The “Capacity Building Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage for Youth: Third Workshop of the Three-Year Training Programme” concluded online on August 28, 2023.

The workshop was co-organized by CRIHAP and UNESCO Beijing Office. Over 60 young people from China, South Korea, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Nepal and Cambodia attended the workshop.

This training included online lectures, Q&A sessions, offline filming practice, as well as the exhibition and discussion of these videos. Guided by two UNESCO facilitators, Deirdre Prins-Solani and Linina Phuttitarn, participants were allowed to explore the vibrant ICH in families, communities and daily life from a youth perspective and completed 46 relevant videos.

This training brought the Capacity Building Workshop on ICH for Youth: the Three-Year Training Programme to a successful close, which has received nearly 340 trainees, employing various teaching methods and leveraging the advantages of multimedia platforms. In a lively and dynamic manner, the participating youth had the chance to discover the charm of ICH and learn theoretical and practical knowledge in this field, including knowledge related to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003 Convention) and field work methods.

Over the past three years, the trainees completed nearly a total of 170 videos with the guidance of UNESCO facilitators and relevant experts. These videos covering five major categories of intangible cultural heritage in the 2003 Convention showcased the history as well as the inheritance, innovation and development of ICH elements, and the role played by young people in safeguarding them from different perspectives.

The programme aligns with the UNESCO strategy and is an active attempt by the CRIHAP to build the capacity for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region. It has nurtured new forces for safeguarding ICH in the region, promoting the sustainable development of ICH.

Screenshots of a video made by participants: