Mauritania: Heritage, tradition and creativity for sustainable development in Mauritania
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $7,500,000
Delivery Rate
Participating Agencies UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP
Main Achievements
- Identification of partners and project sites completed.
- Analysis of cultural, touristic and artisanal context completed.
- Cultural festivals supported by the joint programme are regularly re-broadcast on state television.
Contact Mohamed El Hafed, m.mohamed-el-hafed@unesco.org
The programme aims to develop a methodological approach that will allow cultural actors to join their efforts and coordinate their actions to strengthen the capacities of culture professionals with a view to making cultural wealth a driver of development.
It will involve assessing the impacts traditions and cultural values have on development and working on bringing about the changes in attitudes required to encourage populations to support the development programmes and train cultural managers, and small-, medium-sized and micro-businesses in the cultural sector. The programme will also promote the development and distribution of cultural goods and services by strengthening heritage management and conservation resources and capacities, and devising income generating activities. In this context, cultural tourism is a key driver. The programme prioritizes pilot activities that can be replicated by the authorities. The project duration is 36 months.