Year of creation: 1995
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
- education

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Brazil, Portugal, Spain

Objectives:
The objectives for the creation of the Cultural and Educational Association PONTE…NAS ONDAS! included in its statutes are the following:
1. Spread the manifestations of the Galician-Portuguese Cultural Heritage.
2. Foster the conservation and respect for the Cultural Heritage of the Euroregion as an original cultural property in this territory with a presence throughout the world.
3. Foster the relationship among the Galician and Portuguese educational establishments as well as others from different countries in order to strengthen their mutual knowledge.
4. The promotion of cultural and educational activities in school environments and the spread of activities related to the school radio and the use of new technologies in school.
5. The spread and use of Galician language in relation with Portuguese, as well as the promotion of the common identity of the two territories through an overall perspective of the European integration and the Portuguese-speaking world.
6. Promote the collection and spread of the Intangible Heritage contents in order to be the link of the bearers of knowledge with new generations and, at the same time, enhance the potential of this heritage.
7. Defend before governments and organisations deemed appropriate, the creation of the Euroregion Living Human Treasures System.
8. Collaborate with other associations, as well as public and private bodies to carry out activities which help to revitalise and keep the expressions of the Galician-Portuguese Cultural Heritage alive.
Activities:
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. Its activities began in 1995 and continue up to present date. Galician and Portuguese specialists in pedagogy, philology, anthropology and ethnography collaborate on the Association's projects.
The first activities of the Association were focused on achieving, in both sides of the Galician-Portuguese border, a mutual recognition of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage ( hereinafter "GPIH" ).
• Inter-school Communication Days
PNO!'s activity started with a day of communication and dialogue via radio between educational institutions from Galicia and the north of Portugal, carried out entirely by students: this initiative was named "PONTE...NAS ONDAS! Inter-school communication day" ( the Association chose its name after this event ).
The subject matter of its 6th edition ( year 2000 ) was UNESCO's project "The Slave Route", in which schools of the UNESCO Associated Schools participated with a 24-hour radio broadcast from Europe, Africa and America.
Since the proclamation of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001, the Association decided to start a line of work on the Intangible Heritage.
The Inter-school Communication Day has had 20 editions, and saw the participation of more than 800 educational institutions from Spain and Portugal, as well as other educational institutions from America and Africa.
• Samples of the Galician-Portuguese oral tradition
Activity aimed to disseminate the GPIH all along the Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion. The Samples of the Galician-Portuguese Oral Tradition intend to make known, in a single event, examples of the oral Galician-Portuguese tradition by joining oral expression, theater and music together.
Since its first edition, 10 samples have taken place in locations in Galicia and the north of Portugal.
• Meeting of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage Bearers ( Melgaço 2005 )
Meeting aimed to give visibility to the Candidature of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage presented before the UNESCO. For three days, representative expressions of the Galician-Portuguese intangible heritage were shown.
• Galician-Portuguese Oral Tradiction Collection Contest (2006)
This activity was aimed to collect samples of the Galician-Portuguese intangible heritage from an educational point of view, so the students can find out their nearest heritage expressions. The collected samples came with the corresponding technical data sheet and transcription. This was the only contest aimed to the educational institutions of the Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion.
• Publication of books, CDs and DVDs related to the Galician-Portuguese intangible heritage.
Meniños Cantores ( 2005 ). CD-Book-DVD produced by 17 educational institutions from Galicia and the north of Portugal featuring traditional songs and a documentary about the GPIH. Published in Galician, Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Cores do Atlántico ( 2010 ). CD-Book about the cantigas de amigo ( Galician-Portuguese medieval lyric poetry ) from the Galician-Portuguese oral tradition carried out by brazilian artist Socorro Lira and Ria Lemaire, professor at the Université de Poitiers.
Na ponte ( 2013 ). CD-Book-DVD that collects works from teachers, anthropologists, journalists and artistic collaborators from PNO!
• International Congress “PONTES DE CULTURA, PONTES DE FUTURO” (2010)
Cross-border congress carried out on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of PNO! Teachers, anthropologists, journalists and artists particicipated as speakers and discussed the GPIH and PNO!'s role. The Congress's main subjects were education, the heritage, the ICTs and the media.
• Living treasures of the sea ( 2013 )
Project for the recovery of the maritime heritage of A Guarda`s town council ( Galicia ). Interviews and data related to heritage-bearers were collected. The initiative resulted in the creation of a website and the publication of a Book-DVD about the recognition of persons and groups belonging to maritime culture in A Guarda's town council.
• Galician-Portuguese Traditional Games Meetin
Aimed at educational institutions at both sides of the border, this activity intends to convey the traditional Galician-Portuguese games to the younger generations. It takes place in locations in Galicia or in the north of Portugal. XI annual meetings have already been held.
• Candidacy of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage
Presented by Spain and Portugal in 2004. It was the first candidature promoted by two educational institutions from two european countries. The process started in 2005 and the proposal was developed for two years by team of the Association.
• Recognitions
PNO!'s activities were awarded the seal “Buena práctica Iberoamérica” by Spain's Ministry of Education, culture and Sport; they also received the ONDAS award (Spain's most prestigious communications awards) in 2014 for the “best media coverage of the Galician-Portuguese intangible heritage”.
Cooperation:
The PNO! ( Ponte…nas ondas! ) Association has been working since 2002 towards the documentation, gathering and recognition of several manifestations of the GPIH ( Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage ). This work was always carried out in direct contact with the communities bearing the said heritage. These groups collaborated in many of the Association's activities in order to revitalize this heritage and convey it to the younger generations.
During the elaboration of the proposal for the Candidature of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Cultural Heritage, which began in 2002, the Association contacted the representative communities of the GPIH in both Galicia and the north of Portugal. These communities were representative of the heritage's fields featured in the Candidature: the oral tradition's popular literature, the oral tradition of rural and fishing areas, the artisanal knowledge and the celebrations throughout the year. The written consent and the Candidature's documentation were submitted together.
In all of the GPIH's fields, the bearing communities and gathering groups of this heritage in Galicia and North of Portugal collaborated with the Association, thus providing equipment and performing conveying activities in formal learning as well as in public events.
Once the Candidature was presented before the UNESCO in 2004, and as it was being assessed by the international jury, communities and bearers performed activities to spread the common heritage throughout the Galicia-North of Portugal Euroregion.
Due to its territorial involvement and the number of involved communities, we wish to highlight the role of the Galician Federation for Maritime and Fluvial Culture ( Galician initials: FGCMF ), which groups together with important bonds the maritime communities of the Galician and Portuguese coastline that protect the manifestations of the Galician-Portuguese maritime culture.
The forest or baldíos (communal property system of swabian origin) communities, wich are grouped together in several Federations along the whole Euroregion and perform communal agricultural and farming activities, also collaborated with the Association.
Other experiences with communities included their participation in some of the Association's activities such as the Samples of the Galician-Portuguese Oral Tradition, the Traditional Games Meetings or the Inter-School Communication Days "Ponte..nas ondas!".

