This is a Sub-Regional Workshop of the Caribbean countries engaged in the Memory of the World programme.
The workshop will take place from Monday 27 July to Tuesday 28 July 2009 at the Blue Horizon Hotel, Barbados.
Objectives of 2009 workshop
* To assist countries with crafting potential nominations for the 2011 round of inscriptions;
* To better acquaint participants with the procedures of the MoW programme;
* To promote and strengthen MoW in the region;
* To develop a CARICOM MoW action plan for 2009-2011.
Also to be discussed at this workshop given its Caribbean connections is the Indian Indentureship nomination being spearheaded by Mr. Setareki Tale Director of the National Archives of Fiji and lead coordinator of the Global Team on the Indian Indentured Labourers MOW nomination. This is a particularly unique nomination as its stakeholders are globally-based given the international scope of the practice of Indian Indentureship. Among the countries that are likely to have a stake in this nomination are Australia, England, Fiji, France, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, Netherlaands Antilles, Samoa, Seychelles, South AFrica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago. The 1st meeting to discuss this nomination took place in Kuala Lumpar, the city which hosted the last congress of the ICA in 2008.
Further information on this nomination can be had from Mr. Tale at stale@govnet.gov.fj or Mr. Abel Caine at a.caine@unesco.org
Eligibility for participation
1. CARICOM/Caribbean professionals/institutions working with or responsible for archival or special collections;
Countries/Institutions/Individuals interested in developing nominations were invited to indicate their intention to submit a draft nomination for consideration. This needed to include the following details:
Name and contact details of nominator/s
Responsible institution
Country/countries represented through the nomination
Title and abstract of not more the 150 words of the intended nomination
THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH ONLY—THERE WILL BE NO ARRANGEMENTS FOR SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION.
For further assistance please email us: mowbarbados2009@gmail.com
Documentary heritage of The Nita Barrow collection submitted by Barbados and pending recommendation for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2009. Here is an image of some of the awards which Dame Nita received for her contribution to healthcare and nursing in particular.