Month: November 2023

Preservation of Murdash petroglyphs: The Aigine CRC team continues to work on the creation of a digital map of the Murdash Bashy historical and cultural complex in Osh oblast. Within the framework of this project, a field trip was made on the basis of which a digital map was created. At the moment about 250 stones of the complex have been mapped. The description of each stone will include an archaeological note and traditional interpretation of the stone drawings. Within the framework of the project “Digital Journey into the World…

📚 Work on the revision and translation of the national inventory of intangible cultural heritage elements: representatives of 8 domains of the national inventory of ICH elements of Kyrgyzstan – oral folk art, traditional music, traditional rituals and festivities, traditional cuisine, traditional crafts and trades, traditional games, knowledge and practices related to nature and the universe, pilgrimage practices and rituals related to sacred places continue their work on updating, revising and supplementing the national inventory of elements of intangible cultural heritage elements At the moment, the project working group has…

🙋🏻‍♀️ Contest of dissent against gender-based violence: Aigine CRC announces a contest to create a script for short films against violence against women. The main requirement is that the script should incorporate views and concepts that are widely shared among Kyrgyz and other local ethnic groups and suggest ways to address the problem. The script should form the basis of a 2-3 minute movie. The script may be presented in local languages convenient for the authors. The contest period is November 10 – December 10. From the submitted scripts 2…

🙋🏻‍♀️ Meetings on violence against women: On October 31, a series of meetings and conversations on violence against women took place. The meetings were attended by journalists, social activists and cultural workers. The following issues were discussed with the meeting participants: – In your opinion, what are the reasons for the increase in violence against women in society? – Is it possible to assess the circumstances that led to the gender gap between men and women? – What actions can we take together to help prevent violence against women? 🧫…