The head of Engabu Za Tooro delegation, Stephen Rwagweri Atwoki departs to Mauritius for UNESCO’s global meeting

EZT delegation

The head of the Engabu Za Tooro delegation has today Saturday, 24^th November 2018 boarded a flight to Mauritius a day earlier to prepare to receive the two EngabuZaTooro cultural practitioners, who will be departing to Mauritius tomorrow Sunday, 25^th November, 2018.

Zebidayo Mwesige (Kaserebe Mukwikwi), a folk dancer and Stephen Mugabo (Kijegere), a ritual guide will be performing Uganda’s Empaako naming ritual at the side events of the UNESCO’s 13^th session in Mauritius.

The Head of Engabu Za Tooro (Tooro Youth Platform for Action) delegation Mr. Stephen Rwagweri Atwoki will present a technical report on Empaako safeguarding project in Mauritius.

Mukwikwi

The one week UNESCO global meeting will take place at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVCC) in Port Louis in the Republic of Mauritius from 26^th November to 1^st December 2018.

The 13^thsession of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, organized by UNESCO and hosted by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius has attracted hundreds of people across the world.

Kaserebe Mukwikwi and Kijegere at the New Vision Offices

The UNESCO global conference will be attended by ministers of culture from all over the world, UNESCO ambassadors, culture experts, artists and funding bodies in the field of arts and culture among others.

Currently Engabu Za Tooro is implementing a UNESCO co-funded Project UGA 01210 which is on documentation and revitalization of Empaako naming rituals and practices.

This also involves promoting this heritage, not only among its communities but also in international cultural frame works like the Mauritius UNESCO global meeting.

More on the UNESCO international meeting in Mauritius follow the links;

http://engabuzatooro.blogspot.com/2018/11/kijegere-and-kaserebe-mukwikwi-heading.html

http://engabuzatooro.or.ug/engabu-za-tooro-cultural-practitioners-hold-goodbye-show-fort-portal-departing-mauritius/, http://engabuzatooro.or.ug/engabu-za-tooro-offers-travel-sponsorship-two-cultural-practitioners-attend-unesco-international-meeting-mauritius-showcase-empaako-rituals/

http://engabuzatooro.or.ug/engabu-za-tooro-offers-travel-sponsorship-two-cultural-practitioners-attend-unesco-international-meeting-mauritius-showcase-empaako-rituals/,   http://engabuzatooro.blogspot.com/2018/11/engabu-za-tooro-offers-travel.html