Safeguarding of Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through strengthening national capacities in Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia
Benefitting country(ies): Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-10-03 – Atelier sur l'élaboration de plans de sauvegarde
- 2016-09-05 – Atelier sur l'élaboration de plans de sauvegarde du PCI
Strengthening the capacities of Bangladesh for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
- Source:
- Azerbaijan earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2016 - 01/06/2018
Benefitting country(ies): Bangladesh
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-05-08 – Training for Bangladesh on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
- 2016-10-31 – Workshop on community-based inventorying in Bangladesh
Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in Côte d'Ivoire in view of its urgent safeguarding
Benefitting country(ies): Côte d'Ivoire
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-08-01 – 6 ateliers sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention organisés au niveau régional
- 2016-08-01 – 6 ateliers de renforcement des capacités sur les techniques d'inventaire avec la participation des communautés menés au niveau régional
Strengthening capacity in Seychelles for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development
Benefitting country(ies): Seychelles
Overview:
Promotion of earthen ware pottery-making skills in Kgatleng district
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana
Overview:
Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Guatemala
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
- Source:
- Azerbaijan earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2015 - 01/03/2018
Benefitting country(ies): Guatemala
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-04-03 – Capacity-building workshop on the implementation of the 2003 Convention at the national level in Guatemala
- 2017-04-03 – Capacity-building Project to Safeguard Guatemala´s Intangible Cultural Heritage Launched
Documentation and inventory of intangible cultural heritage in the Republic of the Sudan (a pilot project in Kordufan and Blue Nile regions)
Benefitting country(ies): Sudan
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-10-19 – The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!
Safeguarding of Nkhonde, Tumbuka and Chewa proverbs and folktales
Benefitting country(ies): Malawi
Overview:
Promotion of traditional pottery making practices in Eastern Kenya
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
Inventorying of proverbs of Lala community of Luano District of Zambia
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia
Overview:
Strengthening the capacities of Eritrea for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Benefitting country(ies): Eritrea
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-04-12 – Eritrea launches inventorying of intangible cultural heritage
- 2017-04-03 – Workshop on community-based inventorying in the context of implementing the 2003 Convention in Eritrea
Safeguarding the knowledge systems associated with traditional Fijian (iTaukei) house (Bure) construction methods in Navala village, Fiji
Benefitting country(ies): Fiji
Overview:
Safeguarding and promotion of Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of Busoga Kingdom in Uganda
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-03-20 – Basoga communities of Uganda engage in the safeguarding of the Bigwala
- 2016-06-01 – Workshop in Bigwala and drum playing and Bigwala dance
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
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Flanders Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/03/2016 - 31/07/2017
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-09-19 – Training of Trainers on Strengthening National Capacities for Implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
- 2016-07-25 – Workshop on inventorying, international assistance and nominations in Swaziland
Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Nigeria through an integrated approach
- Project budget:
- US$ 300,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2014 - 01/07/2017
- Documents:
- Project brochure: English
Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-02-20 – Community-based inventorying workshop with the Bida community
- 2016-11-14 – Community-based inventorying workshop with the Oyo community
Inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people of Kaoma District
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia
Overview:
Inventory and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage of the Pygmy populations of Gabon
Benefitting country(ies): Gabon
Overview:
News and activities:
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific
- Project budget:
- US$ 0
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2015 - 01/04/2017
Benefitting country(ies): Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka
News and activities:
- 2017-02-20 – Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Fiji
- 2016-12-05 – Workshop on elaborating safeguarding plans in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Inventorying of intangible cultural heritage elements in Thaba-Bosiu in Lesotho
Benefitting country(ies): Lesotho
Overview:
Safeguarding of the traditional knowledge for the protection of sacred natural sites in the territory of the Jaguars of Yuruparí, Vaupés Province, Colombia
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia
Promoting intangible cultural heritage education in institutions of higher learning in Uganda
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Ecuador
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/02/2015 - 01/02/2017
Benefitting country(ies): Ecuador
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-11-09 – Workshop on elaboration of public policy tools for the ICH safeguarding national plan of Ecuador
- 2016-11-07 – Supporting Ecuador in mainstreaming intangible cultural heritage in public policies
Inventory, safeguarding and promoting knowledge of how to manufacture and play Togo's traditional musical instruments (Pilot phase in the Maritime region, south Togo)
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 24,950 granted in 2015
- Dates of implementation:
- 09/12/2015 - 09/12/2016
- Documents:
Benefitting country(ies): Togo
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2017-03-11 – Young people from South Togo rediscover traditional musical instruments
- 2015-10-19 – The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!
