UNESCO INTANGIBLE HERITAGESECTION

National Capacity-Building Workshop

on the Implementation of the

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Reiko YOSHIDAIntangible Cultural Heritage Section

UNESCO

Maputo, Mozambique 19-20 September 2008

UNESCO

• UNESCO: founded November 1945• Paris based, under control of permanent

delegations; some 45 field offices• Mandate: contributing to international

cooperation, and bridging gaps,

in the fields of Education, Sciences, Culture and Communication,

as a laboratory of ideas, standard setter, clearing house and capacity builder

Heritage: from outstanding monuments

to collective traditions and expressions

I tenori, Italy

• 1966—the Declaration on the Principles of

International Cultural Cooperation “each culture has a dignity and value which must be respected and

preserved, and that every people has the right and duty to develop its culture and that all cultures form part of the common heritage belonging to all mankind.”

Early development of cultural heritage policies within UNESCO

Development of policies for cultural heritage

Devastations by WWII

Monuments confirm the promoted past

The effort—concentrated on the tangible aspects of the cultural heritage

Birth of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and

Natural Heritage

– 1960/70s: Dominant & non-dominant communities turn to living heritage for confirmation of present-day identities

– 1970/80s: Harmonious development of communities asks for balanced management of – new term -ICH

– 1982, the World Conference on Cultural policies Mondiacult (Mexico city)

“The cultural heritage of a people includes the works of its artists, architects, musicians, writers and scientists and also the work of anonymous artists, expressions of the people’s spirituality, and the body of values which give meaning to life. It includes both tangible and intangible works through which the creativity of that people finds expression: languages, rites, historic places and monuments, literature, works of art, archives and libraries.”

Early development of cultural heritage policies within UNESCO (cont’d)

Early development of cultural heritage policies within UNESCO (cont’d)

1989 Recommendation on the Safeguarding of

Traditional Culture and Folklore

Did not meet expected results due to…

•Its non-binding character

•Absence of funds, too much focus on documentation and research, not enough involvement of practitioners

2003 –the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible

Cultural Heritage

•1998—Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

•Feasibility study—concluded that a new legal instrument is necessary

The Culture Sector

Core functions: – Advocacy– Normative– Clearing house– Capacity building– International cooperation

• Programmes:– World Heritage– Intangible Heritage– Museums and cultural objects– Cultural policies– Cultural industries

2008-2009: • Biennial sectoral priority 1: promoting cultural diversity through the

safeguarding of heritage in its various dimensions and the enhancement of cultural expressions

• Biennial sectoral priority 2: Promoting social cohesion, by fostering pluralism, dialogue of cultures and the establishment of a culture of peace

Kabuki, Japan

UNESCO Conventions and cultural diversity

• 1954: Convention for the Protection of Cultural Properties in the Event of Armed Conflict

• 1970: Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

• 1972: Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

• 2001: Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

• 2003: Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)

• 2005: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

• Created in 1997 • Proclamations in 2001, 2003, 2005 • 90 Masterpieces have been

proclaimed in all• No new Proclamations will be

organised• Masterpieces located in States

Parties to the Convention will be inscribed in the List of the Convention in Nov. 2008

Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of HumanityIntangible Heritage of Humanity

Zápara People, Ecuador-Peru

The ICH Convention

Vietnamese Court Music Nha Nhac

• Adopted: October 2003 • Open for ratification since November 2003• Ratified by 30 States: 20 January 2006• Entered into force: 20 April 2006• Ratified now by 101 States

The Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah Epic, Egypt

The Cultural Space of Sosso-Bala in Nyagassola, Guinea

Defining ICH:

Expressions and practices, knowledge and skills that

• are recognised by communities, groups, and in some cases individuals, as forming part of their cultural heritage

• are living, transmitted from generation to generation and constantly recreated

• are crucial for the sense of identity and continuity of communities and groups

• are in conformity with human rights (+ sustainable development)

The definition also includes objects and spaces that are associated with manifestations of ICH

DomainsDomains

• Oral traditions and expressions• Performing arts• Social practices,

rituals and festive events• Knowledge and practices

concerning nature and the universe

• Traditional craftsmanship

The Traditional Music of Morin KhuurMongolia

Goals

• Safeguarding ICH: ensuring its viability (continued enactment and transmission) within communities/groups

