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Workshop on elaboration of public policy tools for the ICH safeguarding national plan of Ecuador
9 November 2016 – Quito Ecuador,Documents Agenda: Spanish List of participants: Spanish ›››
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Supporting Ecuador in mainstreaming intangible cultural heritage in public policies
7 November 2016 Ecuador,The capacity-building programme in Ecuador that the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage has supported for two years concludes with a national ›››
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Ecuador making progress towards consolidating its public policies to help safeguard living heritage
29 June 2016 Ecuador,The last of three capacity-building workshops on elaborating public policies to safeguard intangible cultural heritage was held in Puerto López (Manabí province) on 16 June ›››
Project
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Ecuador
1 February 2015 – 1 February 2017Amount (US$) 250,000
Benefitting country(ies): Ecuador ,
Bi-national Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the Zápara Community
1 December 2005 – 1 September 2007Amount (US$) 203,956
Benefitting country(ies): Ecuador , Peru ,