Chapei Dang Veng (international assistance)
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 238,970 granted in 2016
- Dates of implementation:
- 28/11/2016 - 02/12/2016
Benefitting country(ies): Cambodia
Safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage through strengthening national capacities in Niger
- Project budget:
- US$ 167,336
- Source:
- Spain earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2013 - 01/12/2016
- Documents:
Benefitting country(ies): Niger
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-10-17 – Atelier sur l'élaboration de plans de sauvegarde
- 2016-03-09 – Niger is enhancing its legacy in ICH safeguarding!
Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Mali with a view to its urgent safeguarding
Benefitting country(ies): Mali
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
- 2014-09-05 – Capacity-building workshop on ICH community-based inventorying
Titajtakezakan. Speaking across time, oral tradition and use of information and communication technologies
Benefitting country(ies): El Salvador
Overview:
Strengthening the capacities of Suriname and Dutch Caribbean islands for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Benefitting country(ies): Curaçao, Aruba, Suriname, Sint Maarten
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-05-16 – Joint workshop on the elaboration of safeguarding plans, Dutch Caribbean islands
- 2016-05-16 – Dutch Caribbean Islands and Suriname team up for innovative workshop on the elaboration of safeguarding plans
Inventory and promotion of intangible cultural heritage in Burkina Faso
Benefitting country(ies): Burkina Faso
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
- 2013-05-13 – UNESCO supports Burkina Faso for the safeguarding of its intangible heritage
Safeguarding and revitalizing the Mongolian traditional epic
Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia
Overview:
Safeguarding the oral traditions and expressions of the Dzao people of Lao Cai and Lai Chau Provinces of Viet Nam
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam
Overview:
Documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community in northern Kenya: a focus on the region of Mount Kulal biosphere reserve
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-04-13 – Workshop on documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community
- 2015-10-19 – The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!
Strengthening national capacities for effective intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in selected PALOP countries
- Project budget:
- US$ 1,058,905
- Source:
- Norway earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2012 - 01/05/2016
- Documents:
- Progress report (11-2014): English
- Progress report (12-2015): English
- This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 1: English|French|Portuguese
- This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 2: English|French|Portuguese
- This Culture that leads you to know how to be - part 3: English|French|Portuguese
Benefitting country(ies): Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-05-09 – Regional final workshop of the capacity building project in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
- 2016-05-09 – Portuguese-speaking African countries assess project achievements
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia
- Project budget:
- US$ 395,362
- Source:
- Norway earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2016
- Documents:
- Final report (01-2016): English
Benefitting country(ies): Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2014-05-13 – Tajikistan national capacity for the safeguarding of living heritage strengthened
- 2014-05-11 – Community-Based Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Tajikistan
Improving the capacities of intangible cultural heritage related NGOs in Mongolia
Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia
Overview:
Safeguarding indigenous vernacular architecture and building knowledge in Vanuatu
Benefitting country(ies): Vanuatu
Overview:
News and activities:
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Kallawaya communities
- Project budget:
- US$ 150,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/02/2014 - 01/12/2015
Benefitting country(ies): Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-10-17 – Transmission workshop from elderly to younger Kallawayas
- 2015-09-21 – Safeguarding living heritage of Kallawaya communities in Bolivia
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago through strengthening their capacities for implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Project budget:
- US$ 300,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2012 - 01/12/2015
- Documents:
- Project brochure: English
Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2014-06-10 – Review meeting: safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
- 2013-10-01 – Inventorying the living heritage of Belize
Safeguarding and promotion of indigenous knowledge associated with the ecological environment of the Black Ha Nhi in Lao Cai Province, Viet Nam
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam
Overview:
Documentation, promotion and dissemination of the Candombe traditional drum calls, expressions of identity of the Sur, Palermo, and Cordón neighbourhoods in the city of Montevideo
Benefitting country(ies): Uruguay
Overview:
Strengthening the capacities of Myanmar for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Benefitting country(ies): Myanmar
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-09-14 – Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
- 2015-09-14 – Myanmar concludes its capacity-building project
