Living human treasure and the new generation

Living human treasure and the new generation

How to activate and mobilize the new generation:

  • Stimulate the new generation to learn about and own the knowledge and skills that carriers have.
  • Convince and make the new generation aware that command of knowledge and skills is necessary for identity conservation, continuation and enhancement.
  • Command of knowledge and skills is necessary when you want to revive important aspects of the intangible cultural richness, either changed or adapted to time.

Stimulation for the new generation:

  • Give young people recognition and public support when they show interest in Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  • Give youngsters space to effectively build further on the basis constructed by the elderly.
  • Give them support and recognition and create opportunities for them to present their knowledge and skills.

Contact between youngsters and the Living human treasure

  • Bring the new generation in contact with carriers of culture. This can occur in:
    • Schools
    • Intramural institutes (boarding schools, prisons, rehab centers, etc.) [internat-prizòn-sentronan di rehabilitashon etc.]
    • Community centers
    • Family atmosphere
  • Take the new generation to wherever the cultural pundit is.

Activities to pass knowledge to youngsters

Organize workshops, use television, radio and social media to:

  • Teach youngsters traditional skills.
  • Create a group of griots (storytellers, poets, troubadours, playwrights, lecturers) among local youngsters.
  • Give oral history courses.
  • Form Young Cultural Agents: offshoot agents.
  • The carrier will help form the offshoot agents.
  • Form Agents of light.

More activities to grab the interest of the new generation in Intangible Cultural Heritage and mobilize it:

  • Organize tradition competition in the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  • Organize festivals of Intangible Cultural Heritage.