Year of creation: 1996
Budget: U.S.$60000
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events
- Convivence interculturelle

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Argentina, Cuba, Gambia, Greece, Italy, Paraguay, Romania, Spain, Togo

Objectives:
Promouvoir les hauts idéaux, principes et valeurs de l'UNESCO, tant en Espagne qu'aux divers régions de l'UNESCO (Europe, Amérique Latine et Caraïbes, etc.).
On peut concrétiser sur les suivants objectifs spécifiques:
- Développement durable, dans le cadre philosophique de l'UNESCO.
- Sauvegarde et mise en valeur du patrimoine culturel aussi bien matériel, dans ses volets historique-artistique et naturel, qu' intangible.
- Contribuer à la réussite des objectifs du millenium de l'ONU.
- Renforcer le modèle politique démocratique à travers la formation de la société civile.
Activities:
Nous énumérons brièvement les dernières activités réalisés:
- Participation à la deuxième réunion du Comité Intergouvernemental de la Convention PCI, à Tokyo (Japon) du 3 au 7 septembre 2007.
- Participation aux Premières Journées Nationales sur la Protection de l'Environnement et le Patrimoine Culturel, à Matalascañas - Huelva (Espagne) du 3 au 6 octobre 2007.
- Participation au V Congrès Ibéroaméricaine de Parcs et Jardins Publiques, à San Miguel de Tucumán (Argentine) du 2 au 13 novémbre 2007.
- Organisation et tenue de la Rencontre Euro-Arabe du Réseau Civil de l'UNESCO, à Melilla (Espagne) du 21 au 24 novembre 2007.
- Participation en tant que conseiller de la Délégation Oficielle Espagnole à la 34 Conférence Générale de l'UNESCO, à Paris (France) pendant les mois d'octobre et novémbre 2007.
- Participation aux évènements du 25º anniversaire de la déclaration du Centre Historique de Florence (Italie) comme Patrimoine de l'Humanité, à Florence du 16 au 20 décembre 2007.
- Projets de coopération internationale pour le développement dans les domaines de la démocratie et le développement durable en Maroc et en Gambie, pendant ces dernières années.
Si vous voulez plus d'information vous pouvez consulter notre site web:
http://www.ugr.es/~javera/2-5-memoria.htm
Cooperation:
- Coopération pour favoriser la convivence interculturelle avec la population d'origine, culture et langue Tamazigth, dans la région du Rif, la population d'origine et culture juïve et la population d'origine et culture éuropéenne.
- Coopération avec la Fédération Nationale Gambienne sur l'origine et la route de l'esclavage.
- Coopération avec des groupes de recherche de la culture et la langue guaraní, en le Paraguay.

Year of creation: 1990
Domain(s):

- oral traditions and expressions
- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events
- traditional craftsmanship

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Spain

Objectives:
The objective of the organization is mainly the study of the Fallas Festival, urban festival from Valencia and others cities through the region. It is linked to European Carnival festivities, has important components of popular satire, festive sociability, artistic expression, artisan practices and singular techniques. It is also felt by the community involved as an importart signal of its identity.
The Associació d'Estudis Fallers (ADEF) field of study is extended to other festivals including fire and ephemeral manifestations of art and its relevance and importance to the intangible cultural heritage of Valencia (Spain). Likewise, are also an important objective for the association to publicize and promote the heritage aspects of the festivities related to the use and rituals of fire, promote the research related to them and create opportunities for reflecting on the importance of heritage management in popular festivals.
Activities:
The activities of the association address in different ways to safeguard the tangible and intangible heritage generated by the festival of Las Fallas, as an example of a popular celebration of wide dissemination and social and identity implications. Without being exhaustive, we highlight the following activities:

Identification, documentation, research:
Call and organization for Jaume I Congress on Popular Cultures and Fire Festivals (Congreso Jaume I de Cultura Popular i Festes del Foc,1995)
The inventory and reasoned catalogue of Fallas Museum of Valencia, especially characterized by its unique collection and intangible cultural practices linked to it (2000-2004)
Issue of the Revista d'Estudis Fallers since 1995: annual scientific journal that publishes original research papers about Fallas Festivals and other celebrations of fire. Journal meets the scientific standards at the reception and approval of articles.
Design and implementation in 2005 of the Center for Documentation of Fallas festival with the City Council of Valencia for the collection of written, audiovisual and intangible documentation catalogue and archive for the free access and consult of researchers.
Participation in CARNVAL Project. Ephimeral Heritage on the European Carnival Rituals (carnval.blogs.upv.es), co-funded by Creative Europe Programme of the European Union to promote the variety of Europe’s historical and social realities by disseminating some of its most European Carnival rituals and the cultural and creative sectors associated with them.

Preservation and protection:
Design and development of thematic exhibitions on the creative and technical aspects of the Fallas ("Falles i art: 40 anys transitant per la frontera", 2008 and "La Falla: un artefacto tecnológico" 2011) and on the productions of Fallas "llibrets" (anual books published by Fallas Popular Comittees as a part of Cultural Heritage (El llibret de falla 1850-2014, 2014).

Promotion and improvement:
Organization of "Les falles a la Nau" discussion sessions, since 2005 in collaboration with University of Valencia, where different agents involved in the Festival come together to reflect on interesting issues, especially on heritage, promotion, protection and enhancement.
Since 2005 the association awards the best article of reflection and disclosure of Fallas festival: The Enric Soler i Godes Award.
Organization ot the Mostra de Llibrets de la Comunitat Valenciana to promote the Llibrets de falla, native publications edited by fallas comittes, to implement synergies between the different agents implied and to work in the consolidation of this cultural field.

Transmission and formal or non-formal education:
Organization, in collaboration with the Secretary of Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana (regional government), of several editions of a training course on the Fallas festival and its intangible cultural heritage for official tour guides.
Realization of different divulgation talks and lectures on the history of the Fallas festival in collaboration with festive and cultural associations.
Participation in seminars and scientific meetings offering unpublished works on social and heritage importance of the different elements of the festival.

