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Saudi Heritage Preservation Society

The Saudi Heritage Preservation Society was established in 2010 and is a civil society and a non-governmental organization concerned with meeting the needs of society in preserving heritage, safeguarding it, and raising awareness of it and transmitting it among generations. Year of accreditation: 2016 Main domain(s) of the ngo's activities:…
ICH NGO Forum
February 17, 2023
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Minutes from the #HeritageAlive Editorial board meeting

November 29th, 2022 in Rabat, Rose garden at Sofitel hotel Present: Antoine Gauthier, Rachel Gefferie, Ananya Bhattacharya, Laura Lopez, Vakil Jayaran, Hanhee Ham, Paulina Adamska, Eivind Falk Welcome / introduction Eivind gave a short introduction to the #HeritageAlive history and concept for the new members of the Editorial Board Thursdays…
ICH NGO Forum
December 2, 2022
17.COMNews

Working Group – Research meeting in Rabat – 1 December  2022

Thursday 1 December   12h30-14h30 - Sofitel Hotel in Rabat Working Group on Research  Chaired by Valentina Zingari, Giovanny Arteaga, Jorijn Neyrinck and Martin Andrade Valentina Zingari and Giovanny Arteaga. Opening greetings to all new members, presentation of the actual coordination team, introduction on the past year's activities of the WG Research and…
ICH NGO Forum
November 17, 2022
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Online workshop for 17COM – 19 November 2022

(French follows / Français suit)   Saturday 19 November 2022 14h00-17h00 (Western European Summer Time, WEST, UTC +1, same as CET) Online workshop to present an overview of the 2003 Convention, the role of NGOs, the ICH NGO Forum, and participation at 17COM (meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee at Rabat,…
ICH NGO Forum
November 15, 2022
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Ich Ngo Forum Statement at 7.GA

ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 7.GA - Paris UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the pdf file in english or french) This is 2018 – a year when the UNESCO 2003 Convention will celebrate 15 years of international cooperation for the safeguarding of living heritage practices throughout the globe: a…
ICH NGO Forum
June 8, 2018
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Ich Ngo Forum Statement at 12.COM

ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 12.COM - Jeju UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the pdf file in english or french) 1. The ICH NGO Forum works for strengthening the outreach and civil society involvement in the life of the Convention. The ICH NGO Forum appreciates…
ICH NGO Forum
December 9, 2017
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The new Steering Committee of the Ich Ngo Forum

The Electoral Board is pleased to announce the results of the first elections of the Steering Committee of the ICH NGO FORUM. On Wednesday December 6 2017, during its General Meeting held in Jeju, South Korea,  the members of the ICH NGO Forum have elected 3 new members of the…
ICH NGO Forum
December 7, 2017
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Cultural Research Foundation: meeting with other accredited NGOs

Visiting Accredited Ngos for Establishing Network As the Cultural Research Foundation - CRF (Kültürel Araştırmalar Vakfı- KAV), we have been working in the fields of culinary culture, traditional toys, rituals and handicrafts since 2002. This year, we worked to establish an international network with NGOs accredited by UNESCO. Our aim…
ICH NGO Forum
May 10, 2017
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British Council: call for specialist advisors

In partnership with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, the British Council is managing the Cultural Protection Fund. The objective for the new £30 million fund is to help create opportunities for economic and social development through building capacity to foster, safeguard and promote cultural heritage in conflict-affected regions…
ICH NGO Forum
June 15, 2016
Europe and North AmericaNGOs

 Centre for Agrarian History (CAG)

The non-governmental organization CAG (Centre for Agrarian History) is officially recognized by the Flemish Government as an expertise centre for the heritage of agriculture and food. CAG aims to study and safeguard the history of agriculture, countryside and food since 1750. CAG wants to make this heritage accessible for a…
ICH NGO Forum
December 11, 2015
Documents

ICH NGO Forum Statement for the 10.COM

The first ICH NGO FORUM Steering Committee ICH NGO Forum Statement for the 10.COM IGC for the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the PDF file here: English - French) As it has now become customary, the ICH NGO Forum provides a statement on the occasion…
ICH NGO Forum
December 2, 2015
#heritageAliveNews

#HeritageAlive’s ambitions for 2016

The Editorial Board #HeritageAlive in Windhoek #Heritage Alive is the by UNESCO accredited ICH NGOs Journal for exchange of experiences from the Field, and was established at the 8.COM in Baku 2013 The Editorial Board #Heritage Alive met in Windhoek, November 30th 2015 in order to discuss our work so…
ICH NGO Forum
December 2, 2015
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ICH NGO Forum Speech for the 10.COM IGC

Ki Léonce and Jorijn Neyrinck from the ICH NGO FORUM Steering Committee During the opening Session of 10.COM on Monday 30th of November in Windhoek (Namibia), the ICH NGO Forum had the opportunity to speak to the Intergovernmental Committee Meeting and bring a report on its activities as part of…
ICH NGO Forum
November 30, 2015
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Outcomes of the ICH NGO Forum in Namibia

ICH NGO Forum and Symposium 2015 - Namibia The annual ICH NGO Forum and Symposium took place on 29th of November in Windhoek (Namibia) to the occasion of 10.COM. As illustrated by the Symposium's title "Towards a code of Ethics for ICH NGO’s?", the Forum intends to make a contribution…
ICH NGO Forum
November 30, 2015
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Report on the 1st International Conference of NGOs

The First International Conference of NGOs Accredited by the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage took place from June 6-13, 2015 in Santa Susanna (Catalonia, Spain) called by the Ens de l’Associacionisme Cultural Català and the ICH NGO Forum. The decision to organise this meeting, proposed by the…
ICH NGO Forum
November 28, 2015
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A case of Koogere oral tradition in Uganda

Basongora indigenous women entertain themselves with a traditional poem on Koogere story, accompanied by a traditional instrument called Ennanga in Nyakakindo village, Kasese District, Uganda EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES OF SAFEGUARDING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN AFRICA: A CASE OF KOOGERE ORAL TRADITION IN UGANDA. By Stephen Rwagweri, Director, EZT (see below…
ICH NGO Forum
November 24, 2015
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e-Museum: methods, techniques and practices

"INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE. MEMORIAMEDIA e-Museum - methods, techniques and practices" - Filomena Sousa (2015) MI Portugal Free download here (book in English and in Portuguese): http://www.memoriamedia.net/index.php/pci-e-memoriamedia MEMORIAMEDIA aims to study, inventory and disseminate manifestations of intangible cultural heritage. These include oral expressions, performative practices, celebrations, traditional craftsmanship and knowledge concerning…
ICH NGO Forum
November 24, 2015
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The Empaako Traditional Naming Practice in Uganda

Youth learning about the value of the Empaako trees ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE EMPAAKO TRADITIONAL NAMING PRACTICE IN UGANDA By Emily Drani, The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (see below for the summary in French) Intangible cultural heritage in the Ugandan context What is in a name?…
ICH NGO Forum
November 13, 2015
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2ND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ICH NGO SYMPOSIUM

Send your proposal to ichngoforum@gmail.com putting forward a vision, reflection or proposal on the subject of the Symposium 'Towards a code of ethics for ICH NGOs ?' Max. 300 words - by 13th of November, 2015 - 4 presentations will be selected for presentation on the Symposium. * Used language…
ICH NGO Forum
November 4, 2015

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