The ICH NGO Forum invites individuals and actors from around the world to share their Messages Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Web Dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and sustainable tourism
Benefits and challenges when intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism meet, and to develop sustainable living heritage tourism.
What’s new in the forum
#HeritageAlive presents the Short Film Festival
Cliquez ici pour la version française #HeritageAlive invites accredited NGOs to submit short films on the theme of living heritage…
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The ARCH: a network on safeguarding of rare crafts
The ARCH (Alliance for Rare Crafts Heritage) is a global network dedicated to safeguarding endangered crafts. This network aim to preserve, enhance and revive crafts heritage, empower artisans, and promote sustainable craft practices that shape a vibrant and diverse future. Collaborating across borders, we foster a vibrant global network committed…
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ICH Tourism dialogues: conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism
ICH Tourism dialogue #2 A dialogue with Kaat De Ridder. In 2024, the ICH NGO Forum runs a new initiative in the frame of the web dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism: a series of online ICH Tourism dialogues is organized throughout the year. Through the dialogues, we…
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#HeritageAlive – Call for Articles: Basketry, preserving basket braiding traditions from the field
(For the french version click here) #HeritageAlive, is a journal published every two years, with the support of ICHCAP, to promote NGOs’ experiences with the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (#HeritageAlive - ICH NGO Forum). So far, 4 editions in the Living Heritage Serie have been published successfully. In December…
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Albert van der Zeijden Prize: the 2023 winner is Charlotte Courtois
On December 6th, 2023, during the UNESCO 18.COM in Kasane, Botswana, #HeritageAlive and the ICH NGO Forum had the pleasure to award Charlotte Courtois from the UNESCO accredited NGO Konstelacio in France, this year’s Albert van der Zeijden Prize. With this award Charlotte is being recognized for her contributions to…
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Safeguarding living cultural traditions
NGOs are a pillar for the safeguarding of the World’s living traditions, together with the holders of these traditions and the States. The Forum also welcomes NGOs that are active in the field of ICH and are in the process of accreditation.
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ONLINE JOURNAL
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Sharing Experience
Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.
