Cultural mapping

Palau, in its effort to strengthen the practice and preservation of its culture, will develop a National Cultural Policy. The policy will help to ensure the protection and promotion of the culture of the culture. This project is supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community through European Union funding, and administered and managed by the Bureau of Arts and Culture, under the Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs. The project has three phases. The first is cultural mapping, which is the focus of this report and leads to the second phase of cultural planning and then, as a result of both these activities, a national cultural policy will be developed in the third phase. The national policy willprovide guidance for strengthening the cultural sector, which includes the government, nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs), civil society, the traditional system, and the grassroots in our communities.