• Awareness-raising• Sharing and celebrating• Dialogue, respect for cultural diversity• International cooperation and

assistance

Safeguarding: ensure the viabilitySafeguarding: ensure the viability

PracticeCreation

Maintaining

Transmission

ResearchCollecting

InventoryingClassificationDocumenting

Preservation

Protection

PromotionPresentatio

nRecognitio

n

Revitalization

Transmission

Dissemination

• Take necessary measures to ensure safeguarding (= ensure the viability of ICH)

• Identify and define elements of intangible heritage, with participation of communities, groups and NGO’s

The Garifuna Language,

Dance and Music, Nicaragua

Role of States PartiesRole of States Parties

National Safeguarding MeasuresNational Safeguarding Measures

• Inventory making• Adopt a general safeguarding

policy– to promote the function of ITH– to integrate safeguarding into

planning programmes• Establish competent

safeguarding bodies• Foster studies and research

methodologies

Shashmaqom Music Tajikistan - Uzbekistan

National Safeguarding Measures (2)National Safeguarding Measures (2)

• Adopt legal, technical, administrative and financial measures:– training institutions for

intangible heritage management and transmission

– ensure access to intangible cultural heritage with respect to customary practices

– establish documentation institutions

The Gbofe of Afounkaha: the Music of the Transverse trumpets and the cultural space of the Tagbana CommunityCôte d'Ivoire

Education, awareness-raising, Education, awareness-raising, capacity buildingcapacity building

1. ensure recognition of and respect for intangible heritage

2. inform the public of dangers threatening intangible cultural heritage

3. promote education for protection of natural spaces and places of memory

Gbofe of Afounkaha: the Music of the Transverse trumpets and the cultural space of the Tagbana Community, Côte d'Ivoire

Obligations of States PartiesICH inventory(ies)

States Parties are committed to safeguarding the ICH present on their territory, starting by its identification, leading to one or more inventories.

• Community, groups to be involved• Access to be regulated• To be regularly updated• To be spoken about tomorrow

Mechanism of the ConventionMechanism of the Convention

• General Assembly of States Parties

• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

• Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

• List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

• Practices reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention

• Fund for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

• International assistance and cooperation

General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

• Sovereign Body of the Convention• Ordinary session every two years, and in

extraordinary sessions• Elects the members of the Committee• Approves the Operational

Directives for the implementation of the Convention• 27-29 June 2006: 1 GA• 9 November: 1 EXT GA• 16-19 June 2008: 2 GA The Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah Epic,

Egypt

Intergovernmental CommitteeIntergovernmental Committee

• 24 Members• 4-year term, renewal of half of the members every 2 years• Membership: determined by equitable geographical

representation and rotation• Members to send experts as their

representatives• Algeria: 1 COM (Nov.2006)• China: 1 EXT COM (May 2007) • Japan: 2 COM (Sept. 2007)• Bulgaria: 2 EXT COM

(Febr. 2008)• Istanbul: 3COM

(Nov. 2008)

The Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz Epic Tellers Kyrgyzstan

Functions of the CommitteeFunctions of the Committee

• Prepare Operational Directives for implementation

• Implement the Convention– Examine requests for:

• inscription on the Lists • Article 18• international assistance

– Make recommendations on safeguarding measures

– Seek means of increasing its resources

– Examine periodic reports of States Parties

The Pansori Epic ChantRepublic of Korea

• Group I: Cyprus, Italy, Turkey• Group II: Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, Hungry• Group III: Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Zenezuela• Group IV: India, Republic of Korea, Viet Nam• Group V (a): Central African Republic,

Gabon, Kenya, Mail, Niger, Zimbabwe• Group V (b): Jordan, Oman, United Arab

Emirates

Intergovernmental CommitteeIntergovernmental Committeecomposed of 24 memberscomposed of 24 members

The ListsThe Lists

Criteria for inscription•Prepared by the Committee•Adopted by the General Assembly in June 2008

•Representative List of the ICH of Humanity•List of the ICH in Need of Urgent

Safeguarding

The Garifuna Language, Dance and Music, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

CriteriaCriteria

Criteria and nomination procedure have been approved by the General Assembly in June 2008

Urgent Safeguarding List Representative List

U.1. R.1.

