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Bureau decides on Jeju Island as the location for the Intergovernmental Committee and grants International Assistance to Uganda and Colombia
6 April 2017 Colombia, Republic of Korea, Uganda,During its last electronic consultation, the Bureau of the Committee approved a change in venue of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee. Initially ›››
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Basoga communities of Uganda engage in the safeguarding of the Bigwala
20 March 2017 Uganda,Bigwala, a cultural performance that is recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO is being revived by the ›››
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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 ›››
Project
Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda
1 September 2015 – 31 August 2017Amount (US$) 24,990
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda ,
Promoting intangible cultural heritage education in institutions of higher learning in Uganda
24 February 2017 – 24 February 2017Amount (US$) 97,582
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 ,