Project status
Past
Lead organisation
Swansea City Opera
Partners
The Dreams of Refugee Association, the American University of Beirut, and Social Humanitarian Economical Intervention for Local Development (Lebanon).
Grant award
£96,700
Project summary
The intangible cultural heritage of the population of Shatila and Rashidieh refugee camps in Lebanon was successfully documented by the project.
Communities were brought together through activities such as the recreation of festivals, the exchange of recipes, dances and shared stories.
Residents of the camps, acting in the capacity of trained staff and volunteers, worked with the local population through various community-based activities to identify and celebrate intangible cultural heritage. Digital records were created for inclusion in the archive at the American University of Beirut.
