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Enhancing capacities worldwide for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

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The global capacity-building strategy is a comprehensive, long-term engagement with Member States to create institutional and professional environments for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. It addresses the following needs and priorities:

  • Redesign of institutional infrastructures
  • Revision of cultural and other policies and legislation
  • Development of inventory methods
  • Development of effective safeguarding measures
  • Participation in international cooperation mechanisms

UNESCO develops content and training materials and draws upon its dynamic network of trained expert facilitators to deliver capacity-building services in countries around the world.

For more details on the global capacity-building programme, download our informative leaflet: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese

Financial support welcome

We welcome all financial support to keep the momentum and expand the regional and thematic outreach of the strategy. A word of thanks goes to the different donors who have provided financial contributions, some symbolic, others substantial, to support projects for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. For more information on supporting capacity-building see our donors and partners page.

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Workshop on community-based inventory and participative video
19/29-03-2019Moroni (Comoros)

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Within the framework of the project ’Strengthening the capacities of the Comoros for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development’, a workshop on community-based inventorying will be organized in Moroni from 19 to 29 March 2019. This activity aims to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct inventories adapted to the specificities of local communities and based on collective community engagement. In this regard, 25 people will participate in the workshop, including ministerial officials, community organizations(, members of local communities, researchers and non-governmental organizations. This activity is organized in collaboration with the Comoros Directorate General of Arts and Culture and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Nairobi.

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