Revitalization:
Retrieval and update, in collaboration with the Valencia City Council, of ancient festive events like "Cavalcada del foc" a parade of fireworks that connects with the festive tradition of mediterranean fire and had ceased to be held in 1936.

The association is made up of sociologists, linguists, journalists, cultural managers, museum and tourism management professionals, art historians and artisans and artists, all of them with a personal and professional involvement with the cultural heritage. Thus, it is established as a multidisciplinary group working together on different projects of research and enhancement of the cultural aspects of festival. In addition to the specific training of each of the members, a continuous exchange of information that allows to extend the knowledge of the other members, so that skills and competeces in the field of cultural heritage immaterial are exponentially increased.
Cooperation:
During regular activity, the association has been working with the following groups and individuals:
Valencian Museum of Ethnology in campaigns for the identification and enhancement of the documentary and cinematographic festivals-related heritage.
Valencia City Council in the inventory and cataloguing of the Fallas Museum, in the design and implementation of the Documentation Centre of the Fallas festival and the recovery of missing festive events.
Generalitat Valenciana (regional government), in the design and realization of exhibitions on intangible cultural values linked to the festive literature.
Junta Central Fallera (local festive committee) in works for developing new measures to promote cultural heritage linked to fire festivals.
Federations of Falla committees, associations and local committees, in organizing and conducting various activities to publicize the festival of Las Fallas and other popular festivals: Federación Benicalap-Campanar, Federación de Fallas de Gandia, Junta Local Fallera de Xàtiva, Junta Local Fallera de Dénia, Junta Local Fallera de Alzira, Junta Local Fallera de Paiporta, Federación de Fallas de Borriana, Falla La Malva de Alzira, Falla El Mocador de Sagunt, Falla Borrull-Socors, Falla Pere Cabanes-Joan XXIII, Falla Na Jordana, Falla Marqués de Montortal-Berni i Català, Falla Sant Roc de Torrent, Falla El Canet de Cullera, Falla Santa Anna de Cullera, etc.
Gremio Artesano de Artistas Falleros de Valencia, in the catalogue and enhancement of the Museum of the Fallas Artists and in the restoration of some of its pieces.
Universitat Politècnica de València, in the realization of exhibitions that have an impact on the research and promotion of intangible artistic elements of the festival of Las Fallas.
Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, in organizing a conference on representation of science in the Fallas Festival.
Universitat de València, in organizing seminars and conferences on the festive heritage, its promotion, its protection and its enhancement.
Consell Valencià de Cultura and Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, in the writing and publication of books and monographs on the Fallas Festival.

Year of creation: 2015
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
- food practices, world heritage, archaeology

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Spain

Objectives:
1. Contribute to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. 2. Promote the application of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the lntangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. 3. Promote the contribution of intangible cultural heritage in cultural diversity, creativity human rights and sustainable development. 4. Disseminate the intangible cultural heritage. 5. Promote scientific, technical and artistic studies, and research methodologies for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. 6. To advise institutions and public organisms for the elaborat¡on of safeguard policies of intangible cultural heritage. 7. Advise entities, public and private, regarding the adoption of the necessary measures for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. B. Promote collaboration among institutions, experts, associations, bearers and any other interested social agent, for the application of the Convention for the Safeguard of the lntangible Cultural Heritage. 9. Advise the educational community on issues of knowledge, appreciation, respect and transmission of intangible cultural heritage. 10. Collaborate with other associations, entities and institutions that work and ensure conservation, study, dissemination and promotion of cultural heritage, and especially the intangible cultural heritage. 11. Collaborate with the communities, groups and individuals who are bearers, in safeguarding their intangible cultural heritage. 12. Work together with tourism agents in the promotion and preservation of intangible cultural heritage.
Activities:
IPACIM continues the work of the extincted Heritage Department of the UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, an accredited NGO from 2010 to 2014, whose former chief is today the Director General of the IPACIM.

Year of creation: 1992
Budget: U.S.$22598
Domain(s):

