Year of creation: 2003
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events
- knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
- traditional craftsmanship

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization

Main countries where active:

Egypt

ESFT has been conducting an inventory of craftspersons in Historic Cairo as well
as the training of craftsmen, with the support of the UNESCO ICH Fund. It produced
4 films on crafts for the National Museum of Civilization and disseminated
multimedia resources on performing arts, festivals and traditional dances. The NGO
has identified and documented 360 traditional crafts in Egypt, which has helped
to develop the production of handicrafts. EFST made recordings accompanied by
photographs and videos of the oral epic Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah. This project received
the Sheikh Zayed Ibn Nahian Prize and the element was inscribed on the List of
Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003. The
NGO collaborated with the National Council of Women to document the art of Tally
(embroidery) in Upper Egypt and trained more than 360 girls in this art. The results
of this research have been published in a book, The Making of a Traditional Artist.
ESFT participates in the production of the magazine Al Funun Al Folklore.

Year of creation: 2016
Domain(s):

- traditional craftsmanship

Safeguarding measures:

- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization

Main countries where active:

Egypt

Year of creation: 1980
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events
- knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
- traditional craftsmanship

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education

Main countries where active:

Egypt

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Preservation and revitalization of traditional craftsmanship through
documentation and training of youth and women, in partnership with the
Nubian Heritage Conservation Society and the General Nuba Club. The project
includes workshops, the creation of a database, a film and seminars.