Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Culture
Development
Education
Financing for Development
Indigenous Peoples
Intellectual Property
Values
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Women and the economy
Sustainable Development:
Gender equality
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
United Arab Emirates
Belgium
Morocco
Algeria
Japan
Estonia
Poland
Latvia
Russian Federation
Peru
Argentina
Armenia
Ecuador
Malaysia
Czechia
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Türkiye
Greece
Senegal
Mexico
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Indonesia
Norway
Sri Lanka
Guatemala
Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Egypt
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Uzbekistan
Portugal
Republic of Korea
South Africa
Pakistan
Italy
Philippines
Togo
Kenya
Ukraine
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Costa Rica
France
Jordan
Uganda
United States of America
Belarus
Paraguay
Congo
Netherlands
Slovakia
Dominican Republic
Finland
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Bahrain
Austria
Hungary
Thailand
Chile
Albania
India
Canada
Monaco
Kuwait
Zambia
Romania
Nepal
Serbia
Colombia
Ghana
Georgia
China
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Côte D'Ivoire
Mali
Cyprus
Nigeria
Denmark
Spain
Mongolia
Germany
Croatia
Lithuania
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden
Brazil
Slovenia
Australia
Israel
Switzerland
Antigua and Barbuda
Tunisia
Cuba
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Organizational structure: |
General Assembly (GA)
IOV is a democratic institution The General Assembly is comprised of all IOV members who are
in good standing. The General Assembly is required by the IOV Statutes to meet at least once every four years. It is convened by the Secretary-General with the approval of the Presidential Council. The General Assembly has the authority to modify the Statutes, Implementing Rules and Regulations, set membership fees, elect officers and members of the Presidential Council and bestow Honorary Membership. Each national section is allowed one vote in the General Assembly. The person entitled to cast the vote on behalf of the national section shall be determined by a majority vote of its members.
Presidential Council (PC)
The Presidential Council consists of the President, the Secretary-General, the Vice-Presidents and the Treasurer. Members are elected by majority vote of the General Assembly for a term of four years. The Presidential Council meets at least once a year and is authorized to make policy decisions within the mandate of the organization. Until the next General Assembly meets in 2011, the Presidential Council has been granted extraordinary power by the last General Assembly (which met in Volos, Greece in 2007) to create and implement Interim Statutes and Implementing Rules and Regulations to ensure the continued operation of IOV.
Executive Board (EB)
The Executive Board consists of the members of the Presidential Council, Regional Executive Secretaries, Commission Chairs, Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer. Other IOV members may also be elected to the Executive Board by the General Assembly. The Executive Board, which meets at least every second year, is the body which implements IOV programs and projects and has responsibility for all areas not specifically reserved for the Secretariat.
Secretariat and Secretary-General
The Secretariat is the office of the Secretary-General. The Secretary General is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization and functions much as an Executive Director in other nonprofit organizations. The Secretary-General, with the assistance of his staff, is responsible for maintaining the IOV databank.
Commissions
Commissions are composed of specialist and professionals who have expertise in one or more of the various areas within the broader category of folk art and folk culture. Commissions are created either by the Presidential Council, the Executive Board or by the specialists themselves. The Presidential Council evaluates the performance of the commissions. Each commission is headed by a Chair which is appointed by the Presidential Council.
Auditing Committee
The General Assembly elects three Auditors for a period of four years. The Auditors are responsible for reporting on the financial health of the organization to the General Assembly.
Arbitral Committee
The Arbitral Committee resolves controversies between IOV members and bodies which may arise in the conduct of IOV programs, projects, operation and in furtherance of the mission of the organization. The rules of the Arbitral Committee are set by the Presidential Council and may be amended by the General Assembly. Seven IOV members comprise the Arbitral Committee
Committee on Elections (Comelec):
Upon the recommendation of the Secretary-General, the Executive Board appoints three IOV members to form the Comelec. The Comelec conducts the election of officers.
The IOV Legal Committee
The Legal Committee is composed of three members appointed by the presidential Council. Its purpose is to ensure compliance with IOV Statutes, make recommendations for modifications of Statutes and IRR, and generally act in the capacity of legal and procedural advisor to the PC, EB and GA. |
| Number and type of members: |
1142 members which are institutions, museums, dance and music ensembles, universities, festivals
2259 individual members, who are professors, scientists, dancers, musicians, storytellers, traditional culinary experts, handicrafts artists. IOV was recently accredited to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental committee on safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and filed with UNESCO a partial list of experts and what they do. This list is attached in the appendices. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Accredited to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee on Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Foreign and international grants
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