Inventorying the intangible cultural heritage of four communities in Uganda
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
- 2013-07-02 – Four communities in Uganda commence inventory making of their intangible cultural heritage
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
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Flanders Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2013 - 01/03/2015
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-23 – Southern Africa: Enhanced national capacities and sub-regional cooperation for safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage
- 2014-03-18 – Strengthening sub-regional Cooperation and National Capacities in Seven Southern African Countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
Inventory of traditional musics in Senegal
Benefitting country(ies): Senegal
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-03-16 – Senegal improves the safeguarding of traditional music thanks to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Project budget:
- US$ 434,989
- Source:
- Norway earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2012 - 01/12/2014
- Documents:
- Final report (12-2015): English
Benefitting country(ies): Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2014-04-21 – Mission in Haiti
- 2014-03-31 – Workshop on community-based inventorying in Dominican Republic
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Lao PDR
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
- Source:
- Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2011 - 01/06/2014
Benefitting country(ies): Lao People's Democratic Republic
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2014-01-30 – The Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s national capacities reinforced
- 2014-01-20 – Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Lao PDR
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific
- Project budget:
- US$ 1,020,484
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2011 - 01/05/2014
Benefitting country(ies): Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-07-06 – Second round of capacity-building activities launched in Asia and the Pacific
- 2014-03-07 – Sri Lanka and Bhutan better equipped to use the international mechanisms of the Intangible Heritage Convention
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Central America
- Project budget:
- US$ 230,770
- Source:
- Spain earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/08/2012 - 01/03/2014
- Documents:
- Final report: English
Benefitting country(ies): El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
News and activities:
- 2014-04-07 – Increasing involvement of communities in inventorying intangible cultural heritage in Latin America
- 2014-02-25 – Workshop on community-based inventorying in Guatemala
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2012 - 01/02/2014
Benefitting country(ies): Argentina
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2014-02-13 – Completion of the capacity-building programme in the Southern Cone
- 2013-10-15 – The Southern Cone concludes its capacity-building programme
Capacity building in designing, implementing and evaluating intangible cultural heritage projects in Viet Nam
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam
Overview:
Establishing the national inventory of the intangible cultural heritage of Belarus
Benefitting country(ies): Belarus
Overview:
Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the Promotion of Cultural Identity and Community Resilience in Timor-Leste
- Project budget:
- US$ 177,500
- Source:
- Emergency Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2013 - 01/09/2013
Benefitting country(ies): Timor-Leste
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Project budget:
- US$ 399,785
- Source:
- Flanders Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/02/2011 - 01/04/2013
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
News and activities:
- 2012-09-03 – Capacity building review meeting in Harare on elaborating policy and legal framework for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage
- 2012-06-11 – Capacity building workshop on preparing nominations to the lists of the 2003 Convention
Development of an inventory of intangible heritage of Malawi
Benefitting country(ies): Malawi
Overview:
News and activities:
Safeguarding traditional foodways of two communities in Kenya
- Project budget:
- US$ 68,930
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2009 - 01/03/2013
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
MedLiHer - Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
- Project budget:
- US$ 1,426,317
- Source:
- European Union
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2009 - 01/01/2013
Benefitting country(ies): Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2012-12-17 – MedLiHer final evaluation meeting in Paris on 17 and 18 December 2012
- 2012-11-13 – MEDLIHER: four years of cooperation for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the Mediterranean
Digital preservation of folklore and traditional music archives (Phase I)
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 12,167 granted in 2009
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/08/2012 - 15/12/2012
Benefitting country(ies): Sudan
Overview:
News and activities:
Inventory of Albanian folk iso-polyphony
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 24,500 granted in 2010
- Dates of implementation:
- 24/03/2011 - 23/03/2012
- Documents:
- Request form ICH-04: soon available
Benefitting country(ies): Albania
Overview:
Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Seychelles
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 9,863 granted in 2009
