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Scaling up Southern Africa’s efforts in the field of ICH to policy development
10 October 2016 Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,Over twenty participants from seven countries in the Southern African region (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) brainstormed and shared experiences in ›››
Training of Trainers on Strengthening National Capacities for Implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
19 September 2016 – Mariental Namibia,This activity is part a second phase of the ICH project financed by the Government of Flanders and implemented by the UNESCO Field Office ›››
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Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
2 December 2015 Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam,Windhoek, 2 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December inscribed today 20 new elements on the Representative List of ›››
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Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Part II
1 March 2016 – 31 July 2017Amount (US$) 250,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Namibia , Swaziland , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
1 December 2013 – 1 March 2015Amount (US$) 250,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Namibia , Swaziland , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage: developing nominations for the Urgent Safeguarding List in Southern Africa
1 October 2010 – 1 June 2011Amount (US$) 65,000
Benefitting country(ies): Lesotho , Namibia ,