Banglanatak dot com is a social enterprise working across India for inclusive and sustainablendevelopment using culture-based approaches. Art for Life initiative of the organization revivesnintangible cultural heritage and develops grassroot cultural industries. The organization isnaccredited by the UNESCO 2003 Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee and has SpecialnConsultative Status to UN ECOSOC. Banglanatak is working in South Asia to develop a network ofnNGOs working for safeguarding ICH and contributing to sustainable development in collaborationnwith ICHCAP and UNESCO.

The World Ethnogames Confederation is an international organization whose activities are aimed at preserving, reviving and developing the ethnocultural, ethnosports and universal world ethnic movement, as well as the development of intercultural and interfaith dialogue.\n\nThe main goals of the World Ethnogames Confederation are to develop and popularize the ethnoculture heritage and ethnosport movement, and to provide access to the ethnosport and ethnoculture education.\n\nThe World Ethnogames Confederation has realized several large international projects such as “Nomad Universe”, "Ethno-Festival of the Silk Road" and the “World Nomad Games” the biggest program initiated by the Kyrgyz Republic for the safeguarding and promotion of traditional games and sports. During the First, Second, and Third World Nomad Games (WNG) the World Ethnogames Confederation served as a Secretariat of WNG and supported the preparation for the games, crafts fairs, scientific conferences, etc. \n\nThe Confederation’s activities are coordinated by Mr. Askhat Akibaev. He is the head and author of the projects of the World Confederation of Ethnogames. He graduated from Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn and continued his studies at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. \n