- Dates of implementation:
- 15/12/2009 - 31/12/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Seychelles
Overview:
A series of pilot projects in community-based intangible heritage inventorying on a grassroots-level in six selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 275,000
- Source:
- Flanders Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2009 - 01/12/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Swaziland, Zambia
Overview:
General inventory of the intangible cultural heritage
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 24,770 granted in 2009
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/03/2010 - 30/09/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Togo
Overview:
La réalisation des mesures de sauvegarde proposées du Sanké-Mon, le rite de pêche collective dans le Sanké
Benefitting country(ies): Mali
Overview:
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage: developing nominations for the Urgent Safeguarding List in Southern Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 65,000
- Source:
- Cyprus Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2010 - 01/06/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Lesotho, Namibia
Overview:
Sub-regional capacity-building workshops in Central America and South America on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,000
- Source:
- Italy Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2008 - 01/05/2011
Benefitting country(ies): El Salvador, Panama, Peru
Overview:
An inventory of elements of intangible heritage pertaining to the indenture experience in the Republic of Mauritius
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 33,007 granted in 2009
- Dates of implementation:
- 31/01/2010 - 31/03/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Mauritius
Overview:
Documentation and inventory of intangible cultural heritage in the Republic of Mauritius
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 52,461 granted in 2009
- Dates of implementation:
- 31/01/2010 - 28/02/2011
Benefitting country(ies): Mauritius
Overview:
The elaboration of the "Inventories of the Representative list and list in need of urgent safeguarding of Intagible Heritage in Mongolia"
Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Baul Songs
- Project budget:
- US$ 67,800
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2008 - 01/10/2010
Benefitting country(ies): Bangladesh
Overview:
Safeguarding of the Ifa Divination system
- Project budget:
- US$ 86,592
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/04/2010
Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria
Overview:
Safeguarding Albanian Folk-Iso-polyphony
- Project budget:
- US$ 91,033
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/03/2010
Benefitting country(ies): Albania
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Cultural Space of the Holy Spirit Brotherhood of the Villa Mella’s Congos
- Project budget:
- US$ 171,308
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2003 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Dominican Republic
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Makishi Masquerade in Zambia
- Project budget:
- US$ 90,592
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia
Overview:
Safeguarding of the Gulu Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People
- Project budget:
- US$ 129,374
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
Overview:
Safeguarding the Chopi Timbila tradition in Mozambique
- Project budget:
- US$ 56,500
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Mozambique
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Vimbuza Healing Dance
- Project budget:
- US$ 90,834
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Malawi
Overview:
National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Mugam of Azerbaijan
- Project budget:
- US$ 123,283
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2006 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Azerbaijan
Overview:
Safeguarding of the Sacred Songs of the Voodoo Cult of the lakou Dereal of the Community of Bizoton
- Project budget:
- US$ 40,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2008 - 01/12/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Haiti
Overview:
Safeguarding of the Art of the Akyns, Kyrgyz Epic Tellers
- Project budget:
- US$ 148,493
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/02/2005 - 01/10/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Kyrgyzstan
Overview:
Action plan for the Safeguarding of the Ahellil of Gourara
- Project budget:
- US$ 90,400
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/09/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Algeria
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and promotion of the Drametse Ngacham
- Project budget:
- US$ 56,963
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/08/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Bhutan
Overview:
Revitalization of bark cloth making in Uganda
- Project budget:
- US$ 91,485
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/08/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Uganda
Overview:
Safeguarding the Space of Gong Culture in Dak Nong Province
- Project budget:
- US$ 91,869
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2007 - 01/07/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Oruro Carnival
- Project budget:
- US$ 150,855
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2005 - 01/06/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Overview:
Strengthening the Transmission of the Traditional Textile Knowledge of Taquile
- Project budget:
- US$ 79,439
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/06/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Peru
