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Launch of a three-year project for safeguarding living heritage during emergencies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific and the Caribbean
pilot activity on community-based inventorying in Belize
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Capacity building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific and the Caribbean
1 April 2022 – 1 April 2025Amount (US$) 500,000
Capacity building for community leaders and public managers to safeguard the living heritage of Afro-descendant communities in the SICA region and Cuba
4 October 2022 – 4 October 2022Amount (US$) 99,986
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
1 June 2012 – 1 December 2015Amount (US$) 300,000
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance
1 April 2006 – 1 June 2009Amount (US$) 226,000