The 2021 Southeast Asian Collaborative Meeting on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage was conducted on August 30 and 31 by the joint organization between International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and the National Heritage Board of Singapore. Ms. Hoa, staff of FIDR Vietnam office, participated as a representative of Vietnam. In the symposium, representatives of each country, mainly in Asia, presented the roles of youths in safeguarding and inherit Intangible Cultural Heritage for the next generation with their activities as examples.

Using the examples from the Catu Traditional Handicraft Assistance Project and Catu Ethnic Minority Community Based Tourism Project, which FIDR has engaged with Catu people in central Vietnam in more than 20 years, Ms. Hoa presented the roles of youth in the inheritance of traditional culture and how to approach and involve them in the activities. She also talked about the role of each generation, including youth, middle level, and senior. At the same time, she suggested some methods, such as visualization of intangible heritages, clarification of the career paths, and formation of Role models in the community in order to involve youth in the activities.

After her presentation, Ms. Hoa received a question from a participant, that "How can we reduce generation crisis between young and senior generations in preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage?" She responded that it is essential to provide an opportunity for youth and senior to discuss carefully and sharing each other, especially about the core value that needs to be safeguarded and inherited as culture changes with time.

The video on the symposium is available on Youtube. The presentation of Ms. Hoa starts at 1:04:35.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZQkeXxVpmU&t=4750s