| Description |
"In December 2011, ICHCAP approved US$15,000 in funding to implement the project, Strengthening Intangible Cultural Heritage Database and Disseminating Best Practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding between December 2011 and March 2012. The project was coordinated by the Department of National Heritage, Culture and Arts and facilitated by the Fiji Arts Council with assistance rendered by the Institute of iTaukei Language and Culture on certain activities.
The project was twofold:
The first part looked at strengthening the current Fiji Arts Council database to emulate that which was with the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, looking after the indigenous population only.
The second portion of the project tried to facilitate awareness raising on the Cultural Mapping programme undertaken by the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs and to disseminate the program as a best practice initiative for mapping other ethnic communities in Fiji and as a possible nomination as best practice model for ICH safeguarding on the UNESCO Register for Best Practices.
2. Objectives
• Ascertain ICH elements to be used as basis for data collection from ethnic communities in Fiji;
• Raise awareness of the 2003 ICH Convention with implementing institutions and local organisations, such as women’s groups, youth associations, and churches.
• Strengthen the Fiji Arts Council database on artists to be inclusive of all other ethnic groups;
• Facilitate the nomination drafting of cultural mapping as a best practice methodology with UNESCO;
• Facilitate the Living Human Treasures initiative through consultation with the relevant stakeholders and their inputs considered fully. " |