Overview:
Safeguarding of the ICH of the Batammariba of Koutammarkou
- Project budget:
- US$ 153,726
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2007 - 01/06/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Togo
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance
- Project budget:
- US$ 226,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2006 - 01/06/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Overview:
Preparation of the implementation of the 2003 Convention
- Project budget:
- US$ 261,177
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2005 - 01/06/2009
Overview:
Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its bearers in Burundi
- Project budget:
- US$ 49,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2008 - 01/05/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Burundi
Overview:
Armenian Duduk Music
- Project budget:
- US$ 91,383
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Armenia
Overview:
Safeguarding action plan of Yaaral and Degal
- Project budget:
- US$ 74,470
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Mali
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite
- Project budget:
- US$ 146,962
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Gambia, Senegal
Overview:
Safeguarding of Nha nhac, Vietnamese Court Music
- Project budget:
- US$ 154,900
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding, Promotion and Development of the Cultural Space of the Bedu in the regions of Petra and Wadi Rum
- Project budget:
- US$ 0
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Jordan
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of El Güegüense
- Project budget:
- US$ 109,384
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2007 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Nicaragua
Overview:
Safeguarding traditional games of the Afar and the Somali people in the Horn of Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 53,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2006 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Djibouti
Overview:
Safeguarding the Mbende Jerusarema Dance
- Project budget:
- US$ 67,003
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2006 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Zimbabwe
Overview:
Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Tanzania (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros
- Project budget:
- US$ 51,488
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2008 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Comoros, United Republic of Tanzania
Overview:
Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts
- Project budget:
- US$ 40,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2008 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya, Somalia
Overview:
Action plan for the safeguarding of the Song of Saana
- Project budget:
- US$ 96,513
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2005 - 01/01/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Yemen
Overview:
Safeguarding of traditional music in Ethiopia
- Project budget:
- US$ 343,886
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/01/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Ethiopia
Overview:
Preservation, Revitalization and Promotion of Jemaa el-Fna Square, Marrakech
- Project budget:
- US$ 152,898
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/03/2004 - 01/12/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Morocco
Overview:
Safeguarding of Lakalaka, Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements
- Project budget:
- US$ 120,338
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/12/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Tonga
Overview:
Action plan for the safeguarding of the Royal Ballet
- Project budget:
- US$ 80,829
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/11/2005 - 01/12/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Cambodia
Overview:
Organization of three sub-regional capacity-building workshops for Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 269,988
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2007 - 01/12/2008
Overview:
National consultation workshop
- Project budget:
- US$ 27,489
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/03/2008 - 01/12/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Papua New Guinea
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede
- Project budget:
- US$ 194,925
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2003 - 01/11/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Benin, Nigeria, Togo
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Traditional Knowledge, Oral and Graphic Expressions of the Wajapi in Amapa
- Project budget:
- US$ 99,293
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2006 - 01/11/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Brazil
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Carnival of Barranquilla
- Project budget:
- US$ 150,008
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/10/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of La Tumba Francesa
- Project budget:
- US$ 122,045
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/06/2005 - 01/08/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Cuba
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral Tradition of the Aka Pygmies of the Central African Republic
- Project budget:
- US$ 200,348
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2004 - 01/07/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Central African Republic, Congo
Overview:
Safeguarding of Vanuatu Sand Drawings
- Project budget:
- US$ 110,401
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/03/2005 - 01/07/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Vanuatu
