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The Belize Living Heritage Programme successfully concluded its Belize District Food Heritage Workshop from 22–24 June 2026, bringing together 25 participants from across the Belize District for three days of…

Celebrating the cultural heritage of Belize, the Institute for Social and Cultural Research (ISCR/NICH) convened its fourth district-level workshop under the Belize Food Heritage Project from May 21-23 at the…

Safeguarding Living Heritage for Resilience: Empowering Gales Point On 2 November 2025, the Institute for Social and Cultural Research (NICH–ISCR) advanced its work under the UNESCO project “Capacity Building for…

Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of African Descendants in Belize The CECC/SICA Council of Ministers of Culture coordinates the program, with support from the Central American Black Organization (ONECA) and…

The Role of Living Heritage in Disaster Risk Reduction As natural disasters become more frequent, safeguarding living heritage—our intangible cultural traditions—has become vital. In July 2023, the Institute for Social…

On Sunday 20 November 2022, the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) joined leaders and members of the Mopan and Kekchi Maya communities of southern Belize at Lubaantun Archeological…