This website is developed and maintained with the support of the Governments of Spain and Japan. UNESCO supports Burkina Faso for the safeguarding of its intangible heritage
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13 May 2013: Burkina Faso is launching a national project to inventory and promote its intangible cultural heritage, thanks to financial assistance of US$260,000 from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. From now until 2015, this major project will enable Burkina Faso to create an inventory and database of the intangible cultural heritage present throughout its territory. With the participation of representatives from different communities, civil society organizations and academic institutions, this project will enable the country not only to identify its intangible cultural heritage, but also to evaluate its viability and to plan for appropriate safeguarding measures. Read more…
- Jerusarema Dance
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Southern Africa: Towards a sub-regional capacity-building strategy for intangible cultural heritage
6 May 2013: For the first time, Southern African countries are joining hands to create the professional and institutional environment required for the effective ICH safeguarding in their countries. Since 2009, the countries have laid the groundwork for this commendable initiative… Read more…
- Jacmel carnival
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Haiti: on the road to effective and sustainable implementation of the Convention
26 April 2013: Following a needs assessment carried out by UNESCO in February that gathered the viewpoints of a wide range of Haitian actors, a reflection is now launched on how to adapt the principles of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to the Haitian context. Read more…