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

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Jamaica, Madagascar, Morocco, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Objectives:
Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien s’attache de promouvoir la diffusion des idéaux de l’UNESCO à travers de la éducation internationale et l’encouragement de recherches éducatives importantes pour l’Organisation, visant à assurer la viabilité du patrimoine culturel immatériel, y compris la transmission, essentiellement par l'éducation non formelle et à distance. L’élaboration des matériaux didactiques pour l’éducation en matière de droits de l’homme et la promotion des valeurs universelles et de l’éducation interculturelle, surtout, à travers du Cours à Distance pour la Formation d’Animateurs UNESCO. Les buts sont :
- Fournir les instruments de base orientés à améliorer la qualité de l'intervention des professionnels Animateurs UNESCO Experts en Développement dans les communautés.
- Promouvoir des espaces pour se préparer dans l'analyse des problèmes internationaux, contribuant ainsi à l'enrichissement de la diversité culturelle.
- Aider à prendre conscience des nouvelles caractéristiques mondiales, de la diversité des communautés humaines et de l'interdépendance des pays ainsi que des relations entre les cultures.
- Sensibiliser envers les causes et les conséquences des phénomènes sociopolitiques.
- Analyser des méthodes pour faire face aux défis humains tels que la survivance, le développement, la pauvreté, l'environnement et le patrimoine culturel.
- Concevoir des plans et des activités tendant à l'amélioration intégrale d'une qualité de la vie modeste et prospère des communautés humaines en prenant en considération les desseins et directrices de l'ONU et l'UNESCO.
- Favoriser la création d'un profil professionnel reconnu à niveau international.
Activities:
Les principaux activités et expérience du Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien en matière de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel, sont la capacitacion et formation à travers du Cours d’Animateurs UNESCO. Ce cours poursuit :
La diffusion et transmision des objectifs de la Convention pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel à travers de la formation en éducation internationale, droits de l’homme, éducation pour la paix, diversité culturelle, développement soutenable et la mise en oeuvre de programmes d’éducation de base non formelle conçus comme un moyen d’aider au développement des compétences nécessaires dans la vie quotidienne, contribuant ainsi à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des populations. Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien travaille dans deux domaines prioritaires :
- Enseignement: Depuis 1993, le Centre organise le Cours à Distance pour la Formation d’Animateurs UNESCO (CDFAUN). A l’heure actuelle, le CDFAUN est implanté dans 75 pays, où plus de 1000 élèves reçoivent une formation de haut niveau et ce, exclusivement en accord avec les idéaux et les directives de l’UNESCO, à travers une éducation non formelle et à distance, aussi, pour la diffusion des objectifs de la Convention pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine immatériel. La première promotion d’Animateurs UNESCO est sortie du CDFAUN en 1995, au cours d’un acte qui s’est tenu au siège de l’UNESCO. En 2008 sortira la 14ª promotion.
- Recherche: L’une des finalités statutaires du Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien est la recherche scientifique. Une bibliothèque permet de disposer de ressources documentaires de première main sur des thèmes en rapport avec l’UNESCO. Les archives et les bases de données du Centre reçoivent des informations de dernière
heure provenant des endroits les plus divers du monde entier où opèrent des Animateurs UNESCO, engagés dans l’implantation et la diffusion des buts de l’UNESCO. Le Centre a publié de nombreux ouvrages de recherche sur l’UNESCO et a été invité comme rapporteur à des congrès nationaux et internationaux.
Principales activités récentes et reconnaissances
- 1994-2000: Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien signe 5 Contrats d'Honoraires avec la Secretariat de l'UNESCO
- 2004: Le Cours d’Animateurs UNESCO est appuyé par et 36 Etats Membres.
- 2006-2007 : Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien signe 7 Protocoles de Colaboration pour la diffussion des objectives du patrimoine culturel immatériel à travers du Cours d’Animateurs UNESCO avec les Commissions Nationales pour l’UNESCO de Equateur, Venezuela, Maroc, Burkina Faso, Jamaica, Uruguay et Madagascar.
- 2007 : Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien signe un Protocole de Colaboration avec le Bureau Internationale de l’Éducation de l’UNESCO à Genève pour la élaboration des matériaux didactiques pour l’éducation en matière de droits de l’homme et la promotion des valeurs universelles et de l’éducation interculturelle et des projects de
développement curriculaire.
Le Centre dispose d’un bureau ouvert au public et d’un personnel fixe et spécialisé dans l’enseignement international et la recherche scientifique. Il compte également sur la participation de collaborateurs dans le monde entier.
Cooperation:
Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien maintient des contacts réguliers avec le Siège de l’UNESCO, avec les Délégations permanentes auprès de l’UNESCO, avec les commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO, et avec les bureaux et organismes dépendant de l’organisation et situés hors du Siège.
L'orientation et le contenu mondial des activités du Centre concordent avec les objectifs stratégiques de l'Organisation. C’est ainsi qu’en 1997, le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien commence à réaliser une évaluation complète de son projet qui obtient le rang de thèse doctorale, afin d’identifier la tâche éducative de cet institut à l’égard des idéaux et des objectifs de l’UNESCO. Cette recherche a été publiée en 2003 sous le titre
La UNESCO en San Sebastián, après une évaluation académique universitaire qualifiée summa cum laude.
Grâce au Cours à Distance pour la Formation d’Animateurs UNESCO (CDFAUN), le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien a obtenu l’élargissement de l’accès à l’éducation dans 75 pays, grâce à l’élaboration de stratégies globales et intégratrices en faveur des exclus. Ce qui s’est traduit par la mise en oeuvre de programmes d’éducation de base non formelle conçus comme un moyen d’aider au développement des compétences
nécessaires dans la vie quotidienne, contribuant ainsi à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des populations.
Le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien élabore des matériaux didactiques pour l’éducation en matière de droits de l’homme et la promotion des valeurs universelles et de l’éducation interculturelle par la mise en réseau de l'Association Mondiale des Professionnels Animateurs UNESCO (AMUPRAUN) et l’Organisation Ibéro-Américaine
des Associations UNESCO (ORIBAUN), composée d’Animateurs UNESCO diplômés auprès du CDFAUN, des écoles et la collaboration avec les associations d’enseignants et les organisations de jeunesse.
Depuis 1992, le Centre UNESCO de Saint Sébastien a signé cinq accords de coopération avec différentes Divisions de l’UNESCO dans le but d’améliorer la connaissance des valeurs universelles au moyen de méthodes éducatives non formelles grâce à des ateliers et des séminaires nationaux, régionaux et mondiaux.

Year of creation: 1989
Domain(s):

- performing arts
- social practices, rituals and festive events

Safeguarding measures:

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

Main countries where active:

Spain

Objectives:
The Coordinadora de Colles Castelleres de Catalunya (CCCC) is the federation that gathers all the 'colles' (teams) that build human towers ('castells') in Catalonia (currently around 100). 'Castells', of course, were included by Unesco in the representative list for intangible cultural heritage in 2010.
The CCCC was created in 1989 and its main purposes, as stablished in its by-laws, are:
Promote human towers and its values, spread its knowledge, and to stimulate research on the topic, while looking after its good image and safeguarding.
Manage and defend the affiliates' common interests and goods. CCCC is currently in charge to hire insurance policies for all the 'colles'.
Represent the human towers collective before the administrations, media, etc.
Promote good practices on human towers, especially on safety.
Promote good understanding among its affiliates.
As you can see, the organization's first aim deals directly with the safeguarding of this cultural intangible heritage element.

Activities:
Some of the activities the CCCC has developed in recent years that deal with intangible cultural heritage safeguarding are:
Promotion: The CCCC has two websites that provide information regarding human towers. The first one (www.cccc.cat) includes a complete agenda of the performances that are going to be held during the season (around 1000 each year). The second one (www.castellscat.cat) is specially thought to give an introduction to the human towers universe to those who don't know it, and its translated into Spanish, English and French languages. Both websites also explain what the Intangible Heritage Convention from Unesco is.
Documentation: The www.cccc.cat website also includes a database where you can check on line all the performances results since 1926. New data is added each weekend, as new performances take place.
Promotion & enhancement: The CCCC has created a registered brand, "Castells. Catalan Human Towers", whose aim is to sanction official products and goods which give part of its profits to the "colles castelleres".
Promotion: The CCCC has developed several actions aimed to promote human towers among concrete collectives, such as immigrant population or children through schools. The last of these actions is an activity that promotes both human towers and reading through libraries.
Promotion: The CCCC offers information on human towers to the media. lt also manages the intellectual property rights of its affiliates to deal with local TV networks to provide live coverage of the most important performances.
Transmission & education: The CCCC organizes every year two formative meetings, free for all the "colles". The first one is dedicated to safety and technical issues regarding human towers. The second one deals with legal, financial and organizational matters.
Preservation & protection: The CCCC is the organization that contracts all the insurance policies that give coverage to human towers. The CCCC has also been responsible to develop several studies that have allowed human towers to become a safer activity, including the development of a special helmet used by children climbing on the towers.
Revitalization: As a federation that gathers all the "colles", the CCCC also works as a forum where all the different groups can debate and decide jointly the future path for the element.
Revitalization: The CCCC offers help to new "colles" when they are born, while at the same time checking that these new groups respect the human towers tradition and established values.
Preservation, protection and revitalization: The CCCC boosted in 2012 the document titled "The Social Values of Human Towers", approved by all members, in which the "colles" ratified their compromise with values such as amateurism, a sustainable and responsible management, inner pluralism and democratic functioning.
Most of these actions can be checked through our websites.

