On November 25, the Aigine CRC team held the workshop within the framework of the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” The participants of the workshop were welcomed by the Director-General of IRCI Mr. Wataru Iwamoto. During the meeting, potential partners got acquainted with the activities of the IRCI Center – UNESCO Category 2 Center, learned about plans to develop the existing database of the center. Following the IRCI presentation at the Q&A session, the workshop participants discussed strategic issues related to the development…
Month: November 2021
Formation of a database on intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region
On November 25, 2021, a seminar will be held on the formation of a database on intangible cultural heritage. The workshop is being conducted by Aigine CRC within the framework of the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” as a regional partner of the International Research Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI). The regional project is one of the steps taken by IRCI and its partners to create an information base for research on intangible cultural heritage elements in the…
Aigine CRC is recommended to chair of ICH NGO Forum's Working Group
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…
Consultation meeting
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…