List the key activities that were carried out during this reporting period in order to achieve these expected results. Please describe the activities in detail and note their effectiveness or any problems encountered in implementing them.
The actions deployed as part of the Safeguarding Plan formulated participatorily with the Wachiperi communities, are framed within the defined objectives:
Objective 1. Participatory registration, identification and documentation of the cultural manifestations and traditions of the Wachiperi people:
- Registry, in audio and in writing, (Spanish translation) of the Embachiha and Embachinoha songs in both Wachiperi communities, their meanings and uses, as part of the Wachiperi tradition that uses songs as part of their customs.
- Production of audiovisual material showing the Wachiperi world, traditions, dimensions of the world and sacred places.
- Participatory elaboration of the Wachiperi Community Calendar, showing the diverse moments of the community life according to their cosmovision, as a pedagogical tool.
- Recording and registry on video and in writing respectively, of the experiences of the male and female bearers of the Esuwa tradition, as educational material, for language positioning and dissemination.
- Registration of documentary photography of the ways of life of the Wachiperi communities, documenting the daily life of the inhabitants.
- Information gathering of the Wachiperi communities as members of the indigenous peoples.
Objective 2. Articulation of local actors linked to the Wachiperi cultural expressions for contributing to their safeguarding.
- Participatory writing of signage in Wachiperi language for municipal offices and educational institutions.
- Two registration campaigns at the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status - RENIEC-, reaching 17 people.
- A health campaign in both communities, reaching 201 people (adults and minors) in comprehensive and family medicine, affiliating 26 people to the Comprehensive Health Insurance.
- Articulation with the Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism - DIRCETUR- for the promotion of cultural products in benefit of female and male artisans.
- Strengthening of capacities aimed at male and female teachers of the educational institutions of the Wachiperi communities for incorporating cultural elements in the educational processes.
Objective 3. Disemmination and use of the Wachiperi language.
- Participatory formulation of Wachiperi signage in municipal offices and educational institutions.
- Participatory formulation of the ENCYCLOPEDICAL AND VIRTUAL BILINGUAL DICTIONARY of the Wachiperi language with the engagement of 80 community members.
- Permanent exhibitions in the editions of the Book Fair in Cusco, since 2015 to date, of the teaching of the Wachiperi language and showing the traditions of their culture, including the photographic exhibition "ORONDA HÖHEÏ" (It is us) with photographs taken by the own members of the communities.
- Realization of intercultural concerts (4 editions) in which Wachiperi songs were performed together with the Cusco Symphony Orchestra, with a massive participation of the public.
- Participation of representatives of the bearers of Esuwa songs and communities in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. (2015), holding a discussion on Esuwa songs, focusing on their therapeutic use and cultural affirmation.
- Realization of annual meetings of the Wachiperi Culture in which traditions, knowledges and songs are celebrated and displayed, with the participation of all the children of both communities.
Objective 4. Strengthening of capacities of the Wachiperi communities.
- The Wachiperi Indigenous Council (COINWA) has been formed to represent the interests of their culture, rights and territories.
- Integration of COINWA into the Native Federation of Madre de Dios River and Tributaries as a representative of the interests of the Harakbut people.
- Carrying out of workshops for the participatory elaboration of the Community Life Plans as a management tool.
- Constitution of the Safeguarding Management Committee, formed by the communities of Santa Rosa de Huacaria and Queros, a body that performs joint actions with the Decentralized Culture Directorate of Cusco.
- Expansion and equipment of two (02) Houses of Memory in the Communities (as an initiative of public investment) of Santa Rosa de Huacaria and Queros as spaces of revitalization, realization of ceremonies, songs and cultural exchange.
- Creation of spaces for coexistence and sharing with male and female sages of both communities driven by the Educational Institutions, counting with 41 students in total.
On the other hand, in the recent context of the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, softening mechanisms were implemented to mitigate the economic effects on the culture sector, which were approved through the Urgent Decree No. 058-2020-MC of May 20, 2020. The objective of these mechanisms was to provide economic support to individuals linked to the cultural and arts industries as well as to the intangible cultural heritage. In the case of mechanisms related to intangible cultural heritage, these are aimed at groups of bearers of expressions of intangible cultural heritage with the aim of safeguarding the processes of creation, identification, research and transmission as well as contributing to its dissemination, promotion and conservation in virtual platforms.
In this regard, seven groups of bearers of the Wachiperi ethnic group obtained economic support to develop small projects related to oral tradition and rituality, traditional cuisine, as well as crafts linked to the use of seeds and the transformation of vegetable fiber. It is important to note that most of these collectives are made up of male and female sages from the communities, which shows their interest and commitment in the implementation of the projects.