Promoting the Oral Heritage and Traditions:
The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
The concept of intangible heritage includes oral traditions, know-how of handicraft, languages, performing arts, rituals... The intangible heritage is endangered if there is no transmission from one generation to another, and can sometimes completely sink into oblivion. The globalization process has accelerated this phenomenon.
Japan, where this concept had been recognized legally since 1950 (Cultural Property Law), puts this experience at the disposal of UNESCO through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (created in 1993) to support and promote the world's oral heritage and traditions (Read more about the projects financed by Japan).
This Funds-in-Trust finances concrete preservation and promotion projects aimed at making inventories, creating audio-visual documents, organizing workshops (transmission of knowledge), shows for the public, research seminars, etc. For example, the project "Atlas of endangered languages in the world" of 1994-1996 and 2001 was implemented with the aid of this Funds-in-Trust .
In 2003, the total amount of contributions to this Fund amounted to about 9 million dollars.
Document:
2005: General overview of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (context, presentation of projects, list of projects, photos.). Booklet "UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for the Intangible Cultural Heritage" published by UNESCO in 2005. (
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Archive (2001): General overview of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (context, presentation of projects, list of projects, photos.). Extracts from the booklet "UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust for the Intangible Cultural Heritage" published by UNESCO in 2001. (
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Presentation of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Focus on projects financed by Japan:
Search by country: A B C D E G H I K L M N P S T U V Y Z- Special projects
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ALGERIA: Action plan for the Safeguarding of the Ahellil of Gourara on the UNESCO Website
ALBANIA : Safeguarding of the Albanian Folk Iso-Polyphony
See also the Safeguarding Albanian Folk-Iso-polyphony project on the UNESCO Website
See also the project on Armenian Duduk Music on the UNESCO Website
AZERBAIJAN: National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Mugam of Azerbaijan on the UNESCO Website
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BANGLADESH: Safeguarding of the Baul Songs
See also Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Baul Songs on the UNESCO Website
BELIZE - GUATEMALA - HONDURAS - NICARAGUA: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance on the UNESCO Website
BENIN, NIGERIA, TOGO : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede on the UNESCO Website
BHUTAN : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and promotion of the Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse, or Drametse Ngacham
See also the Drametse Ngacham project on the UNESCO Website
BOLIVIA : Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Oruro Carnival on the UNESCO Website
BOLIVIA: Action Plan for the safeguarding of the traditional medicine Kallawaya on the UNESCO Website
BRAZIL: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Traditional Knowledge, Oral and Graphic Expressions of the Wajapi in Amapa on the UNESCO Website
BURUNDI: Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its bearers in Burundi on the UNESCO Website
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CAMBODIA: Action plan for the safeguarding of the Royal Ballet on the UNESCO Website
CAPE VERDE: Safeguarding of the Cimboa on the UNESCO Website
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral Tradition of the Aka Pygmies on the UNESCO Website
CHINA :Safeguarding, Revitalization and Promotion of the Kunqu Opera on the UNESCO Website
COLOMBIA : Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Carnival of Barranquilla on the UNESCO Website
COLOMBIA: Public awareness campaign in Colombia on the importance of safeguarding the intangible heritage (pilot project) on the UNESCO Website
COMOROS - United Republic of TANZANIA: Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros on the UNESCO Website
CUBA : Action Plan for the Safeguarding of “La Tumba Francesa” on the UNESCO Website
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DJIBOUTI: Safeguarding traditional games of the Afar and the Somali people in the Horn of Africa on the UNESCO Website
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Cultural Space of the Holy Spirit Brotherhood of the Villa Mella’s Congos on the UNESCO Website
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ECUADOR, PERU : Bi-national Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the Zápara Community on the UNESCO Website
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GAMBIA - SENEGAL: Safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite
See also the project for the Safeguarding of the Kankurang on the UNESCO Website
GEORGIA: Safeguarding and Promotion of Georgian Traditional Polyphony on the UNESCO Website
GUATEMALA - BELIZE - HONDURAS - NICARAGUA: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance on the UNESCO Website
GUINEA : Safeguarding, Preservation and Promotion of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Sosso-Bala on the UNESCO Website
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HAITI: Safeguarding of the Sacred Songs of the Voodoo Cult of the lakou Dereal of the Community of Bizoton on the UNESCO Website
