Today, 4 May 2022, the working group on a geographically more balanced representation of accredited NGOs under the 2003 UNESCO Convention met with accredited NGOs in the African Region. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the issue of the underrepresentation of ICH NGOs in the Forum and consider possible ways to attract more NGOs for accreditation. During the meeting, the participants discussed various difficulties that organizations face on the way to accreditation – a complex application form, language barriers, lack of confidence in their potential, as well…
Year: 2022
Field trips
Professor Ruth Mace and her assistants Ishan Xie and Naerhulan Halimubieke from the Department of Anthropology, College of the University of London continue pilot field trips to identify villages where the main research of their study will take place. Professor Ruth Mace and her team welcome the study “Demography and Ecology of Gender-Biased Cultural Practices – Behavioral Ecology of Forced Marriages in Kyrgyzstan” to Kyrgyzstan. Last week, the researchers visited a number of villages in the Issyk-Kul region, as well as Karakol city. Today the team arrived in Osh. On…
Working meeting
On April 11, a meeting at the Aigine CRC office with Professor Ruth Mace and her assistants Ishan Xie and Naerhulan Halimubieke from the Department of Anthropology, College of the University of London was held. Professor Ruth Mace and her team welcome the study “Demography and Ecology of Gender-Biased Cultural Practices – Behavioral Ecology of Forced Marriages in Kyrgyzstan” to Kyrgyzstan. The Aigine CRC team shared their views on project implementation, possible risks and challenges. The participants of the meeting discussed ways to complete the work on the project. Today…
The second scheduled meeting of the working group
Today, March 31, 2022, the second scheduled meeting of the working group on a geographically more balanced representation of accredited NGOs under the 2003 UNESCO Convention took place. During the meeting, the group members approved a work strategy plan to reach those geographic regions with low NGO representation in the Forum. The group also discussed the first steps to implement the strategy and set a date for the first regional meeting to be held with NGOs in the African region.