NGO accreditation ICH-09 - Form Re(iu CLT 1 C ~H ' ,. ~, United Nations Intangible Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cultural Organization Heritage Le 0 4 MARS 2019 w ..... P.f.0.. ............... REQUEST BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION TO BE ACCREDITED TO PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE COMMITTEE DEADLINE 30 APRIL 2019 Instructions for completing the request form are available at https:llich. unesco. orqlen/forms 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 B.b below). r «=iwqWf1W2blr» Uqqwpwl..rw4wlr hbmwqnmnLf(ljnLlrlrbpp h~J4W4Wlr -4tl..rmpn~~ --- I 1.b. Name in English or French Please provide the name of the organization in English or French. r---- - - -- --- !_~Go "Hazarashen" Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies -~ -=-~] 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, email 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: NGO "Hazarashen" Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies Address: 15 Charents Street, 0025 Yerevan, Armenia Telephone number: +374 10 556896 Email address: [email protected] Website: N/A Other relevant N/A information: ~- --- ------~- Form ICH-09-2020-EN- revised on 26/07/2017 - oaae 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: Kharatyan Given name: Lusine Institution/position: "Hazarashen" Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies Address: Member Telephone number: Email address: Other relevant information: 3. Country or countries in which the otganization.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 its activities. [8Jiocal 0 national [8] international (please specify: ) 0 worldwide 0 Africa 0 Arab States 0 Asia & the Pacific [8] Europe & North America 0 Latin America & the Caribbean Please list the primary country(ies) in which it is active: Armenia 4. Date ofits founding or apptqximate duration Qf its existence Please state when the organization came into existence, as it appears in the supporting documentation establishing its legal personality (section 8.b below). 1997 Form ICH-09-2020-EN- revised on 26/07/2017- page 2 5. Objectives,()fth'e . organi~ation 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 Primary objectives related to the Convention are the following: 1. Ethnographic research on Armenian cultural heritage, traditional and modern culture and lifestyle, identity, traditions and customs; 2. Research and expertise on reconstruction of national folk holidays, rituals and celebrations; 3. Research, documentation, information production and publication on Armenian intangible 1 cultural heritage. 6~ The organization's activities in the field 0.1 safegu~tding intangible cultural · h,ri~ge ·. · Sections 6.a to 6.d are the primary place for establishing that the NGO satisfies the criterion of having 'proven competence, expertise and experience in safeguarding (as defi!Jecf 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 lick 'other domains ' and indicate which domains are concerned. rg] oral traditions and expressions rg] performing arts rg] social practices, rituals and festive events ' rg] knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe rg] traditional craftsmanship 0 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 eoncemed. IS] identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making) rg] preservation, protection rg] promotion, enhancement 0 transmission, formal or non-formal education rg] revitalization 0 other safeguarding measures - please specify: L ___ Form ICH-09-2020-EN- revised on 26/07/2017- page 3 6.c. Description of the organization's activities Organizations requesting accreditation should briefly describe their recent activities and 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 8.c below. Not to exceed 550 words; do not attach additional information I Below are only most releva~t activities: 1. Study of social practices, rituals and festive events in different regions of Armenia, publications and presentations of the findings, 1997- till now; 2. Providing expertise and training to schools, regional and local governments on traditional holidays, rituals, traditional craftsmanship and other elements of intangible culture; 3. TV, radio and newspaper interviews and programs on different aspects of intangible cultural heritage; 4. In recent years organization members have published books on Armenian national holidays and Armenian wedding. One of Hazarashen's Board Members, Mr. Levon Abrahamian, is the editor of "Armenian Folk Arts, Culture and Identity," with Nancy Sweezy and Sam Sweezy; 5. Some members of the organization (CVs attached} have been involved as experts and curators in the Armenia: Creating Home program at the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. l-·- - - ·-------' S.d. Description of the organization's competence and expertise Please provide information on the personnel and members of the organization, describe their competence and expertise in the domain of intangible cultural heritage, in particular those that demonstrate the capacities of the organization to provide advisory services to the Committee, and explain how they acquired such competence. Documentation of such competences may be submitted, if necessary, under section 8.c below. Not to exceed 200 words; do not attach additional information The organization is established and run by a group of cultural anthropologists based in Armenia. Most members are researchers at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and are well-known professionals in Armenia. Four Board members of the organization hold Ph.Ds. and have published on various issues related to intangible cultural heritage, both in academic publications and press media. The organization's experience and expertise includes a wide range of intangible heritage domains from oral traditions and expressions to traditional craftsmanship. Not only the organization carries out research and provides expertise on the matters related to intangible cultural heritage, but it is also frequently consulted by governmental and non-governmental organizations, schools and local governments, as well as private sector for advice on reconstruction of traditional rituals and holidays. Two members of the organization are members of the Expert Council on Intangible Cultural Heritage adjunct to the Minister of Culture of Armenia. In addition to Armenian heritage, organization members are also involved in research of minority cultural heritage in Armenia. 7. The organization's experiences in 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, practise and transmit intangible cultural heritage' (Criterion D). Please briefly describe such experiences here. Not to exceed 350 words; do not attach additional information [ For }'ears, the organization has worked with different rural and urban communities in Armenia. N~ rorm ICH-09-2020-EN- revised on 26/07/2017- page 4 ~only the organization has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in these communities, but it also has helped the individuals and groups with safeguarding and transmitting, as well as promoting and revitalizing their practices. In the past, the organization has helped specific groups and communities to revitalize their rituals and/or holidays. In preparation for Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the organization members have identified and documented certain elements of intangible