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Culture is an important sector of social and human development. Cultural cooperation contributes to identity-building, self-esteem and social cohesion, creates jobs and economic growth.

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A Celebration of African Art in an Urban Setting

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 6 May 2013

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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Representations of Africa - Media Can Help People be More Confident in Their Capacity

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 6 May 2013

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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Urban Video Guerrilla Units Seek to Revive Cinema in Africa

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 6 May 2013

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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Giving a Voice to the Voiceless in Zanzibar

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 6 May 2013

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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Capacity4dev Team commented on information | 29 April 2013

New Project of the Month: Visionary Africa: Art at Work

Bonjour Marc, Merci pour votre message. La carte a été faite par les collègues qui travaillent sur le projet. Je les ai consulté là-dessus et ils m'ont répondu: The map was custom-made by a graphic designer, to reflect simply and only the overall geographical distribution of the project on the...

Group: Culture in Development Cooperation
New Project of the Month: Visionary Africa: Art at Work

Capacity4dev Team updated the Information | 24 April 2013

In May we will launch a new feature on the platform: Project of the Month. The first project showcased will be Visionary Africa: Art at Work, which is a series of travelling exhibitions shown in public spaces in African capital cities. Conceived through a partnership between the European Commission...

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Group: Culture in Development Cooperation
Marc LINTS commented on information | 23 April 2013

New Project of the Month: Visionary Africa: Art at Work

Sorry, mais la carte de l'Afrique utilisée pour illustrer la dernière news ma parait bizarre situant Kampala nettement plus à la droite du continent que je croyais. Cordialement

Group: Culture in Development Cooperation
New Project of the Month: Visionary Africa: Art at Work

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 22 April 2013

In May we will launch a new feature on the platform: Project of the Month. The first project showcased will be Visionary Africa: Art at Work, which is a series of travelling exhibitions shown in public spaces in African capital cities. Conceived through a partnership between the European Commission...

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Group: Culture in Development Cooperation
Art & Architecture at Work in Urban Africa - banners

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 16 April 2013

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The objective of Art & Architecture at Work at the 24th UN Habitat Governing Council Meeting is to promote the role of art and architecture at the service of inclusive and sustainable urban development in African cities. For more information please visit the event page .

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Art & Architecture at Work in Urban Africa - postcard for 24th UN Habitat Governing Council Meeting

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 16 April 2013

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The objective of Art & Architecture at Work at the 24th UN Habitat Governing Council Meeting is to promote the role of art and architecture at the service of inclusive and sustainable urban development in African cities. For more information please visit the event page .

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