Activities

To achieve its objectives, Créer en Afrique centrale: Support for the Cultural and Creative Sectors will undertake the following activities:

Financial support to 40-46 projects, selected through three calls for proposals, on the following four axes: production of high quality cultural goods and services; access to regional, national and international markets; image education; and access to and diversification of funding. 

A coaching program, by African and European experts, to accompany the holders in the implementation of the financed projects.

A programme of public seminars and targeted capacity-building training for a professional audience to increase their professional skills and market access options. 

Networking and mobility activities at regional and international levels for the funded project leaders to improve their advocacy and stakeholder dialogue capacities and participation in regional and international events. 

Structured dialogue and consultation activities with public bodies to strengthen the institutional framework for defining cultural policies. 

A communication campaign to give visibility to the selected projects at the regional and international levels, including a video-documentary, a showcase, an international conference in Africa, a GIS publication, and the development of a draft CCI Marketplace for Central Africa.