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Elections 2021

The list of the ICH NGO Steering Commitee candidates

African region: Sekou Berte, Mali Cultural Heritage Agency Arab States region: Mohamed Mohamed Lemine Beidjeu, Association mauritanienne pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel Eastern European region: Fazil Gasimov, Ashiq Shamshir Cultural Center Public Union Stilyana Yorgova, National Section of CIOFF Bulgaria/International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk…
ICH NGO Forum
December 12, 2021
AfricaNGOs

West Africa Coalition for Indigenous People’s Rights (WACIPR)

The objectives of the West Africa Coalition for indigenous peoples Rights WACIPR include: 1. Authentication: The NGO continually seeks and advocates that the traditional knowledge and folklore of the over one hundred and forty – seven indigenous communities in which it executes its mandate, are authenticated to belong to the communities.…
ICH NGO Forum
December 10, 2021
16.COMDocumentsNews

Programme for the ICH NGO Forum (16COM 2021)

  The ICH NGO FORUM meetings during the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16COM).  will all be held online. Participants may access the meetings online at their convenience throughout the week by clicking on this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89211424568?pwd=bGI1NWlkSEIzcnBxWVBPeUw5Wm40dz09 Meeting ID: 892 1142…
ICH NGO Forum
December 7, 2021
16.COMNews

16.COM: all meetings will be held online!

Dear ICH NGO Forum members, We are writing to inform you that all of the ICH NGO Forum meetings will be held online.The Secretarait of the ICH Convention advised us yesterday of this decision. We are currently revising the programme of activities to adapt it to this new situation. Please…
ICH NGO Forum
December 3, 2021
Europe and North AmericaNGOs

Sozopol Foundation

Sozopol Foundation: • Promoting public empathy of the environmental protection, preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Introduction of good practices and innovative methods in pursuit of these objectives; • Promotion of material and spiritual values, conducting training at levels relevant to all age groups and supporting international cooperation in…
ICH NGO Forum
December 3, 2021
Latin America and the CaribbeanNGOs

Fundacıón Indicri

The INDICRI Foundation is dedicated to research, training and documentary rescue of ICH in Panama. Year of accreditation: 2021 Main domain(s) of the ngo's activities: oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, traditional craftsmanship Main country where the NGO works: Panama Local, national or international…
ICH NGO Forum
December 1, 2021
16.COMNews

ICH NGO Forum’s report and documents of the 16th session

The present document brings to the attention of the Committee the report by the ICH NGO Forum on its activities in 2020-2021, following the decision of the Committee at its fifteenth session to examine this report under a stand-alone agenda item for the second consecutive year (Decision 15.COM 6  1. The…
ICH NGO Forum
November 24, 2021
Asia and the PacificNGOs

Indonesian National Wayang Secretariat

SENA WANGI (Indonesian National Wayang Secretariat) is a social cultural organization established on 12 th August 1975. The organization is domiciled in Jakarta, with the basic task of coordinating activities for conservation and development of wayang and the art of puppet performances in Indonesia. SENA WANGI is the national secretariat…
ICH NGO Forum
November 22, 2021
Europe and North AmericaNGOs

Association Nationale Cultures du Monde

Conserver, utiliser et diffuser les cultures traditionnelles et populaires selon la définition de l'Unesco - Favoriser la recherche, la sauvegarde, la promotion du patrimoine immatériel - Promouvoir l'expression vivante des cultures traditionnelles et populaires - Favoriser les échanges sur le plan national entre les associations françaises de culture traditionnelle et…
ICH NGO Forum
November 22, 2021
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Call for Candidates for the Steering Committee

 (French version follows / La version française suit) Only for accredited NGOs  Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. The four newly elected members shall represent the regions of Eastern Europe, Africa, Arab States, Latin America and…
ICH NGO Forum
October 19, 2021
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The Italian network of NGOs accredited to the UNESCO

The Italian network of NGOs accredited to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was born in Paris at the UNESCO headquarters, on 19 April 2019. On that occasion, all the NGOs met on input from the Convention Secretariat to discuss the role and ability…
ICH NGO Forum
October 13, 2021
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24th september 2021 – Living Heritage included in museums

A pilot project on integrating living heritage in museum's collection planning and management For the past two years, Workshop Intangible Heritage (and partners) has worked together with a Learning Network of 25 Flemish national and regional museums to take the first steps into the integration of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in collection and…
ICH NGO Forum
September 23, 2021
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Jeonju International Awards for Promoting ICH – 7th October 2021

The purpose of the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage is to encourage the model safeguarding practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation. The model safeguarding practices of Intangible…
ICH NGO Forum
September 10, 2021
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Call for the 2021 ICH NGO Forum Election Board

(French version follows / La version française suit) The ICH NGO Forum has opened a call for candidates to sit on the 2021 ICH NGO Forum Election Board. Applications must be submitted before 31August 2021 midnight. The ICH NGO Forum Election Board is responsible for organizing and overseeing elections for the ICH…
ICH NGO Forum
August 23, 2021
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In memory of Albert van der Zeijden (1957-2021)

Dr. Albertus Theodorus van der Zeijden Utrecht, May 7, 1957 - Alkmaar, July 30, 2021 It is with dismay and great sorrow that we learned of the sudden death of Dr. Albert van der Zeijden, which occurred on Friday July 30, 2021. Very enterprising and dynamic, Albert created and chaired…
ICH NGO Forum
August 9, 2021
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29 June: Teaching and learning with living heritage

A webinar on ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage’ will allow European teachers and students to share their experience on 29 June 2021 from 3 to 5 p.m. (Paris time). This event concludes the project ‘Engaging Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe’ implemented jointly by UNESCO and the European…
ICH NGO Forum
June 28, 2021
Europe and North AmericaNGOs

The Finnish Crafts Organization Taito

The Finnish Crafts Organization Taito was formed in 1913. It is an umbrella organisation that together with the regional Taito crafts associations, form the Taito Group. The Taito Group has the entire country as its working area, consisting of sixteen crafts associations which have more than a hundred locations. The…
ICH NGO Forum
June 10, 2021
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Singapore Hawker Culture: a webinar series

Date: Thursday, 10 June 2021 Time: 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT +0800) Hawker Culture reflects a living heritage that resonates with people from all walks of life in Singapore. In celebration of the successful inscription of Hawker Culture onto the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the National…
ICH NGO Forum
May 28, 2021
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Webinar European Youth and Heritage – 23 April 2021

Voir la version française plus bas Dear representatives of NGOs accredited to the 2003 Convention Committee in Europe region, In 2019, the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum brought together 28 young heritage professionals to address challenges they face in safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and to explore innovative…
ICH NGO Forum
April 21, 2021
AfricaNGOs

African Cultural Regeneration Institute (ACRI)

The mission and vision of ACRI is to recreate, revitalize and promote African culture by identifying viable indigenous cultural patrimony for incorporation in articulating the importance of the socio-cultural identities of the human society and promoting sustainable development within the prospects of the emerging global civilization.ACRI has been involved in…
ICH NGO Forum
April 6, 2021
Europe and North AmericaNGOs

Heritage Saskatchewan

Through our research, leadership and community resilience, Heritage Saskatchewan informs new thinking about heritage. In turn, we sharing our knowledge with the people of Saskatchewan to strengthen our collective ability to lead, collaborate, develop, and promote living heritage and ICH in our province.Year of accreditation: 2020 Main domain(s) of the ngo’s…
ICH NGO Forum
March 10, 2021