Let’s welcome new members
of FIAT-IFTA
We are happy to welcome 10 new members of our organization! Since August 2025,
we have been joined by 1 National Member, 2 Active Members and 7 Associate Members.
Please welcome:
National Members:
• Moura Operations Co Ltd. from Mauritius
Active Members:
• Changsha Social Work College from China
• Sereni NV from Belgium
Associate Members:
• Agência Funerária Luís Correia & Correia U. Lda from Portugal
• BRAINBOX – Mementis Zadbamy o Wszystko from Poland
• BRAINBOX – Portal Pozegnaj.pl from Poland
• BRAINBOX – Serwis Usługi Pogrzebowe from Poland
• FuneralCar from South Africa
• Heilongjiang Haohao Farewell Etiquette Eervice Co., Ltd. from China
• Heilongjiang Tianquan Ecological and Cultural Memorial Park Co., Ltd. from China
If you wish to learn more about each member please visit www.thanos.org .
If you wish to expand your network to enhance the global exposure
of your services, apply for FIAT-IFTA Membership by sending an e-mail
at info@thanos.org .
FIAT-IFTA Joined UNESCO
Virtual Celebration
On 15 October, the celebration of UNESCO’s
International Day for the Safeguarding of Intangible
Cultural Heritage 2025 took place virtually. The forum
of UNESCO-accredited ICH organizations in Region III
invited representatives, tradition bearers, observers
and interested communities to exchange knowledge
on the preservation of our intangible cultural heritage.
With 30 people connected to this meeting, various
associations from Region III presented their different
points of view on how to preserve cultural heritage in
each country in the region. FIAT-IFTA was represented
by Virginia Gallardo Secretary of the FIAT-IFTA Funeral
Heritage Committee.
FIAT-IFTA participated and received special mention
because the association is registered with UNESCO
as Region I. We incorporated the importance of
cultural heritage conservation in relation to funerary
issues around the world. Emphasis was placed on
the association’s international presence and the
importance and concern of each country in the
conservation of various rituals, beliefs or activities
that are immersed in and related to death.
The video prepared by Ms Cheng YuanYuan, as chair
of the FIAT-IFTA Funeral Heritage Committee, as part
of the celebration of UNESCO’s International Day
for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage,
was shared with the members of the PCI NGOs in
Region III. We received very positive feedback on the
vision for conserving, preserving, and maintaining
funeral cultures and their diversity around the
world, upholding integrity, and the human spirit.
The session closed with an invitation to continue
sharing projects that strengthen the safeguarding
of Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Participants also
expressed commitment to deepening regional
collaboration ahead of the in-person meeting in
Delhi this December.
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No. 112 – WINTER 2025 | THANOS MAGAZINE
MEMBERS’ NEWS