374. Three “Centres de Formation Artistique” provide training in various art forms. In different regions, the “Centre de Lecture Publique et d’Animation Culturelle” have been established to encourage reading, artistic and cultural activities. Assistance is provided to local artists through the Ministry of Arts and Culture. There are currently 5 Centres de Formation Artistique (CFA). PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE 375. To preserve and enhance access to cultural heritage by the Mauritian population, the National Heritage Fund (NHF) has initiated research in view of putting together an inventory and document its Intangible Cultural Heritage in its endeavour to safeguard the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Sega Tipik was the first cultural asset to have been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity November 2014. The artform comes mainly from the Creole community of African descent whose ancestors were slaves on the Island of Mauritius. The NHF has about 200 sites listed as national heritage and many of them are accessible and free of charge to the public. National Museums are also open to the public and free of charge. 376. Bhojpuri Folk Songs of Mauritius – ‘Geet Gawai’ was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2016.It is a rich legacy preserved by the Indian immigrants and their descendants not only in Mauritius but in other diasporic countries which have Bhojpuri as a linguistic heritage and culture of origin such as in Fiji, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana, in different forms. 377. The NHF has also been working on the nomination dossiers of the Sega Tambour of Rodrigues and in December 2017 the ‘Sega Tambour’ of Rodrigues was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2017. 378. ‘Sega Tipik’ was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2014. 379. On 12 April 2018, the ICH-nomination form was submitted in view of nominating the Sega Chagos into the list of ICH in need of Urgent Safeguarding. The file will be examined by the Committee at its 14th session in November/December 2019. 380. In the Budget 2018/9, the Government of Mauritius allocated a budget of Rs5.3 million for the rehabilitation and restoration of national heritage for Indentured Labourers Barracks at Trianon and Batterie de L’Harmonie at Black River. Measures to provide facilities to the disabled to enjoy our national heritage are being envisaged. 136