NGO accreditation ICH-09- Form United Nations • Intangible ducational, Scientific and • Cultural Cultural Organization Heritage REQUEST BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION TO BE ACCREDITED TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE COMMITTEE DEADLINE 31 MAY 2012 Instructions for completing the request form are available at: http://www. unesco. orglcu/turelichlenlforms 1. 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 8.b below). Udruga hrvatskih amaterskih kulturno umjetnickih drustava u Bosni i Hercegovini I UHAKUD u BiH 1.B. Name in English and/or French Please provide the name of the organization in English and/or French. The association of Croatian Amateur Cultural Clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Address of the organization Please provide the complete postal address of the organization, as well as additional contact information such as its telephone or fax numbers, 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: UHAKUD u BiH Address: Trg hrvatskih velikana b.b. /88 000 Mostar/ Bosna i Hercegovina Telephone number: (00387) 63 319 332 Fax number: (00387) 36 321 022 Email address: [email protected] Other relevant information: Form ICH-09-2012-EN -26/01/12- page 1 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. ~national ~ international (please specify: ) ~worldwide D Africa D Arab States 0 Asia & the Pacific 0 Europe & North America 0 Latin America & the Caribbean Please list the primary country(ies) where it is active: Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as a member of CIOFF®, worldwide. 4. Date of its founding or approximate duration of its existence Please state when the organization came into existence. 1 I February 20 h 2001. 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 Care to preserve original national costumes, requisites, instruments, customs, music, dance and the overall folk creativity; Stimulation, protection, promotion and supervision of the work of cultural clubs- members of the association; Care for and participation in organising social events and competitions; Organising the education of professional workers, activities on the programme of i professional work and the care for these programmes; Especially stimulating and promoting the involvement and activitsm of children and youth. The practice of the programme of the festivals of authentic folklore groups ( 10 local festivals and one on state level every year) , which according to the Regulations include stage presentation of the customs, traditional handicrafts workshops, traditional cuisine, exhibitions and a roundtable at which the representatives of the associations, which are participating in the festival, discuss the presented programmes with experts from various fields. The minutes, audio and visual recordings of the manifestation and all programmes are archived afterwards, what makes this association a centre which documents the status of intangible cultural heritage on the field, the number of holders of certain elements of heritage and which monitors the status of the elements and the interest of local communities for preserving certain elements. Annual plan predicts the needs for informal education of particular groups or persons, in order to improve programmes or preservation of elements which are most endangered. The association organizes seminars in cooperation with experts and educational institutions in Bosnia and Form ICH-09-2012-EN -26/01/12- page 2 1 Herzegovina. 6. The organization's activities in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage Sections 6.a to 6.c 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. D oral traditions and expressions ~ performing arts ~ social practices, rituals and festive events D knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe ~ traditional craftsmanship ~ other domains - please specify: Traditional cooking, traditional games for children and adults, non-formal education. 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. ~ identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making) ~ preservation, protection ~ promotion, enhancement [;gJ transmission, formal or non-formal education ~revitalization D other safeguarding measures - please specify: 6.c. Description of the organization's activities Organizations requesting accreditation should briefly describe their recent activities ahd their relevant experience in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Please provide information on the personnel and membership of the organization, describe their competence and expertise in the domain of intangible cultural heritage and explain how they acquired such competence. Documentation of such activities and competences may be submitted, if necessary, under section 8.c below. Not to exceed 750 words;- do not attach additional information Each member association which has a authentic folklore group in its composition participates in the organisation of the festival, researches the customs in their area, every two years obligatory presents a new programme on the stage- a stage presentation of a different custom from their area. Documentation on the research and the customs are delivered to the UHAKUD association in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If the local group needs a professional assistance for the realisation if its Form ICH-09-2012-EN -26/01/12- page 3 ... ··--------.-....- ....- .....-. ___- ..-..... -,-.....- ..:c-..... c- ....-.- programme, it will require the involvement of experts of certain profile through the mediation of UHAKUD association. When presenting the customs on the stage at festivals of authentic folklore groups the coordi­ nation of the customs, dance, costumes, music and language is monitored, as well as the equipment on stage which also needs to be coordinated with the time and space from which the custom originates. The groups are trying to present all elements as authentic as possible. The Board of Experts takes minutes, and after the festival discusses with the leader of each group about all etements of the programme on the stage. The minutes that are delivered by the Board of Experts afterwards, also contain recommendations for further work of the groups on certain elements. In addition to such a stage performance of the customs, parades are also a part of the festival, together with traditional handicraft workshops, traditional cuisine, and traditional social or sport games for adults and children. The records are kept in the same way for all elements of the festival. The Board of Experts consists of competent persons, whether they are employed as expert associates from BiH institutions, or are volunteer members of certain associations. All events are followed by the press, radio and TV stations. We have several journalist associates who are regularly monitoring our activities for the purpose of promotion and documenting. 7. Its experiences cooperating with communities, groups and intangible cultural heritage practitioners The Committee will evaluate whether NGOs requesting accreditation 'cooperate in a spirit of mutual respect with communities, groups and, where appropriate, individuals that create, maintain and transmit intangible cultural heritage' (Criterion D). Please briefly describe such experiences here. Not to exceed 350 words; do not attach additional information The association is the union of local groups. The founders are local communities who want to preserve, transmit their cultural heritage to new generations and to promote it. The initiative for all activities comes from local communities -the holders of the elements of intangible cultural heritage. This association serves to those local communities. Average citizen has a high level of awareness for the importance and necessity for preservation of intangible cultural heritage. The association