#heritageAlive

© Manfred Danner Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Legitimation Strategy for Traditional and Complementary Healing Methods? By Michaela Noseck-Licul, Krems   As a cultural anthropologist with a special interest in healing knowledge situated outside classic biomedicine, I have been observing Austria’s implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of…

Traditional health practitioners and government working together By John De Coninck, The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (see below for the french summary) The status of traditional medicine More than 60% of Uganda’s population depends on traditional medicine because it is accessible, affordable and culturally familiar. With an estimated traditional health…

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…

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?…

By Solveig Torgersen Grinder and Jorid Martinsen, Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association Passing on traditional skills and knowledge - actions for safeguarding The common and widespread use of bunad in Norway makes this tradition unique in European context, and this use is also one of the reasons why the…

By Ananya Bhattacharya, Director www.banglanatak.com Preface The international community now acknowledges culture as a ‘driver and enabler of development’ and its critical role in supporting socio-economic development and social inclusion. In this article I have shared our learning from our initiative in two states in eastern Indian where investment in…

The Author Eivind Falk By Director Eivind Falk, Norwegian Crafts Institute - Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage. The rich tradition of crafts is like a treasure chest. The many variations and diversities in boat building, traditional costumes, wood carving and log houses are a rich material refined through generations -…