Overview:
National inventory revival of the traditional ceramics
- Project budget:
- US$ 197,323
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2003 - 01/07/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Uzbekistan
Overview:
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Sosso-Bala
- Project budget:
- US$ 122,546
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2002 - 01/06/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Guinea
Overview:
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Woodcrafting Knowledge of the Zafimaniry
- Project budget:
- US$ 160,489
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2004 - 01/06/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Madagascar
Overview:
Action plan for safeguarding the Maroon Heritage of Moore Town
- Project budget:
- US$ 179,960
- Source:
- Norway Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/08/2005 - 01/06/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Jamaica
Overview:
Safeguarding and Transmission of the Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao
- Project budget:
- US$ 155,430
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2003 - 01/04/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Philippines
Overview:
Oxherding and Oxcart Traditions in Costa Rica
- Project budget:
- US$ 80,000
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/10/2006 - 01/03/2008
Benefitting country(ies): Costa Rica
Overview:
Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Wayang Puppet Theatre of Indonesia
- Project budget:
- US$ 149,986
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/12/2007
Benefitting country(ies): Indonesia
Overview:
Transmission of traditional Knowledge in Burundian Refugee Camps of Tanzania in view of a sustainable repatriation
- Project budget:
- US$ 0
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2006 - 01/12/2007
Benefitting country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania
Overview:
Safeguarding and Transmission of the Kutiyattam Sanskrit Theatre
- Project budget:
- US$ 151,241
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2004 - 01/10/2007
Benefitting country(ies): India
Overview:
Safeguarding Shashmaqom, the Classical Music of Central Asia
- Project budget:
- US$ 218,455
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/10/2007
Benefitting country(ies): Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Overview:
Bi-national Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the Zápara Community
- Project budget:
- US$ 203,956
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/12/2005 - 01/09/2007
Benefitting country(ies): Ecuador, Peru
Overview:
Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Traditional Morin Khuur Music of Mongolia
- Project budget:
- US$ 150,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2004 - 01/09/2007
Benefitting country(ies): Mongolia
Overview:
Traditional Money Banks in Vanuatu
- Project budget:
- US$ 159,305
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2004 - 01/06/2007
Benefitting country(ies): Vanuatu
Overview:
Enhancing Women’s Role as Custodians and Artisans of Egyptian Handicrafts
- Project budget:
- US$ 253,177
- Source:
- Italy Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/01/2005 - 01/05/2006
Benefitting country(ies): Egypt
Overview:
Safeguarding and Promotion of Georgian Traditional Polyphony
- Project budget:
- US$ 166,178
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2003 - 01/02/2006
Benefitting country(ies): Georgia
Overview:
Public awareness campaign in Colombia on the importance of safeguarding the intangible heritage (pilot project)
- Project budget:
- US$ 136,860
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2003 - 01/12/2005
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia
Overview:
Establishment of Inventory and Preparation of a Ten-Year Master Plan for Safeguarding the Traditional Culture and Folklore of the Boysun District
- Project budget:
- US$ 148,671
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2003 - 01/06/2005
Benefitting country(ies): Uzbekistan
Overview:
The Safeguarding and Revitalization of Lithuanian Cross Crafting and Its Symbolism: Phase I of the Action Plan
- Project budget:
- US$ 45,834
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2003 - 01/05/2005
Benefitting country(ies): Lithuania
Overview:
Improved Traditional Bead Production and Marketing in West Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 245,341
- Source:
- Italy Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/02/2002 - 01/01/2005
Benefitting country(ies): Ghana, Mali
Overview:
Revitalisation of Traditional Masquerade Performing Arts and Costume Making
- Project budget:
- US$ 251,799
- Source:
- Italy Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2002 - 01/08/2004
Benefitting country(ies): Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Overview:
Safeguarding, Revitalization and Promotion of the Kunqu Opera
- Project budget:
- US$ 49,974
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2002 - 01/12/2002
Benefitting country(ies): China
Overview:
Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in eight countries in Africa and the Arab Region: assessing needs and developing project proposals
- Project budget:
- US$ 259,419
- Source:
- Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/05/2014 - 10/05/2017
Benefitting country(ies): Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Madagascar, Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, South Sudan
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-05-04 – Progress in implementing an eight-country capacity-building project in the Arab States and Africa
- 2015-04-03 – ADTCA needs assessment in Sudan