ICH as defined in Article 2 of the Convention

U.2. a) urgent need of safeguarding because its viability is at risk or

b) is in extremely urgent need of safeguarding because it won’t survive without immediate safeguarding.

R.2.

Inscription of the element will contribute to ensuring visibility, awareness of the significance of ICH and dialogue

U.3. Safeguarding measures are elaborated that may enable the community, group or, if applicable, individuals concerned to continue the practice and transmission of the element.

R.3.

Safeguarding measures are elaborated that may protect and promote the element.

U.4. R.4.

The element has been nominated following the widest possible participation of the community, group or, if applicable, individuals concerned and with their free, prior and informed consent.

U.5. R.5.

The element is included in an inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in the territory(ies) of the submitting State(s) Party(ies).

U.6. In cases of extreme urgency, the State(s) Party(ies) concerned are consulted regarding inscription of the element in conformity with Article 17.3 of the Convention.

The Fund: International AssistanceThe Fund: International Assistance

• International Assistance (Tokyo, September 2007):– Safeguarding of heritage inscribed on the Urgent

Safeguarding List– Preparation of inventories– Programmes, projects and other activities in the States

Parties (incl. capacity building)– Preparatory assistance

Congos of Villa Mella Dominican Republic

Features of the Convention

– Introduces a list system for visibility and safeguarding; other main focus on programmes and projects

– Deals with heritage representative for communities (not of outstanding universal value)

– Emphasis on living heritage, enacted by people, often collectively, mostly transmitted orally

– Attention for processes/conditions rather than products

– Role of communities/groups

– Contribution to promotion of creativity and diversity, to well-being (of communities and groups and societies at large) and peaceful development

101 ratification as of 1 September 2008 AlgeriaMauritiusJapanGabonPanamaChinaCentral African Rep.LatviaLithuaniaBelarusRepublic of KoreaSeychellesSyriaUnited Arab EmiratesMaliMongoliaCroatiaEgyptOmanDominicaIndiaViet NamPeruPakistanBhutan

NigeriaIcelandMexicoSenegalRomaniaEstoniaLuxembourgNicaraguaCyprusEthiopiaBoliviaBrazilBulgariaHungaryIranBelgiumJordanSlovakiaMoldovaTurkeyMadagascarAlbaniaZambiaArmeriaZimbabwe

CambodiaThe former Yugoslav Rep. of MacedoniaMoroccoFranceCote d’IvoireBurkina FasoHondurasTunisiaSao Tome and PrincipeArgentinaPhilippinesBurundiParaguayDominican RepublicSpainKyrguzstanMauritaniaGreeceLebanonNorwayAzerbaijanSaint Lucia

Costa Rica Venezuela Niger Cuba Monaco Djibouti Namibia Yemen Indonesia Mozambique Kenya Italy Belize Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan Ecuador Guinea Georgia Colombia Sri Lanka Portugal Ukraine Chad Sudan Switzerland

Lesotho Qatar………….………

UNESCO INTANGIBLE HERITAGESECTION

UNESCO

INTANGIBLE HERITAGE SECTION

1, rue Miollis75732 Paris Cedex 15

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E-mail: r.yoshida@unesco.orgTel: 00 33 (0) 1456 84124 Fax: 00 33 (0) 1456 85752

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ICH Definitions, Domains and Communities

Definitions: article 2

The “intangible cultural heritage” means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.

This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.

For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development.

Key points

Intangible heritage gives us an opportunity to celebrate aspects of heritage (practices, ideas) that were not included in the traditional western model of great buildings and artworks

It is not separate from ‘tangible’ heritage, as it can include the meanings associated with material objects and places. World Heritage Convention could cover places that are significant for their ICH.

Definitions of intangible heritage place great value on the significance of the heritage to communities, groups or individuals who practice that heritage.

Aspects of heritage valuePractising communities

Government

Adapted from Hewison & Holden 2006

Heritage professionals and institutions (e.g. museums)

Economic value: community developmenttourism

Social value:a sense of belongingtrust and mutual respectvaluing the group (ubuntu)

Intrinsic value: engaging with our past

Why is ICH important?

ICH is important because it provides practising communities with a sense of ‘identity and continuity’ – practising it is a responsibility to the group, and may be integral to its well-being

Thus, ICH can, but does not have to be: practiced by everyone, even within a community available to everyone, even within the community known to everyone, outside the community (and layers

of knowledge within the community) significant to everyone, outside the community

ICH in context

ICH is not important just because of the objects, or the rituals themselves, but because of what lies behind them – their meaning for the practicing community over the generations

ICH can be used / applied in other cultural contexts, but in so doing it may gain other values (including monetary ones) and other meanings

Change and communication between various cultural practices is positive, but so long as we do not lose the core significance of the ICH

Domains: article 2

1. oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;

2. performing arts;

3. social practices, rituals and festive events;

4. knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe;

5. traditional craftsmanship

Inclusions and exclusions

Prioritisation generally extended to: ICH threatened by colonisation / political marginalisation ICH threatened by globalisation ICH that reflects national / regional identity

Main exclusions: organised religion (but could be included under (d)) language (except as a vehicle for ICH) human rights violations (process for decision-making?) environmental non-sustainability (process for decision-

making?)

Key points

The ‘domains’ of the Convention provide a very broad framework for defining ICH at a national level: this provides flexibility for communities to define their ICH.

The main problem is deciding what to inventory and what to fund at a national level, and what to list at an international level.

Because communities define their own ICH it is better for governments or heritage managers to restrict what gets funded or prioritised for funding rather than what gets defined as ICH.

Community

Communities are networks of people whose sense of identity or connectedness emerges from a shared historical relationship that is rooted in the practice and transmission of, or engagement with, their ICH;

Link between defining heritage, minority identities and land claims

Defining the boundaries of communities: recent and political inclusion and exclusion of community members

Choosing representatives: the unequal nature of access to knowledge and power within communities

Role of the community

The practicing community is the key point for heritage recreation. They have to be involved in the inventorying and listing processes, and in heritage management.

Who ‘owns’ the heritage and what does ‘ownership’ mean?

Who has the right to speak for the community?

Who should define its meaning?

Safeguarding Measures::Promotion, Documentation,

Research, Education, Revitalization

SAFEGAURDING ICH

Safeguarding of ICH is different to TCH because we are essentially dealing with conserving human knowledge and practice rather than their products.

To start we need to come back to the question of definition. What is ICH and what are we safeguarding?

Safeguarding

The Convention gives domains and Definitions.

For Safeguarding measures it is important to remember that the focus of conservation in ICH is the know-how or knowledge rather than the product of the knowledge. Hence ‘ the ‘intangibility’; the focus on 'people' and 'transmission.

Safeguarding

However safeguarding the know how can also mean the necessity to safeguard places and/or things (materials objects etc…).

Makonde sculpture (Mozambique/Tanzania)

Important also to note that change does not necessarily mean the ICH is lost or distorted, change can be a sign that a culture is vibrant.

Cannot ‘freeze’ ICH -- safegaurding measures should not seek to do so.

Safeguarding

Within a specific expression of ICH, there are often specific elements of the process which are the important elements to safeguard.

Identifying these ‘core’ elements/processes is crucial for safeguarding measures. For a sculpture it may be the specific carving

technique, or the choice of material, or the story behind the sculpture, or the ceremony in which the object is to be used, that is the most important element.

Safeguarding

Since the focus of heritage safeguarding is the knowledge/practice, the issue of inter-generational transmission is vital in safeguarding measures for all domains of ICH.

Threats?

What are the main threats?They may vary according to

Types of ICH,

Specific social,political or economiccontexts of concerned

communities Global issues

Threats?

Some common threats: Lack of income generation can lead to

abandonment of certain practices expressions. Loss of political or economic significance of a

particular practice due to development, emerging market economy or political structures of nation states

ie. Traditional rulers lose their power-base and so no longer prepared to invest in all the ‘hard and expensive work’ for a particular ceremony

Lack of valorization or pride in the culture among younger generation

Threats?

Education Can have a double negative effect: The time at school

means that children are not learning ‘at home’. But also the fact that schools ignore traditional forms of cultural knowledge gives the subliminal message that ‘these are worthless’.

Yet education also vital for safeguarding Rural to urban, or international migration

development and globalization- however also offers opportunities for revitalization when migrants retain and/or adapt cultural forms

Spread of world religions or of secular/humanist world views.

Sometimes actively opposed to all forms of ICH so converts abandon all practices and destroy objects and artefacts.

Threats?

Tourism can lead to loss of meaning or form ( folklorization)but also can help generate income and revitalization.

Wars, extreme poverty, disease. Environmental degradation

but also certain approaches to environmental conservation which may seek to exclude people from their ancestral lands for the creation of ‘conservation zones.

Threats?

The variety of threats highlight the need to take an integrated/holistic approach in the planning of safeguarding measures.

One cannot focus on a specific expression as if it exists independently of its social, political, economic or environmental context.

Some issues beyond the scope of heritage practitioners however government can identify and mitigate against some of the bigger picture threats

Safeguarding

Several approaches to the question of safeguarding

Specific types of cultural expression (a dance, a crafting technique, a ritual etc, oral expressions etc…) may need different ways of safeguarding.

Safeguarding

Mechanisms of knowledge transmission may have radically different cultural frameworks- work with those that are appropriate.

For example the variation in sensitivities surrounding specific cultural expressions and the issue of custodianship (secret knowledge, gender specificities, age-based specificities - ritual initiations)

Consider the particular social, economic, political situation of concerned community or practitioner Colonized, at war, food shortage and or extreme poverty,

peri-urban, prevalence of new religious forms etc…

Safeguarding

In General therefore the following actions can be taken in safeguarding ICH:

Promotion DocumentationResearch EducationRevitalization

Safeguarding

However these may not be equal and the most important is the issue of continuity or revitalization.

Promotion, documentation and research should be undertaken with a view to ensuring or assisting the continued practice, the inter-generational transmission of know-how or the revitalization of the concerned cultural expression.

It is not enough to document, promote and research, but these activities should feed into actual practice.

Revitalization

Revitalization is an important element of safeguarding, and can be encouraged by Governments in a number of ways

Promotion or Valorization Giving recognition to practitioner’s skills and competencies among the larger community, or on national level (ie. Awards, festivals, mass media, etc…).

People to feel pride in their ICH and through that interest in other’s ICH. May encourage some of the younger generation to make the effort to learn

Revitalization

Setting up of mechanisms for inter-generational transmissions

specialized training institutions (academies, schools etc…)important to work with ‘mainstream’ schools

collaborations between custodian communities and researchers, heritage specialists or institutions

Revitalization

Assisting in income generating activities when appropriate (crafts, performing arts, appropriate forms of tourism)

Researchers to share their findings with communities who may wish to revive lost or nearly lost forms of expressions.

Documentation and Research

Although documentation and research are not enough, it is nevertheless true that they are very important components to the safeguarding of ICH.

The question of inventories is one of the main obligations of state parties to the Convention and will be discussed tomorrow.

Documentation and Research

Generally speaking four main tools of documentation of ICH : the written form, audio recordings, visual documentation (photographs and drawings) and audio-visual documentation.

Each has its own particularities: for example when filming, it is important to avoid disruptive crews associated with large productions

Documentation and Research

How and where to conserve documents- who has access?

Documentation can involve sensitive questions related to secret knowledge, or even just issues of ‘good manners’.

Documentation and Research

Research necessitates the establishment of trust between the custodians of ICH and the person documenting. Caution with ‘rapid survey’ type work since people tend not to reveal their knowledge to strangers.

Best to seek for people who have long standing relations with a particular community.

Documentation and Research

Even better is to train community members in basic documentation techniques so that they may document within their own communities.

Community museums and or cultural centers can play an instrumental role here.

Education and Training

Important to include reference to ICH in education manuals and curricula

Even if know-how is not detailed in formal education, when included it can stimulate interest.

Can help mitigate sense of alienation in schools

Education and Training

When possible important to consider ‘mechanisms of transmission’ as discussed earlier: classroom not always best context.

Non formal education

Characteristics of an Inventory

Goals in safeguarding Participation of communities and groups concerned Geographic and demographic scope Domains and definitions Comprehensive and consistent information Updating

Outline for inventorying

1. Identification of the element1.1. Name of the element, as used by community or group concerned; 1.2. Short, maximally informative title;1.3. Community(ies) concerned; 1.4. Physical location(s) of element;1.5. Short description.2. Characteristics of the element2.1. Associated tangible elements (if any);2.2. Associated intangible elements (if any);2.3. Language(s), register(s), speech level(s) involved;2.4. Perceived origin.3. Persons and institutions involved with the element3.1. Practicianer(s)/performer(s) - name(s), age, gender, social status, and/or professional category, etc.;3.2. Other participants (e.g., holders/custodians);3.3. Customary practices governing access to the element or to aspects of it;3.3. Modes of transmission;3.4. Concerned organizations (NGOs and others).4. State of the element: viability4.1. Threats to the enactment;4.2. Threats to the transmission;4.3. Availability of associated tangible elements and resources;4.4. Viability of associated tangible and intangible elements;4.5 Safeguarding measures in place.5. Data gathering and inventorying5.1. Involvement of the community/group in, and consent for data gathering and inventorying;5.2. Restrictions, if any, on use of inventoried data;5.3. Resource persons(s) - name and status or affiliation;5.4. Date and place of data gathering; 5.5. Date of entering data into an inventory;5.6. The inventory entry compiled by…. 6. Reference to literature, discography, audiovisual materials, archives.7. Other information

UNESCO/ITH, 12/10/06

1. Identification

Name of the element Short title Community concerned Physical location of element Short description

2. Characteristics

Associated tangible elements Associated intangible elements Language, register, speech level

involved Perceived origin

3. Persons and institutions involved

Practitioners/performers Other participants

(e.g., holders/custodians) Customary practices governing access

to the element Modes of transmission Concerned organizations

(NGOs and others)

4. Viability

Threats to the enactment Threats to the transmission Availability of associated

tangible elements and resources

Viability of associated

tangible and intangible elements

Safeguarding measures in place

5. Data gathering and inventorying

Involvement of the community/group Restrictions on use of inventoried data Resource persons Date and place of data gathering Compiler data

6.Reference to literature, discography, audiovisual materials, archives

International Assistance: Purposes

Priority is given to requests for international assistance concerning:

FORM ICH-04

(a) the safeguarding of the heritage inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List;

(b) the preparation of inventories in the sense of Articles 11 and 12;

(c) support for programmes, projects and activities carried out at the national, sub-regional and regional levels aimed at the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage;

FORM ICH-05/FORM ICH-06

(d) preparatory assistance.

International Assistance: Selection Criteria

Decisions on granting assistance will be made following criteria:

• Involvement of communities, groups and/or individuals concerned

- the preparation of the request- the implementation of the proposed activities, and- their evaluation and follow-up

• Appropriate requested amount • Feasibility of the proposed activities• Sustainability• Cost sharing with the submitting State Party • Capacity building in the field of safeguarding intangible

cultural heritage

International Assistance Procedures (1)

Is the request conformity with:

Purposes FormsCriteria

of the international assistance?

Is the request for emergency assistance?

Is the amount of the request over USD 25,000?

Submit on or before 30 April

The request will be evaluated in the next cycle.

Is this request

for preparatory assistance?

Use FORM ICH-04

Use FORM ICH-05 or FORM ICH-06

Submit anytime

Less than USD 25,000Submit anytime

Is all information required submitted?

A specific timetable for evaluation will be established

on a case-by-case basis

Yes

No

Yes

Is the request submitted on or before the deadline?

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

International Assistance Procedures (2)

Can the request have been completed 4 weeks before

the scheduled evaluation?

Is the amount of the request over USD 25,000?

The Bureau of the Committee evaluates the request.

The Committee evaluates the request.

It may be completed

for a subsequent evaluation. Examiners shall provide a report on their examination

and a recommendation

Informed the decision within two weeks

A contract is established.Monitoring,

reporting and evaluation.

Is all information required submitted?

Project implementation

No

Yes No

YesNo

Approved

Yes