Project
Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and contributing to sustainable development in Kenya
- Project budget:
- US$ 75,938
- Source:
- Netherlands earmarked contribution to the Fund
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2022 - 01/06/2025
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
Strengthening capacities for periodic reporting under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 250,000
- Source:
- Saudi Arabia Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/07/2023 - 01/07/2024
Benefitting country(ies): Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2024-04-22 – Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Eastern Africa
- Project budget:
- US$ 59,571
- Source:
- UNESCO - Regular budget
- Dates of implementation:
- 12/10/2024 - 12/10/2024
Benefitting country(ies): Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2022-01-18 – UNESCO publishes case studies on living heritage and climate change in East Africa
- 2021-04-30 – Regional Online Conference on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage for Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa
Safeguarding of Enkipaata, Eunoto and Olng'esherr, three male rites of passage of the Maasai community
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2018-01-28 – Community-based inventorying workshop
Promotion of traditional pottery making practices in Eastern Kenya
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2019-09-19 – Gabon, Kenya and the Seychelles strengthen safeguarding efforts through International Assistance projects
Documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community in northern Kenya: a focus on the region of Mount Kulal biosphere reserve
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2016-04-13 – Workshop on documenting and inventorying intangible cultural heritage of the pastoralist Samburu community
- 2015-10-19 – The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund supports various safeguarding measures in Africa!
Rituals and practices associated with Kit Mikayi Shrine of the Luo community in Kenya
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 17,668 granted in 2013
- Dates of implementation:
- 23/12/2013 - 31/03/2015
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Traditions and practices associated with the Kayas in the sacred forests of the Mijikenda
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
News and activities:
- 2015-02-12 – Financial assistance, a key mechanism for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Africa
Safeguarding traditional foodways of two communities in Kenya
- Project budget:
- US$ 68,930
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/09/2009 - 01/03/2013
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
Traditions and practices associated to the Kayas
- Financial assistance:
- US$ 6,000 granted in 2008
- Dates of implementation:
- 19/12/2008 - 30/04/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya
Overview:
Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts
- Project budget:
- US$ 40,000
- Source:
- Japan Funds-in-Trust
- Dates of implementation:
- 01/04/2008 - 01/03/2009
Benefitting country(ies): Kenya, Somalia