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African Colours, virtual |
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art crafts networking
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AfricanColours is a platform for visual art in and around Africa, online since 2000. It aims at bringing about contacts between artists and their public. AfricanColours disseminates information about African Art and promotes African art and culture worldwide. |
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www.africancolours.net |
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African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, African Itinerant College for Culture and Development (AICCD), Senegal |
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The AICCD is a regional coordinating and monitoring body for a network of experts and institutions involved in research, training, documentation and information dissemination on culture and development in Africa. |
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African Council of Museums (AFRICOM), Kenya |
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networking education |
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AFRICOM is the umbrella organization for African museums. It is an international NGO registered by the Government of Kenya. The Secretariat is located in the capital city, Nairobi. |
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www.africom.museum |
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Business and Arts South African (BASA), South Africa |
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art crafts networking education marketing |
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BASA was founded in 1997 as a joint initiative of government and the business sector in South Africa, to secure the future development of the arts industry in the country. BASA's primary aim is to promote and encourage mutually beneficial and sustainable business-arts partnerships that will, in the long term benefit the community at large. |
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www.basa.co.za |
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Collective Resources for the Arts and Talents Enrichment CREATE, Cameroon |
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art networking |
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CREATE supports the following aims: Information sharing as a way forward for the artistic development, networking within the arts and partnerships with the public sector, the civil society and the corporate sector as fundamental in building the arts, creativity and professionalism in pursuit for innovation and excellence in the arts, cultural diversity as humanity's gift, sustainability to ensure growth and continuity in the arts. |
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www.createinfo.net.ms |
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Community Arts Network (CAN), USA |
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networking education research |
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The CAN is a portal to the field of community arts, providing news, documentation, theoretical writing, communications, research and educational information. Headquartered at its Website on the Internet, CAN is a program of Art in the Public Interest (API), a non-profit organization based in North Carolina. |
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www.communityarts.net |
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Cultural Engineering (CE), Dubai |
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art crafts education marketing |
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Cultural Engineering is a service organization working on the cultural dimension of socioeconomic development and the management of cultural enterprises. CE designs, develops and promotes the use of managerial tools and systems for cultural development planning and the training of cultural entrepreneurs. CE works globally. |
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www.culturalengineering.com |
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP), Deakin University, Australia |
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heritage research |
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The CHCAP undertakes research into issues of cultural heritage protection in Asia and the Pacific, including Australia. Based in the Faculty of Arts at Deakin University Melbourne, the Centre is closely connected with UNESCO, including its World Heritage Centre and especially its Asia Pacific Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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www.deakin.edu.au/arts/chcap/ |
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Development Gateway, USA |
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education e-commerce |
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The Development Gateway puts the Internet to work for developing countries. We provide innovative Internet solutions for effective aid and e-government, increasing access to critical information, building local capacity and bringing partners together for positive change. |
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www.developmentgateway.org |
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Forum for Culture and Human Development (FCHD), Bangladesh |
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education agenda setting |
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Established in 1994 the FCHD is a non-governmental, non-profit institution. The fields of interest are the cultural dimension of development, intercultural communication and education, cultural rights, cultural policy, culture and society. |
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www.culturalforum.virtualactivism.net |
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International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies (IFACCA), Australia |
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art crafts networking agenda setting |
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IFACCA is the first global network of national arts funding bodies. Inaugurated in December 2000, their mission is to create an international resource and meeting ground for all those whose public responsibility it is to support excellence and diversity in artistic endeavour. |
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www.ifacca.org |
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Innovative Threads, South Africa |
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crafts fashion trade education |
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Innovative Threads, since its inception in the mid-90's, has endeavoured to encourage South African textile artists and crafters to break boundaries, explore new directions and technologies while creating their artistry. |
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www.inno.co.za |
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National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), The Gambia |
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art education networking |
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The NCAC is the highest official decision making body on all matters relating to Arts and Culture in Gambia. Its functions are to promote and develop Gambian culture, to promote cooperation on regional and international levels, to encourage at the local level the establishment of groups to promote arts and culture, and to equip maintain and manage National Museums. |
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www.ncac.gm/welcome.html |
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PEOPlink, USA |
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education art crafts e-commerce |
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PEOPLink is a pioneering non-profit organization that has managed to enable hundreds of crafters in 42 of the poorest countries in the world to engage in global e-commerce using its catalogue generator platform (CatGen). |
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www.peoplink.org |
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Southern African Development Community (SADC) National Commission, Culture & Information Sector, Mozambique |
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education agenda setting |
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The objectives of SADC are to achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, to enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration; to strengthen and consolidate the long-standing historical, social and cultural affinities and links among the peoples of the region. |
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www.consadc.co.mz |
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Swopa, Ghana |
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crafts gender education tourism networking |
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Since 1997, more than 150 women of Sirigu, Ghana, have formed an organization for pottery and art. Their aim is to preserve and develop their traditional culture and to provide tourist services and produce high quality art that has its roots in the village culture. This way, they earn some money to supplement the farming activities and improve their social position. |
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www.swopa.org |
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The Afro-Arab Cultural Institute, Mali |
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research exchange |
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The Institute shall, among other objectives, conduct research and studies on Afro-Arab relations and cultural values as well as on cultural exchanges between the two communities. |
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www.afroarab-ci.org |
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West African Museums Programme (WAMP), Senegal |
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networking education |
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Since its inception under the auspices of the International African Institute in 1982, the WAMP has efficiently and effectively promoted museum development in West Africa. |
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www.wamponline.org |
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World Monuments Fund (WMF), USA |
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heritage education networking agenda setting |
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The WMF is the foremost private, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic art and architecture worldwide through fieldwork, advocacy, grant making, education and training. |
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www.wmf.org |
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