| Strengthening of UNESCO Coordination Capacity |
September 2004 |
| Meetings with Officers of Ministry of Culture and Tourism And Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) to advise on selection of members of Project Advisory Committee (PAC) |
September 2004 |
| Inaugural meeting of Project Advisory Committee to assess guidelines for the establishment of a system of Living Human Treasures and nominate members of the Intangible Cultural Heritage List advisory Committee (ICHLAC) |
8th October 2004 |
| Second meeting of PAC to confirm selection process for the members of ICHLAC and the modus operandi for subsequent meetings |
19th October 2004 |
| Combined meetings with members of PAC and ICHLAC to set out ground work for the selection processes for the establishment of a Nigerian System of Living Human Treasures |
2nd November 2004 |
| Second meeting of ICHLAC to advise on selection/identification of Living Human Treasures. Matters relating to the transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage will be discussed as well as the transmission of their findings to the PAC. |
23rd November 2004 |
| Contacting CEOs of Cultural department in States for relevant information on Living Human Treasures |
February to March 2005 |
| Deadline for receipts of candidates from States |
April 2005 |
| Publicity drive for the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Electronic and Print Media and search for sponsorship for the Award night |
February to June 2005 |
| Meeting of ICHLAC to assess Living Human Treasures candidates |
May 2005 |
| Organization of visits to States by ICHLAC to authenticate identified Living Human Treasures |
April and May 2005 |
| Combined meeting of PAC and ICHLAC to concertize plans for the Award night. Discussions on the long term integrity of the project including advise to the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism And the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation on the need to ratify the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
June 2005 |
| Visits to selected Living Human Treasures in Preparation for exhibition |
July and August 2005 |
| Preparation for the Exhibition of the works of the Living Human Treasures and their Apprentices |
September 2005 |
| Award ceremony for Living Human Treasures to attract notable public figures to the event. Event would attract a lot of media attention |
October 2005 |
| Establishment of a Website and the production of a desktop edition on the Living Human Treasures |
November 2005 |
| Publication of report on the entire activity. Obtain the Federal Government's commitment towards the sustainability of the project |
December 2005 |
