Accredited NGOs located in this country

The list of accredited NGOs is presented below, along with corresponding accreditation forms. You can search the list using the criteria provided on the right.

3 organizations or institutions match your query.
Name, address and sourceActivities related to ICH
African Cultural Regeneration Institute - ACRI
Institut africain pour la régénération culturelle [fr]
P.O. Box 18062-00100
Nairobi
Kenya
URL: https://www.acriwebsite.org
Tel.: +254 733 748 411; +254 722 316 250; +254 721 667 130
Next report due 2023
Renewed in 2019 (Activity report: English)
Accredited in 2010 (Request: English) - No. 90119
Decision-making meeting: 3.GA - 2010
DetailsDownload brochure
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
- other
- development - updating African culture and making it relevant for the modern world and globalisation, linking it with devepment issues.

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization
- editing - identifying negatives aspects and recommening appropriate action

Main countries where active:

Kenya

Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA)
Swahili Cultural Centre premises
Off Mama Ngina Drive
P. O. Box 90010
80100 Mombasa
Kenya
URL: https://www.heritageinafrica.org
Tel.: +254 707 70 17 61; +254 722 89 01 79
Next report due 2023
Renewed in 2019 (Activity report: English)
Accredited in 2014 (Request: English) - No. 90313
Decision-making meeting: 5.GA - 2014
Details
Year of creation: 2005
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events
- knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
- traditional craftsmanship
- other
- Capacity building and institutional support for the conservation and management of movable and immovable cultural heritage in Africa

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization
- other
- Capacity building for African heritage institutions and professionals in all the above intangible cultural heritage undertakings

Main countries where active:

Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Maasai Cultural Heritage - M.C.H
Maasai Cultural Heritage (MCH)
P.O. Box 499
10400 Nanyuki
Kenya
Tel.: (+ 254) 710 171 178; (+254) 722 663 090
Next report due 2025
Renewed in 2021 (Activity report: English)
Accredited in 2012 (Request: English) - No. 90183
Decision-making meeting: 4.GA - 2012
Details
Year of creation: 2003
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- 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
- We do recording of traditional knowledge from the elderly mostly on traditional medicine and plants. We use audio recording, photography and writing testimonies.

Main countries where active:

Kenya

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