Community based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in the urban context of Old Tbilisi
10/18-12-2020Online (Georgia)
Capacity-building workshop for journalists on the 2003 Convention
17/19-11-2020Bujumbura (Burundi)
Community-based inventorying on local and national level
16/23-11-2020Online (Ukraine)
Online Training of Trainers on Safeguarding of the Viability of Intangible Cultural Heritage Amidst Pandemic in the Context of Sustainable Development
09/13-11-2020Online (Philippines)
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From 9 to 13 November, an online training of trainers led by two UNESCO-trained facilitators was organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the Philippines and UNESCO with support from CRIHAP. Thirty-nine participants from various cultural and indigenous communities, government agencies and units, civil society organizations, and academia came together online over the five days to discuss the following topics:
- Intangible cultural heritage in emergencies: Facilitators covered the new Operational principles and modalities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies; how ICH in the Philippines has been affected by natural and human-induced disasters and conflict; and how ICH has contributed to resilience and resolution of conflict during emergencies.
- Living heritage and the COVID-19 pandemic: Discussions covered case studies from around the world drawn from UNESCO global survey of living heritage and the Covid-19 pandemic online resources as well as specific cases from Thailand and the Philippines.
- Intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development: Under this topic, participants examined case studies on ICH and sustainable development and went further in depth into the topic of sustainable developing in the context of the Philippines.
- Intangible cultural heritage and education: In this final topic, participants looked at case studies and then focused in on the specific case of ICH and education in the Philippines.
For the final task, participants developed safeguarding plans with a view to sustainable development and emergency preparedness which could be further refined and continued after the workshop.
UNESCO Virtual Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage Nomination
02/05-11-2020Online (Bangladesh)
14th annual meeting of the South-East European Expert Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage
26-06-2020Virtual meeting (-)
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The 14th annual meeting of the South-East European Expert Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place on 26 June 2020, in a virtual modality due to the travel restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 emergency.
The 2020 workshop is intended to provide participants with an opportunity to 1) share knowledge and experiences on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, as well as on related responses from relevant actors in the region; and 2) stimulate critical thinking and inspire action with regard to ICH safeguarding in Covid-19 times, beyond the current emergency period.
The meeting is organized by UNESCO through the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, in cooperation with the UNESCO Culture Sector – Living Heritage Entity, with the support of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-East Europe (Category 2 Centre operating under the auspices of UNESCO, based in Sofia, Bulgaria).
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Capacity-building workshop for journalists on the 2003 Convention
17/19-06-2020Bujumbura (Burundi)
Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage in School-Based Education – Lessons Learnt from the UNESCO-EU Pilot Project
27-02-2020/01-03-2020Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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Implemented from January 2019 to July 2020, the UNESCO-EU project Engaging Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe proposes an innovative approach to education by inviting teachers and learners to explore their living heritage and learn not only about it, but also with and through it. Over the past few months, teachers and students from 10 selected UNESCO Associated Schools across the European Union have developed and implemented pilot projects in their own schools. Accompanied by UNESCO trained facilitators, each school team has conducted activities to identify the living heritage present in their school communities and to integrate it in lesson plans of subjects as diverse as mathematics, physics or languages, as well as in extra-curricular activities.
In this context, UNESCO, in close cooperation with the Netherlands Commission for UNESCO has brought together the ten ASPnet school teams to share their experiences, analyze the approaches used, and provide input for the development of the resource materials for teachers in Europe, to be produced by the end of the project.
The workshop was held from 27 February to 1 March 2020, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Capacity-buliding workshop on community-based inventory of intangible cultural
heritage in Nhlangano
19/29-01-2020Nhlangano (Eswatini)
Strengthening the capacities of States Parties for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Western Africa (Sahel)01-01-2020/31-12-2021, Burkina Faso - Cabo Verde - Gambia - Guinea-Bissau - Mali - Niger - Senegal
Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the West African Countries01-01-2020/31-12-2021, Benin - Ghana - Liberia - Nigeria - Sierra Leone
Safeguarding and promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Africa01-01-2020/31-12-2021, Angola - Burundi - Cameroon - Central African Republic - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gabon
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in disaster contexts01-06-2020/12-12-2021, Honduras - Philippines
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In the context of the global capacity-building programme, this activity aims to strengthen capacities for integrating disaster risk reduction into community-based inventories of intangible cultural heritage through pilot activities in Honduras and the Philippines. The project will comprise:
- Online training workshops on intangible cultural heritage and disaster risk reduction;
- Pilot-inventorying activities integrating awareness for disaster risk reduction;
- Awareness-raising activities to share results and lessons learnt on the dual role of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in disaster contexts.
The project will contribute to refining training methodologies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in disaster contexts and promoting its role in strengthening community-based resilience to natural disasters. Its implementation is supported by the UNESCO Jakarta and UNESCO San Jose Office, with training activities delivered by UNESCO-trained facilitators.
The project builds on the 2003 Convention’s ongoing work in the area of intangible cultural heritage and emergencies and is guided by the Operational principles and modalities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies (Resolution 8.GA 9 English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese).