Year: 2021

On November 5, 2021, the Aigine CRC team took part in the scheduled meeting of the working group on a geographically more balanced representation of accredited NGOs to the UNESCO Convention. The aim of this group is to promote a more balanced representation of NGOs on ICH in the Forum. During the meeting, issues of organizing the official presentation of the group for the members of the NGO Forum at the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of thé Intangible Cultural Héritage, which will be held from…

On October 5, the Aigine CRC team held an online consultative meeting with Professor Ruth Mace of the College of the University of London, Department of Anthropology. Professor Ruth Mace with the team are planning to conduct a study in Kyrgyzstan on the topic “Demography and ecology of gender-biased harmful cultural practices – Behavioural Ecology of forced marriage in Kyrgyzstan.” Aigine CRC team shared their vision of the situation with forced marriages, proposals for organizing field research in the country, as well as the role of local partners in the…

On October 29, the Aigine CRC team took part in an online meeting of ICH NGO Forum’s Working Group. The meeting participants shared their experiences and presentations on what are the roles and realities of NGOs in the society. During the presentations, the participants of the working group answered the following questions: How do NGOs participate in safeguarding work of ICH with the communities? What are the challanges of the NGOs everyday life? What can the communities benefit from the work of NGOs. Why don’t more NGOs get accredited from…

On 7 October, the Aigine CRC team took part in the International JIAPICH Online Zoom Festival to promote the best practices for preserving the elements of intangible cultural heritage. The festival is organized by the city administration of Jeonju in cooperation with the Center for intangible culture studies, South Korea. The purpose of the Jeonju International Awards and Festival for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage is to encourage the model safeguarding practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other…