NGOs

In the deep imaginations stimulating forests of Kronoberg, is where our NGO is based. Here we run the Land of Legends. Some of Sweden’s most influential storytellers have lived here, people have passed down legends of troll mountains, sacrifical springs, dragon treasures, magical trees and haunted manor houses. These fantastic…

The Norwegian Society of Rural Women (in Norgwegian: Norges Bygdekvinnelag/NBK) is a member based, non-governmental organization. Our objective is safeguarding women’s and rural populations cultural, social and economical interests, and we do this by bringing together women who recognize the importance of active rural communities. With our 13.000 members and over…

ICOMOS is an association of over 9 800 cultural heritage professionals present in over 100 countries throughout the world, working for the conservation and protection of monuments and sites -the only global non-government organisation of its kind. lt benefits from the crossdisciplinary exchange of its members - architects, archaeologists, art…

Teaching South African marimbas in Kaustinen schools following a co-operation project with a South African school marimba band, 2018. © Lauri Oino/Finnish Folk Music Institute archive. Finnish Folk Music Institute (est. 1974, Kansanmusiikki-instituutti in Finnish) is situated in Kaustinen, a municipality of 4300 inhabitants in Central Osthrobothnia. Our personnel is…

The cultural and pedagogical Association Ponte...nas Ondas! ( hereinafter "PNO!" ) is comprised of teachers from Galicia and the north of Portugal who come from different education levels, ranging from compulsory education to University. Galician and Portuguese specialists in pedagogy, philology, anthropology and ethnography have collaborated on the Association's projects.…

Instructor Bill Haneman demonstrating pipe-making techniques at the NPU PipeCraft training facility in Clonshaugh, Co. Dublin, 2011. (Photograph: Gerry Lyons) Na Píobairí Uilleann (NPU), the Society of Uilleann Pipers was founded in 1968 when there were less than 100 uilleann pipers remaining. Today NPU is a thriving arts organisation dedicated…

Le Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant (CQPV) constitue l’ONG de regroupement national en patrimoine immatériel et traditions vivantes, reconnu par le ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (Canada). Il rassemble et défend les artistes, artisans, chercheurs, individus et plus de 80 organismes à but non-lucratif dans le domaine des…

The European Association of Folklore Festivals  - EAFF has been established in year 2007 in the ancient capital of Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo. Its main purpose is to preserve, develop and make popular the folklore of the different European nations by organizing festivals and using the modern television, computer and…

The Association Européenne des Jeux et Sports Traditionnels (hereinafter referred to as AEJeST), was founded on the 28th of April 2001 at Lesneven (France). It is a sort of Platform which comprises sports and cultural federations, associations, educational institutions or companies whose aim is the management, promotion and the safeguarding of…

The Norwegian Coastal Federation (Forbundet KYSTEN) is an organisation dedicated to the preservation of Norwegian coastal culture and maritime heritage. Its mission – in cooperation with other preservers of cultural interests is: • Promoting the preservation and general use of traditional vessels, buildings, and coastal heritage. • Conducting informational activities…

Representing the Global Funeral Branch. As International NGO accredited with ICH: creating awareness for funeral traditions and funeral heritage worldwide. Domain(s): (a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;
 (b) performing arts;
 (c) social practices, rituals and festive events; (e) traditional craftsmanship. Main Safeguarding…

The “Associazione Sant’Antuono & le Battuglie di Pastellessa” was founded on the 1   April 2008. The organization is formed by the ancient “Comitato Sant’Antonio Abate” (St. Anthony Abbot’s Committee), established more than one hundred years ago within the Abbatial Church “San Martino Vescovo” in Macerata Campania, therefore under the jurisdiction…

The Maison des Cultures du Monde (i.e. World Cultures Institute) was founded in Paris in 1982 and is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and promoting ICH. Welcoming traditional performing arts, especially within the framework of the Festival de l’Imaginaire since 1997, the Maison des Cultures du Monde also provides a…

Mesir Macunu festival Cultural Research Foundation – CRF (Kültürel Araştırmalar Vakfı – KAV), within the scope of its establishment, performs social works in order to constitute heritage awareness at a social level and take steps to protect the traditional values, which are exposed to a swift extinction due to the…