HONDURAS - GUATEMALA - BELIZE - NICARAGUA: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance on the UNESCO Website
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INDIA : Safeguarding and Transmission of the Kutiyattam Sanskrit Theatre on the UNESCO Website
INDONESIA : Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Wayang Puppet Theatre on the UNESCO Website
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KENYA, SOMALIA : Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts on the UNESCO Website
KYRGYSTAN (REPUBLIC of ) : Safeguarding of the Art of the Akyns, Kyrgyz Epic Tellers on the UNESCO Website
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LITHUANIA : the Safeguarding and Revitalization of Lithuanian Cross Crafting and Its Symbolism: Phase I of the Action Plan on the UNESCO Website
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MADAGASCAR : Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Woodcrafting Knowledge of the Zafimaniry on the UNESCO Website
MALI: Safeguarding action plan of Yaaral and Degal
See also the Yaaral and Degal Projecton the UNESCO Website
MALAWI: Safeguarding of the Vimbuza Healing Dance
See also the Vimbuza Healing Dance project on the UNESCO Website
MALAWI - MOZAMBIQUE - ZAMBIA :Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People
See also the Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu project on the UNESCO Website
MONGOLIA : Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Traditional Morin Khuur Music on the UNESCO Website
MOROCCO : Preservation, Revitalization and Promotion of Jemaa el-Fna Square, Marrakech on the UNESCO Website
MOZAMBIQUE: Safeguarding the Chopi Timbila Tradition in Mozambique
See also the Chopi Timbila Project on the UNESCO Website
MOZAMBIQUE - MALAWI - ZAMBIA : Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People
See also the Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu project on the UNESCO Website
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NICARAGUA: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of El Güegüense on the UNESCO Website
NICARAGUA - HONDURAS - GUATEMALA - BELIZE - : Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna Language, Music and Dance on the UNESCO Website
NIGERIA, BENIN, TOGO : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede on the UNESCO Website
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA - VANUATU - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Melanesia and the Pacific on the UNESCO Website
PERU:Strengthening the Transmission of the Textile Traditional Knowledge of Taquile
See also the Taquile Texte Project on the UNESCO Website
PERU, ECUADOR : Bi-national Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Revitalization of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the Zápara Community on the UNESCO Website
PHILIPPINES : Safeguarding and Transmission of the Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao on the UNESCO Website
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SENEGAL - GAMBIA: Safeguarding of the Kankurang, Manding Initiatory Rite
See also the project for the Safeguarding of the Kankurang on the UNESCO Website
SOLOMON ISLANDS - VANUATU - PAPUA NEW GUINEA - : Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Melanesia and the Pacific on the UNESCO Website
SOMALIA, KENYA : Safeguarding traditional Somali performing arts on the UNESCO Website
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TAJIKISTAN - UZBEKISTAN : Safeguarding Shashmaqom, the Classical Music of Central Asia on the UNESCO Website (In French)
TANZANIA ( UNITED REPUBLIC of) - COMOROS : Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros on the UNESCO Website
TOGO: Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Batammariba of Koutammarkou on the UNESCO Website
TOGO, BENIN, NIGERIA : Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede on the UNESCO Website
TONGA : Safeguarding of Lakalaka, Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements on the UNESCO Website
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UGANDA: Bark Cloth Making in Uganda on the UNESCO Website
UZBEKISTAN : Establishment of Inventory and Preparation of a Ten-Year Master Plan for Safeguarding the Traditional Culture and Folklore of the Boysun District on the UNESCO Website
UZBEKISTAN : National Inventory and Revival of the Traditional Ceramics of Uzbekistan on the UNESCO Website
UZBEKISTAN - TAJIKISTAN: Safeguarding Shashmaqom, the Classical Music of Central Asia on the UNESCO Website
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VANUATU : Safeguarding of Vanuatu Sand Drawings on the UNESCO Website
VANUATU : Traditional Money Banks in Vanuatu on the UNESCO Website
VANUATU - PAPUA NEW GUINEA - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Melanesia and the Pacific on the UNESCO Website
VIET NAM : Safeguarding of Nhanhac, Vietnamese Court Music on the UNESCO Website
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YEMEN: Action plan for the safeguarding of the Song of Saana on the UNESCO Website
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ZAMBIA: Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Makishi Masquerade in Zambia on the UNESCO Website
ZAMBIA - MALAWI - MOZAMBIQUE: Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People
See also the Safeguarding of the Gule Wamkulu project on the UNESCO Website
ZIMBABWE: Safeguarding the Mbende Jerusarema Dance on the UNESCO Website
Special Projects
Photo exhibition in UNESCO ( and see also the related Speech by Ambassador Seiichi Kondo, Permanent Delegate of Japan to UNESCO, at the inauguration of the photo exhibition "Living Heritage: Exploring the Intangible " in UNESCO ) - Speech in French
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