NGO accreditation ICH-09 - Form ----4 ~ 1. ~ United Nations Intangible : Regu CLT I CJH I ITH ~ Jcational, Scientific and Cultural Cultural Organization Heritage Le 02 MA/ 2017 w .......... o.?$.1.. ··················· REQUEST BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION TO BE ACCREDITED TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE COMMITTEE DEADLINE 30 APRIL 2017 Instructions for completing the request form are available at: htt :l/www. unesco. ofi lculturelich/enlforms . Name of the organization 1.a. Official name Please provide the full official name of the organization, in its original language, as it appears in the supporting documentation establishing its legal personality (section B.b below). 1.b. Name in English or French Please provide the name of the organization in English or French. ISozopol Foundation 2. Contact of the organization 2.a. Address of the organization Please provide the complete postal address of the organization, as well as additional contact information such as its telephone number, e-mail address, website, etc. This should be the postal address where the organization carries out its business, regardless of where it may be legally domiciled (see section 8). Organization: Sozopol Foundation Address: 50 Milet Str., Sozopol, Bulgaria Telephone number: +359 894 568 521 E-mail address: [email protected] Website: www.sozopol-foundation.com Other relevant +359 894 568 500 information: Form ICH-09-2018-EN- revised on 31/08/2016- page 1 2.b Contact person for correspondence Provide the complete name, address and other contact information of the person responsible for correspondence concerning this request. Title (Ms/Mr, etc.): Ms. Family name: Arnautska Given name: Nevena Institution/position: Sozopol Foundation I member of the Management Board Address: 50 Milet Str., Sozopol, Bulgaria Telephone number: +359 886 839 977 E-mail address: [email protected] Other relevant N/A information: ~------ - ---- ------·-------------------------------------------------------~ 3. Country or countries in which the organization is active Please identify the country or countries in which the organization actively operates. If it operates entirely within one country, please indicate which country. If its activities are international, please indicate whether it operates globally or in one or more regions, and please list the primary countries in which it carries out activities. Olocal 0 national [gl international (please specify: ) 0 worldwide 0 Africa 0 Arab States 0 Asia & the Pacific ~ Europe & North America 0 Latin America & the Caribbean Please list the primary country(ies) where it is active: Sozopol Foundation implements its activities in the Republic of Bulgaria, while it cooperates with a number of organisations from the countries in Eastern Europe. Priority for the Foundation is the promotion of active cooperation and coordination of NGOs in the region. The organization has many signed Memorandum of Cooperation with several organizations at national and international level. One of them is CIOFF BG. The Signed Memorandum is attached to the current application. ---- ------- -------- ------ -- -- 4 Date of its founding or approximate duration of its existence Please state when the organization came into existence, as it appears in the supporting documentation establishing its legal personality (section B.b below). Sozopol Foundation was established on December 4, 2002. ------------------------------- ~ 5. Objectives of the organization Please describe the objectives for which the organization was established, which should be 'in conformity with the spirit of the Convention' (Criterion C). If the organization's primary objectives are other than safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, please explain how its safeguarding objectives relate to those larger objectives. Not to exceed 350 words; do not attach additional information ---------------- -- --- ------ Sozopol Foundation is a nonprofit organisation that exists for 14 /fourteen/ years. 1t was founded and functions to operate in public benefit. Through the implementation of its activities, the organisation aims to achieve the following objectives: • Making efforts for preservation and promotion of intangible and tangible cultural heritage. Promote awareness of society to protect the tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Introduction of best practices and innovative methods in pursuit of these objectives in line with the already established ones over the years. • Promotion of national values - material and spiritual with the mechanisms of international cooperation, supporting cross-border cooperation for the benefit of the people and the development. • Cooperation with similar organisations in carrying out activities to respect to the socio-cultural authenticity of communities, protection of their material and spiritual heritage, preserving traditions and values and support intercultural understanding and cultural interaction. • Establishment of constructive partnerships with organisations from neighboring countries in order to promote cross-border cooperation in the field of preservation and promotion of intangible and tangible cultural heritage and promoting cultural exchange and sustainable development. Cooperation with the competent international governmental and non-governmental organisations active in the field of cultural heritage, conservation of nature and ensuring an accessible environment for people with disabilities. Supporting social integration and personal development of people with specific abilities. Achieve educational and educative effect through information systems for environment and cultural heritage for the benefit of people and nature. • Assistance for the preservation and promotion of national traditions. • Socialization of cultural and historical sites for their positioning in leading tourist destinations land discover opportunities for spiritual and material enrichment of the population. Among the priorities of the Foundation is to promote active cooperation and coordination of NGOs from Eastern Europe /part of the defined fourth region of UNESCO - Europe and North IAmerica/. • As an NGO, official partner of UNESCO and a member of the NGO-UN ~~05i~~tS.... Committee in two consecutive two-year terms, from 2012 to 2014 and from Foundation is actively working to implement the objectives and priorities o · Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) . ..__ _____ - - -- Form ICH-09-2018-EN- revised on 31/08/2016- page 3 6. The org_anization's activities in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage Sections 6.a to 6.d are the primary place to establish that the NGO satisfies the criterion of having 'proven competence, expertise and experience in safeguarding (as defined in Article 2.3 of the Convention) intangible cultural heritage belonging, inter alia, to one or more specific domains' (Criterion A). 6.a. Domain(s) in which the organization is active Please tick one or more boxes to indicate the primary domains in which the organization is most active. If its activities involve domains other than those listed, please tick 'other domains' and indicate which domains are concerned. I ~ oral traditions and expressions D performing arts ~ social practices, rituals and festive events [8] knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe [8] traditional craftsmanship D other domains - please specify: 6.b. Primary safeguarding activities in which the organization is involved Please tick one or more boxes to indicate the organization's primary safeguarding activities. If its activities involve safeguarding measures not listed here, please tick 'other safeguarding measures' and specify which ones are concerned. D identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making) [8] preservation, protection [8] promotion, enhancement ~transmission, formal or non-formal education ~ revitalization ~other safeguarding measures- please specify: Implementation of the necessary-inherent, specific, well positioned and identifiable, economically proven, efficient and effective measures to promote the elements of intangible cultural heritage through the development of multimedia works and publication of the messages, information in specialized media outlets. 6.c. Description of the organization's activities Organizations requesting accreditation should briefly describe their recent activities and their relevant experience in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, including those demonstrating the capacities of the organization to provide advisory services to the Committee. Relevant documentation may be submitted, if necessary, under section B.c below. Not to exceed 550 words; do not attach additional information Sozopol Foundation achieves its objectives by carrying out activities related to protection of cultural heritage. Some of the activities are: protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; organization of cultural events; carrying out activities to promote spiritual values of the civil society and the achievements of culture and art; participation in projects with Bulgarian a~-~~IL organisations; organizing congresses, festivals, publications and other materi ....."""'_ organisations in the country and abroad, etc~ -~---- Some of the developed and implemented by the Foundation projects for th o::IUJI"'II'l:> promotion of intangible cultural heritage are: ~ Protection and romotion of cultural and lin uistic diversi ..... 1150th anniversary of the Great Moravian mission of Cyril and