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Culture has an important place in the EU’s development cooperation, contributing to job creation and inclusive economic growth. Cultural cooperation seeks to: encourage partners to include culture in development plans; promote cultural diversity; support cultural and creative industries; stimulate the access of local people to their own culture and take into account cultural specificities in all sectors of development.

16 groups and 16 articles on Culture. 535 capacity4dev.eu members interested in Culture.

Articles on Culture

Actors of the Development Community Focus on Youth as World Population Tops 7 Billion
November 25 2011 by Team Editorial
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The world passed a collective milestone in October when the planet’s human population topped 7 billion drawing some development professionals to consider the impact of such a large, and in the developing world, increasingly youthful population.
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This article belongs to the topics: Aid Effectiveness, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Children, Culture, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Education, Gender, Health
Culture For, and As Part of, Development
September 16 2011 by Team Editorial
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A nation’s cultural heritage is part and parcel of understanding a country and its people, according to Webber Ndoro Director of the African World Heritage Fund, who believes many development projects have suffered from lack of cultural awareness and understanding.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Culture
The Power of Culture in Mali's Economic Development
July 19 2011 by Team Editorial
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In Mali, the music industry is a small but significant driver of economic development bringing in much needed revenue and creating valuable jobs. With stronger political will from national governments and increased donor support, other African countries could follow Mali’s lead and harness the power of culture for economic development.
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Investing in Culture to Support Growth and Development
June 16 2011 by Team Editorial
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The European Commission supports a variety of cultural projects as it believes that investment in the arts, whether cinema, theatre, visual art, music or dance, can contribute positively to achieving economic and social development objectives.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Culture
Lack of Education and Audiences Hobble African Arts Scene
May 31 2011 by Team Editorial
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Investment in education and the building of appreciative audiences for African art in Africa are fundamental to the construction of a thriving and vibrant artistic landscape on the continent, according to video artist Theo Eshetu.
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This article belongs to the topics: Culture, Education
A Celebration of African Art in an Urban Setting
May 17 2011 by Team Editorial
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Street sellers took a break from selling their wares, shoppers paused in the cool shade and kids lunched beneath dramatic photographs – all part of a special exhibition that created an unusual calm space in an African capital.
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This article belongs to the topics: Culture
Representations of Africa - Media Can Help People be More Confident in Their Capacity
April 27 2011 by Team Editorial
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International television and news reporting would be advised to focus more on what works well in Africa and inspire future generations of the continent’s youth, according to Amobé Mévégué, a well known media figure.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Children, Culture, Democracy, Governance & Civil Society, Information & Communication Technology, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration
Urban Video Guerrilla Units Seek to Revive Cinema in Africa
April 12 2011 by Team Editorial
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As movie theatres close down across West Africa a new European Commission funded project aims to bring the movies to audiences with the help of specially adapted moped-trailers that carry a compact mobile film-screening kit.
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This article belongs to the topics: Culture, Education
Giving a Voice to the Voiceless in Zanzibar
March 15 2011 by Team Editorial
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Fatm Said and her five children were forced from their home in Zanzibar at knife point. The man wielding the blade wasn’t a thief or local hoodlum but her husband wanting what he said was rightfully his – the house. And the local laws supported him.
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This article belongs to the topics: Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Culture, Gender
DEVCO K-DAY: Encouraging EC Development Staff to Share Knowledge for Better Aid Delivery
February 1 2011 by Team Editorial
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To improve how the European Union's development resources are administered, the Commission's development arm, EuropeAid Development and Cooperation Directorate General, is encouraging knowledge sharing and training of its staff with DEVCO K-DAY.
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This article belongs to the topics: Agriculture & Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Aid Procedures, Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform, Children, Crisis Situations, Culture, Democracy, Design, Monitoring & Evaluation, Education, Employment & Social Protection, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Fighting Hunger, Food Security & Nutrition, Gender, Governance & Civil Society, Health, Information & Communication Technology, Economics, Public Finance & Budget Support, Microfinance, Migration & Asylum, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation, Security, Justice & Human Rights, Transport, Urban Development, Water & Sanitation
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Culture and Development in International Cooperation
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Tools and Methods Series
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This group gathers all methodological publications of the Directorate EuropeAid that have been published in the "Tools and Methods Series"
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PPCM Support Team
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A group space introducing the support team for Project and Programme Cycle Management.
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Social Art and sustainable development
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Social Art or how arts can take part in:Example, case studies, methodologies, concepts and discussions around the use of arts in development projects.
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