Archive-It. This page was captured on 21:55:18 Feb 03, 2017, and is part of the UNESCO collection. The information on this web page may be out of date. See All versions of this archived page.
Loading media information hide

Strengthening the capacities of Suriname and Dutch Caribbean islands for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

  • Project budget:
    • US$ 323,834
  • Source:
    • Netherlands earmarked contribution to the Fund
  • Dates of implementation:
    • 01/04/2014 - 01/08/2016
  • Documents:
    • Final Project Report (2014 – 2016): English
    • Progress report (11-2014): English
    • Progress report (11-2015): English

Benefitting country(ies): Curaçao, Aruba, Suriname, Sint Maarten

Overview:

This project aims to strengthen the national capacities of Suriname and Dutch Caribbean islands for the effective safeguarding of ICH and will include the following activities: (i) three joint trainings on the implementation of the convention, community-based inventorying and safeguarding of ICH covering the Dutch Caribbean islands; (ii) five island consultations (except Aruba) to involve all stakeholders and identify local needs; (iii) seven field exercises on inventorying ICH on each of the islands and Suriname; (iv) a workshop on the implementation of the Convention in Suriname; (v) and a workshop on community-based inventorying in Suriname.

News and activities:

20/10/2016 - 20/10/2016 – Titajtakezakan. Speaking across time, oral tradition and use of information and communication technologies29/04/2013 - 01/07/2016 – Inventory and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso