2025 JIAPICH
Based on the Jeonju Declaration on the Protection of ICH adopted by the first international intangible heritage decree in 2017, The Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) aims to encourage the model safeguarding practices of ICH in the global community regardless of nationality , ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation.
2024 JIAPICH Finalists

Iepé

(Indigenous Research and Training Institute)

Iepé – Indigenous Research and Training Institute is a cultural organization dedicated to the safeguarding of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples in Brazil. Since its establishment, Iepé has developed a range of strategies to strengthen the cultural and political capacities of Indigenous communities, supporting their efforts to manage their territories according to their own systems and to pursue sustainable development and the realization of their rights. Iepé also assists in ensuring that Indigenous cultural heritage can be officially recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Keshet NGO

Keshet NGO has been actively working to safeguard and revitalize the intangible cultural heritage of the Bedouin communities living in the Negev Highlands of southern Israel. Through documentation and reactivation of traditional agricultural techniques, ecological knowledge, and oral traditions, Keshet helps safeguard the Bedouins' unique cultural practices and environmentally harmonious way of life. The organization also advocates for policy reform and legal recognition of unrecognized Bedouin villages, which remain excluded from public infrastructure and state services due to their unofficial status..

Wayang Sasak Puppetry School

The Wayang Sasak Puppetry School is an institution established to revitalize the endangered tradition of Sasak puppetry in Lombok, Indonesia. Moving away from the formerly exclusive family-based transmission system, the school provides open, informal education that allows any youth to learn puppetry arts. Alongside practical training in performance, music, and puppet-making, the school also engages in digital archiving, traditional music recording, and curriculum sharing to ensure both documentation and transmission of Sasak puppetry.
2025 JIAPICH Finalists

Iepé

(Indigenous Research and Training Institute)

Iepé – Indigenous Research and Training Institute is a cultural organization dedicated to the safeguarding of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples in Brazil. Since its establishment, Iepé has developed a range of strategies to strengthen the cultural and political capacities of Indigenous communities, supporting their efforts to manage their territories according to their own systems and to pursue sustainable development and the realization of their rights. Iepé also assists in ensuring that Indigenous cultural heritage can be officially recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Keshet NGO
Keshet NGO has been actively working to safeguard and revitalize the intangible cultural heritage of the Bedouin communities living in the Negev Highlands of southern Israel. Through documentation and reactivation of traditional agricultural techniques, ecological knowledge, and oral traditions, Keshet helps safeguard the Bedouins' unique cultural practices and environmentally harmonious way of life. The organization also advocates for policy reform and legal recognition of unrecognized Bedouin villages, which remain excluded from public infrastructure and state services due to their unofficial status.
Wayang Sasak Puppetry School
The Wayang Sasak Puppetry School is an institution established to revitalize the endangered tradition of Sasak puppetry in Lombok, Indonesia. Moving away from the formerly exclusive family-based transmission system, the school provides open, informal education that allows any youth to learn puppetry arts. Alongside practical training in performance, music, and puppet-making, the school also engages in digital archiving, traditional music recording, and curriculum sharing to ensure both documentation and transmission of Sasak puppetry.