Cooperation:
As explained before, the organization itself is the federation that unites all the different "colles" (teams) dedicated to human towers nowadays in Catalonia. This means that it is made up of groups that work the intangible cultural heritage. Again, as stated before, the board of directors itself is made up of intangible cultural heritage practitioners.
At the same time, it is alas important to acknowledge that CCCC works democratically. Key decisions have to be taken by the General Assembly, where every group is represented. The board of directors is also voted by the General Assembly.
All this means that the organization's tradition is to build consensus and negotiate between its members to find a position where everyone (or at least a huge majority) feels comfortable.

Year of creation: 2008
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
- 1) to promote the importance of local governments and their relationships with their communities as a fundamental tool in safeguarding and promoting ICH, 2) to formulate the cultural policies of local governments for sustainable development through safeguarding and promoting of ICH

Safeguarding measures:

- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization
- other
- As the core membership of the ICCN is comprised of local governments, the ICCN can play a leading role in implementing cultural policies within legislation to safeguard and promote ICH.

Main countries where active:

Algeria, Cambodia, Canada, Czechia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain

Objectives:
The ICCN (Inter-City Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network) is committed to actionoriented policies concerning for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, and agrees to:
1) promote the ICCN as a platform for the world-wide collaboration of mayors and local government units for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, as envisioned in the Gangneung Declaration of 2004;
2) use the ICCN in formulating and implementing informed and balanced developmental and cultural strategies and policies in which sustainable development and the safeguarding of intangible heritage rank as priorities among local governments;
3) abide and implement in its role the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage;
4) promote the relationship between local communities and local governments in regards
to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, and to improve awareness as to why such relationships are fundamentally necessary;
5) utilize the ICCN as a means to meet the challenges of globalisation as then affect cultural diversity, and to preserve the cultural diversity of communities consisting of unique and invaluable local traditional cultures.

Based on these objectives, ICCN stipulates the following undertakings in the Statute:
1) to hold regular meetings to facilitate practical discussion, action plans, policies, and combined progress towards the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage;
2) to gather and share information concerning safeguarding activities;
3) to train local government administrators, professionals, and custodians to build safeguarding capacity;
4) to hold joint activities, such as the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival (with the first to be held in Gangneung, Korea in 2012) that aims at promoting the multiple aspects of education, transmission, and revitalization of the intangible cultural heritage, and sustainable local development.
5) to facilitate policies and action plans between local governments and their communities in relation to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.
Activities:
1) International meetings
The ICCN organizes the bi-annual Round Table of Mayors, the bi-annual Thematic Workshop, and the annual meeting of the Board of Directors to encourage and facilitate practical discussion on ways to improve the work carried out in the member localities to safeguard and promote intangible cultural heritage. Through these meetings, members share experiences, formulate ideas, and adopt new policies relating to the safeguarding
and promotion of ICH.

- Round Table of Mayors
.2004 (1 sI session, Korea): .Agreed on the need of an international organization for safeguarding ICH by local govenments at the global level
.2008 (2nd session, Egypt): .Discussion on "The role of women in safeguarding of traditional cultural heritage"
.Official declaration of the ICCN founding
.Adoption of the ICCN Statute (based on 2005 Charter)
.2010 (3ro session, Czech Republic ): Discussion on "State/Local Government's approach to ICH and the cultural policies of countries around the world"
.1 st ICCN Youth Forum, along with Mayor's meeting to involve youth in the safeguarding activities
.2012 (4th session, Korea): .1 st Joint Festival(World Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival with the participation of members, NGOs, practicioners, youth, communities among member cities around the world

- Thematic Workshop of Local Government Administrators
.2005 (1 st session, Korea): .Draft of the Charter containing the creation of the ICCN
.Discussion on "Sustainable development, safeguarding the ICH, and promoting Inter-City Network"
.2006 (2nd session, Korea): .Discussion on "Safeguarding of ICH and participation of young people"
.2007 (3rd session, Hungary): .Discussion on "Safeguarding of the ICH by building the network"
.2009 (4th session, Jamaica): Discussion on "Local government at the forefront of preserving our ICHlThe definition of community and its capacity building by local governments"
.2011 (5th session, France): .Strengthening of associate members in the ICCN
.Detailed plan will be follow in due course.
.2013 (6th session, Italy): .Joint activities with the city of Naples for the Universal Forum of Cultures, which is the international festival aiming at city revival through the use of cultural assets

- Meeting of the Board of Directors
This will be held on an annual basis to work as a driving force by deciding major plans for the ICCN, support mutual exchange of experience and best practices of individual Member States and municipalities in the care of cultural property and its promotion, transfer of local intangible cultural heritage to the younger generation, and cooperation
with local communities and individuals-bearers of such heritage.

- International Advisory Committee meeting
Through the composition in the ICCN Round Table of Mayors to be held in the Czech Republic in 2010, this committee will function as a consultation with members, and will provide expert advice to assist the ICCN in achieving its objectives. Its membership will be comprised of internationally and nationally recognized experts. It also will provide, on request, advice to members on drafting local cultural policy focused on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.

- Youth Forum
It is an important task and the responsibility of local governments to nuture within young people an appreciation for, and an understanding of, the values associated with ICH.
Along with the Mayors' Meeting, the ICCN will organize a youth forum in cooperation with ICCN members in the Czech meeting in 2010. The Youth Forum will encourage local leaders to devise a legal and institutional framework for youth involvement in local contexts. This will contribute to the realization of the UNESCO Convention by building a greater awareness among the younger generation of the importance of ICH, and its need of safeguarding.

2) Cultural exchanges among members
The ICCN has been encouraging the exchange of folklore festivals and other cultural events among its members. The exchanges have been sucessfully accomplished among ICCN members. The Gannat Festival of France invited performers from Vlcnov of the Czech Republic, and Ifugao of the Philippines. The city of Gangneung of Korea invited cultural performers from the Philippines and Egypt during their annual festival.

The ICCN also encourages personal exchanges for sharing experiences relating to cultural policies in the development and safeguarding the ICH. As an example, Santa Fe (USA), one of the ICCN core members and a member of the Creative Cities
Network of UNESCO, participated in the international meeting hosted by Naples, another ICCN core member, to share their experiences in developing the city and its cultural heritage.

The ICCN considers such exchanges to be an important form of popularisation of the intangible cultural heritage of various communities and of learning about other nations. It is also believed that such exchanges contribute to the greater promotion of cultural diversity.

- Joint festival among members
The ICCN will hold a Joint Festival on a bi-annual basis, which aims at promoting education, transmission, and revitalization of intangible cultural heritage. The first one will be hosted by Gangneung, Korea in 2012.

3) Cooperation with international organizations/institutes
- Korean National Commission for UNESCO
The Korean Natcom has been a full partner with the ICCN since 2004, when the 1st Mayors' Meeting was oganized. It has continually played a crucial role in providing its expertise on the direction, policies of the ICCN. ICCN was a cooperative partner in the "International Forum on Common Intangible Cultural Heritage in East Asia" which was held in Korea in 2009. The ICCN meeting in the Czech Republic is under the auspieces of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.
The ICCN organized an internation forum on the theme of "The Role of Culture, Administration and Business in Safeguarding and Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2009, in Gangneung, Korea.

-Czech National Commission for UNESCO
The ICCN meeting in the Czech Republic is taking place under the auspices of the Czech National Commission for UNESCO. This Commission plays a key role in the implementation of the Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Property.

-Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific in Korea (Category 2 Center of UNESCO)
ICCN and ICHCAP in Korea signed a MOU agreement in July 2008 for mutual cooperation for the safeguarding and promotion of intangible cultural heritage.

-COPPEM (Standing Committee of the Partnership of the Euro-Mediterranean Local and Regional Authorities)
COPPEM and ICCN signed a MOU agreement in the ICCN Round Table of Mayors in Egypt, 2008. COPPEM, an international organization with 106 members including local authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean region, has been cooperating in
disseminating the importance of ICH among its members and encouraging participation in the ICCN meetings. ICCN and COPPEM are the partners for organizing the Youth Forum and the ICCN Joint Festival.

The ICCN was a cooperative partner of COPPEM in 2009 in the "Intercultural Dialogue Night" which aimed at promoting an intercultural dialogue between traditional and modern cultures among Euro-mediterranean cities.

4) Publications
- Meeting reports
After each meeting, the ICCN issues booklets containing the presentation materials, speeches, and useful information to share with members, partners, and various institutes around the world.

- Newsletter
The Secretariat has been issuing newletters on a quarterly basis to share information among members, partners, and networks around the world.

- Promotional material
As a means of promoting cultural heritage of members, the ICCN produces various materials such as calendar, and post-cards.

5) The website can be found at www.iccn.or.kr

Additional information:

1) International meetings
ICCN organizes bi-annual Round Table of Mayors, bi-annual Thematic Workshop to encourage practical discussion on how to improve the work of the member localities to safeguard and promote ICH. Through the meetings, members share experiences, formulate ideas, and adopt new policies at the local context relating to ICH. It contributes to the promotion of ICH at the global level.

- Round Table of Mayors
.2004 (Korea): .Agreed on the need of an international organization for safeguarding ICH by local governments at the global level
.2008 (Egypt):
-Discussion on "The role of women in safeguarding of traditional cultural heritage"
-Official declaration of ICCN founding
-Adoption of the ICCN Statute
.2010 (3rd session, Czech Republic ): Discussion on "State/Local Government's approach to ICH and the cultural policies of countries around the world".
- Thematic Workshop of Local Government Administrators

.2005 (Korea):
-Draft of the Charter containing the creation of ICCN
-Discussion on "Sustainable development, safeguarding ICH, and promoting Inter-City Network"
.2006 (Korea): .Discussion on "Safeguarding of ICH and participation of young people"
.2007 (Hungary): .Discussion on "Safeguarding of ICH by building the network"
.2009 (Jamaica): Discussion on "Local government at the forefront of preserving our ICH/the definition of community and its capacity building by local governments"

- Youth Forum
The first Youth Forum was held with the participation of students from Canada, Czech, Algeria, Korea along with 2010 ICCN Round Table of Mayors in Czech Republic. After the 1st presentation of the youth forum to ICCN members, the forum was adopted as a regular program of ICCN. The 2nd Youth Forum will be held in Gannat, France in 2011. It is an important task and responsibility of local governments to raise within young people an appreciation for, and an understanding of, the values associated with ICH. The Youth Forum will encourage local leaders to devise a legal and institutional framework for youth involvement in local contexts. This will contribute to the realization of the UNESCO Convention by building a greater awareness among the younger generation of the importance of ICH, and its need of safeguarding.

2) Cultural exchanges among members
ICCN has been encouraging the exchange of folklore festivals and cultural events among members. ICCN considers such exchanges to be an important form of popularisation of intangible cultural heritage of various communities and of learning about other nations, and to contribute to the greater promotion of cultural diversity.
The Gannat Festival of France invited performers from Vlcnov of the Czech Republic, and Ifugao of Philippines. The city of Gangneung of Korea invited cultural performers from Philippines and Egypt during their annual festival.
ICCN also encourages personal exchanges for sharing experiences relating to cultural policies in the development and safeguarding ICH. Santa Fe (USA), the ICCN core member participated in the international meeting hosted by Naples to share their experiences in developing the city and its cultural heritage.

3) Cooperation with international organizations
- Korean National Commission for UNESCO
The Korean Natcom has been a full partner with ICCN since 2004, when the 1st Mayors' Meeting was organized. It has played a crucial role in providing its expertise on the direction, policies of the ICCN. ICCN was a cooperative partner in the "International Forum on Common Intangible Cultural Heritage in East Asia" that held in Gangneung, Korea in 2009. The 2010 ICCN meeting in the Czech Republic was under the auspices of the Korean Natcom.

-Czech National Commission for UNESCO
The ICCN meeting in the Czech Republic in 2010 took place under the auspices of the Czech National Commission for UNESCO.

-Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific in Korea(Category 2 Center of UNESCO)
ICCN and ICHCAP in Korea signed a MOU agreement in July 2008 for mutual cooperation for the safeguarding and promotion of intangible cultural heritage.

-COPPEM
As an international organization with 106 members including local authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean region, COPPEM is in full cooperation with ICCN in disseminating the importance of ICH among its members. ICCN was a cooperative partner in the "Intercultural Dialogue Night" that aimed at promoting an intercultural dialogue between traditional and modern cultures among Euro-mediterranean cities.

4) Publications
- Meeting reports
After each meeting, the ICCN issues a booklet that includes the policies of local governments, and this could be a guiding book for the local authorities to implement cultural policies at the local context.

- Newsletter
The Secretariat has been issuing a newsletter on a quarterly basis to share information among members, partners, and networks around the world.

5) The website can be found at www.iccn.or.kr
Cooperation:
ICCN members are closely linked to their communities and can provide the legislative direction, financial aid, and human resources needed to safeguard and promote ICH. The members also provide local communities with logistic and moral support in their effors to safeguard intangible cultural heritage.

The ICCN aids in facilitating bridges between local governments and their communities, thus establishing a mutual cooperation in the safeguarding of ICH at the local level.

ICCN members have at their disposal an enormous wealth of experience in the field of care of local intangible cultural heritage and relations with the communities that are its bearers. This means that the ICCN offers expert assistance in this regard to the Intergovernmental Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Additional information:

ICCN members have at their disposal an enormous wealth of experience in the field of care of local intangible cultural heritage and relations with the communities that are its bearers. ICCN members are closely linked to their communities and can provide the legislative direction, financial aid, and human resources, logistic and moral support in the efforts to safeguard intangible cultural heritage. Here are some cases of member cities of ICCN;

1) Case of Ifugao, Philippines
As an UNESCO Representative List, the Hudhud chant shows an excellent example that reflects the cooperation between the local government, and communities. To transmit the hudhud to the younger generation, the government provides funds for a teaching program so that the old professional chanters can train the volunteer teachers who will be the one to teach young children. The local government is in close coordination especially with the chanters to document their hudhud chanters. These documentation projects are used to make teaching modules for children in the elementary and high school.

2) Case of Gangneung, Korea
As an UNESCO Representative List, Gangneung Danoje festival has been transmitted in cooperation between the local government, and communities. The Gangneung municipality provides administrative support, and partly financial resources to the communities. Also more than 80 communities participate in the organization of the festival. In this process, there is a NGO committee that coordinate the smooth communication and cooperation between the two parties. This cooperation could be dated back to 500 years ago, and has been kept up to now.

3) Case of Generalitat Valencia, Spain
The School Museum of Pusol was selected on the Register of safeguarding programmes, project and activities of UNESCO in 2009. In the process of the project into one of the most representative ICH activities in the region, the Regional Government , Generalitat Valencia, has played a key role in supporting the institution. Since 1992, its Department of Culture has granted subventions to cover particular museum program and projects, including inventory, equipment, restoration, and research. Since 1998, the Education Department has provided teachers, duplicating the school staff, to meet the challenges posed by the success and development of the pedagogic project.

Year of creation: 2006
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
- L'associationisme culturel est une forme d'organisation sociale trés répandue dans la société catalane. c'est une réponse concrète de la société civile aux besoins de formation, de croissance personelle et de travai communautaire en assumant et en développant la culture populaire et traditionnelle catalane en partant de ses multiples facettes et thèmes

Safeguarding measures:

- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization
- other
- Le soutien aux associations qui regroupent les porteurs et les personnes qui réalisent ce patrimoine culturel immatériel.

Main countries where active:

Spain

Objectives:
Le premier objectif de l'ENS DE L'ASSOCIACIONISME CULTURAL CATALÀ est de faire connaître le patrimoine culturel immatériel catalan. Grâce à l'incorporation, en 2012, de la Confederacin d'Agrupacions de Cultura Tradicional Catalana (Confédération d'Associations de
Culture Traditionnelle Catalane), l'ENS réunit actuellement 27 fédérations culturelles et représente 3 335 organisations et 178 500 personnes engagées dans les différents aspects de la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel.

Un autre objectif de l'ENS est d'encourager, dans le domaine scolaire et pédagogique, la connaissance de la culture populaire et traditionnelle en tant qu'héritage du passé et patrimoine sur lequel nous devons veiller et que nous devons transmettre aux générations futures. En outre, l'ENS représente un espace d'échange de connaissances et d'expériences entre les associations engagées dans la promotion de la culture populaire et traditionnelle et un instrument pour les projeter plus efficacement dans l'ensemble de la société.
L'une des valeurs ajoutées qu'apporte l'ENS est de créer un espace unique de débat et de réflexion autour du fait associatif de la culture populaire et traditionnelle afin de l'adapter aux temps nouveaux et de pouvoir ainsi maintenir sa force, sa vitalité et son héritage tout en contribuant à la cohésion sociale.
L’ENS a aussi, parmi ses objectifs, celui de construire un espace de relation avec ces institutions publiques et privées afin de permettre au monde associatif de la culture populaire traditionnelle catalane d'obtenir de plus en plus de considération et de mieux rayonner.
Activities:
Débats sur le territoire: il s'agit d'un processus de débat et de réflexion sur le fait associatif culturel et populaire préalable à la création de l'ENS. En fait, ce dernier est né des propositions de ces DÉBATS réalisés parmi 18 fédérations de culture populaire.
(http://www.ens.cat/edicions/debats-al-territori-el-moviment-associatiu-catala-debat-gener-2003-
abril-2004)
1er Congrès de l'associationnisme culturel catalan (2007- 2008), qui s'est centré sur les relations intergénérationnelles, la communication, l'immigration et l'éducation/formation.
(http ://www .ens. cat/edicions/memoria-del-1er -congres-de-lassociacionisme-cultural-catala).
Appel d'offre de bourses d'études sur la culture populaire et traditionnelle.
Cours de formation sur la communication et la gestion des organismes de culture populaire et traditionnelle.
L'ENS en tant que membre du Conseil de l'Associationnisme et du Volontariat de Catalogne, du
Conseil d'Orientation du Département de la Culture de la Generalitat (Gouvernement autonome de la Catalogne), de la Commission de Suivi du Protocole festif de la ville de Barcelone, du Conseil municipal d'Associations de Barcelone et du Conseil d'Orientions de contenus et de programmes de la Corporation catalane de Medias audiovisuels, apporte sa connaissance et son expérience dans l'élaboration et l'application de la législation concernant le patrimoine culturel immatériel.
En outre, il édite les publications suivantes :
TORNAVEU, associationnisme et culture (www.tornaveu.cat), publication bi-mensuelle sur support électronique, adressée à un collectif de 15 000 abonnés
CANEMÀS, revue de pensée associative, semestrielle sur support papier (http://www.ens.cat/canemas). Il s'agit d'un espace de réflexion et de débat en profondeur et sous forme d'essai sur tout ce qui touche la réalité et l'action de la culture populaire et traditionnelle comprise d'un point de vue large et transversal.
Il gère le portail culturel de XARXANET (www.xarxanet.org) et le fonds éditorial de la revue VIA
FORA! (1984- 2001) (http://www.ens.cat/viafora).
Tous les organismes membres de l'ENS regroupent des pratiquants et des chercheurs dans les différents domaines du patrimoine culturel immatériel et réalisent de nombreuses activités de sauvegarde de ce patrimoine. L'ENS les renforce et les rend visibles. Par exemple, les séances de travail sur le monde des Castellers (tours humaines) réalisées au cours de l'Université catalane d'été 2011, la Foire aux associations du Onze septembre. De maniére périodique et habituelle, en tant qu'Agence de Communication de la Culture populaire et traditionnelle, l'ENS réalise des tâches professionnelles de communication et de diffusion dans les différents domaines journalistiques et de communication du pays. Entre autres, il publie sur Internet un calendrier des activités de culture populaire organisées par les organisations auxquelles il représente
(http://www.agendaens.cat/).
La Confederacin d'Agrupacions de Cultura Tradicional Catalana, qui a adhéré à l'ENS en 2012, organisa, en 2010, en collaboration avec le Centre UNESCO de la Catalogne, le 3ème symposium sur la Promotion et le rayonnement de la Culture traditionnelle catalane et la 1ère Journée sur la Culture traditionnelle, l'Administration locale et les Institutions qui inclurent des conférences de présentation de la Convention du Patrimoine immatériel. La même année, ils organisèrent aussi la Journée éducative de la Culture traditionnelle catalane, adressée aux écoles.
Cooperation:
Les membres de l'ENS DE L'ASSOCIACIONISME CULTURAL CATALÀ travaillent et exercent leurs activités dans leurs différents domaines, mais ils le font aussi, et c'est là l'un des objectifs atteint par l'ENS, en collaboration mutuelle. Jusqu'à la création de l'ENS, chacun des collectifs travaillait pour lui, sans créer de relation synergétique avec d'autres collectifs de la culture populaire et traditionnelle. Sa création lui a permis d'amorcer la création d'espaces de travail commun. Ainsi, il est de plus en plus fréquent de vivre des activités où les géants, les castellers, le bestiaire de fête, les fanfares, les chorales, le théâtre amateur, les groupes de danse traditionnelle ("esbarts") partagent des espaces et des fêtes. Il faut souligner que cette caractéristique ne se produit pas seulement dans les activités et expressions artistiques mais existe aussi dans le domaine de la réflexion et de la discussion. On débat, on analyse et on fait des propositions sur le futur modèle de travail et d'expression artistique de la culture populaire et traditionnelle sous ses diverses facettes thématiques et en tant qu'instrument qui aide à la cohésion sociale.

On trouvera ci-dessous les 27 fédérations membres de l'ENS comme preuve de sa diversité et complémentarité thématique: la Federacié de Cors de Clavé (Fédération des choeurs de Clavé), la Federacié de Grups Amateurs de Teatre de Catalunya (Fédération de groupes de théâtre de Catalogne), le Moviment Coral Català (Mouvement Choral Catalan), la Federacié Catalana de Societats Musicals (Fédération catalane de sociétés musicales), la Federacié Sardanista de Catalunya (Fédération de sardanes de Catalogne), la Fundacié La Roda (Fondation la Roue), I'Agrupacié de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya (Groupement des bandes de Géants de Catalogne), I'Agrupament d'Esbarts Dansaires (Groupement d'associations de danse traditionnelle), le Gran Orient de Catalunya (Grand Orient de Catalogne), I'Agrupacié del Bestiari Festiu i Popular de Catalunya (Groupement de Bestiaire festif et populaire de Catalogne), la Coordinadora de Trabucaires de Catalunya (Coordination des tromblonneurs de Catalogne), la ederacié Catalana de Pessebristes (Fédérations catalane de constructeurs de crèches), ADIFOLK, le Moviment Laie i Progressista (Mouvement laïque et progressiste), la Fundacié Paco Candel (Fondation Paco Candel), la Coordinadora de Pastorets de Catalunya (Coordination des "pastorets" -représentation théâtrale populaire de la naissance de Jésus-), la Federacié de Diables i Dimonis de Catalunya (Fédération de diables et démons de Catalogne), le Secretariat de Corals lnfantils de Catalunya (Secrétariat des choeurs d'enfants de Catalogne), la Coordinadora de Centres d'Estudis de Parla Catalana (Coordination des centres d'études catalanophones), la Federacié Catalana de Catifaires (Fédération catalane des tapis de fleurs), la Coordinadora de Colles de Gegants i Bestiari de Ciutat Vella de Barcelona (Coordination des groupes de géants et bestiaire de la Vieille ville de Barcelone), I'Associacié Catalana de Puntaires (Association catalane de denteliers et dentelières), la XarxaAteneu, les Casals Joves de Catalunya (Maisons de jeunes de Catalogne), la Coordinadora de Bali de Bastons de Catalunya (Coordination de la danse aux bâtons de Catalogne) et la Federacié de Colles de Falcons de Catalunya (Fédération de groupes de "faucons" de Catalogne).

Year of creation: 1996
Domain(s):

- traditional craftsmanship

Safeguarding measures:

- identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)
- preservation, protection
- promotion, enhancement
- transmission, (non-)formal education
- revitalization
- other
- Innovation and Study of new applications in design of interest to today's society.

Main countries where active:

Spain

Objectives:
Its objectives are based as a priority on the recognition and value of the Personal, Natural and Cultural Heritage of territorial ecosystems in the rural environment.
• Based on the cultural of cooperation, not only as a concept, but as a space for analysis, research and shared projection, from where innovative projects adapted to the reality of the context that organically and integrally benefit the Community are generated and developed.
• Enhancing the discovery of personal talents related to creativity, art and knowledge of craft trades, as well as their linkage with other closely related sectors such as tourism, digital and ecological transformation and the boost of cultural and creative industries.
• Always taking into account the framework of environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability in full alignment with the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda.
Activities:
It is the first non-industrial cross-sectoral cluster to be developed in rural Spain, in which different professionals, organizations, administrations and companies from the sectors of handicrafts, tourism, trade and quality local products are grouped together, with the common objective of revitalizing rural territories through the value of resources and rural heritage, generating new possibilities for development and projection linked to heritage values in the 21st century.
Cooperation:
Since its establishment in 1996, with the support of the Spanish Foundation for Crafts and other companies and administrations, the Red Arrayan Organization has developed and participated in different individual and cooperation projects at the local, regional, national and international levels.