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AusHeritage is a network of Australian cultural heritage management organisations, established by the Australian Government in 1996.

The network aims to facilitate the engagement of practitioners and organisations for the Australian heritage industry in the overseas arena. Its members work internationally on a grant funded, commercial or cooperative basis.

Members come from a variety of disciplines including: materials conservators, conservation architects and planners, academics, urban planners, environmental lawyers, cultural tourism planners and heritage managers.

What to know about Joumou, Haiti’s historic freedom soup now added to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list

The following article was prepared by Francis Akhalbey for Face 2 Face Africa on 17th December 2021. The cultural agency of the United Nations, UNESCO, on Thursday, added Haiti’s popular Joumou Soup to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, saying the meal is “so much more than just a dish”, Al Jazeera reported. Also known as “freedom soup” and giraumon soup, the dish has since time immemorial symbolized the Caribbean nation’s emancipation from slavery. The soup’s ingredients include pumpkin, vegetables, plantains, meat, pasta and spices. “Intangible cultural heritage has the capacity to unite communities around their unique know-how

What to know about Joumou, Haiti’s historic freedom soup now added to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list

The following article was prepared by Francis Akhalbey for Face 2 Face Africa on 17th December 2021. The cultural agency of the United Nations, UNESCO, on Thursday, added Haiti’s popular Joumou Soup to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, saying the meal is “so much more than just a dish”, Al Jazeera reported. Also known as “freedom soup” and giraumon soup, the dish has since time immemorial symbolized the Caribbean nation’s emancipation from slavery. The soup’s ingredients include pumpkin, vegetables, plantains, meat, pasta and spices. “Intangible cultural heritage has the capacity to unite communities around their unique know-how