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Traditions from Portugal, Uganda and Ukraine inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
30 November 2016 Uganda, Portugal, Ukraine,Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage today inscribed elements from Portugal, Uganda and Ukraine on the ›››
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New inscriptions on the lists of intangible cultural heritage
1 December 2015 Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, France, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mongolia, Namibia, Uganda, Portugal,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 ›››
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Peacebuilding, natural disasters mitigation and indigenous communities supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
24 August 2015 Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Uganda, Vanuatu,Côte d’Ivoire is being supported with a grant of US$299,972 by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund on an emergency basis to conduct inventory work ›››
Project
Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda
1 September 2015 – 31 August 2017Amount (US$) 24,990
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
Inventorying the intangible cultural heritage of four communities in Uganda
5 July 2013 – 31 March 2015Amount (US$) 216,000
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
A series of pilot projects in community-based intangible heritage inventorying on a grassroots-level in six selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 September 2009 – 1 December 2011Amount (US$) 275,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Uganda , Swaziland , Zambia ,
Revitalization of bark cloth making in Uganda
1 October 2006 – 1 August 2009Amount (US$) 91,485
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,