YesValorisationBurkina FasoPerforming artsUncategorized
The ACMUR Burkina collective was founded in 2002 with the aim of structuring, developing and…
YesValorisationSenegalFilmUncategorizedUndefined
Cinéma du fleuve
The GSCD's ambition is the operational implementation of development projects through culture in…
YesIvory CoastStructurationPerforming artsStorytellingUndefined
“ELAN”, Art of storytelling and recital
Tales, myths, initiation stories, legends and other oral poetry exist to tell and be told. These…
YesValorisationBurkina FasoPerforming artsUncategorized
The Association Nord Ouest Cultures was founded in January 2019 and officially recognised in April…
YesStructurationSenegalDancePerforming artsUncategorizedUndefined
“Présence Noire dans la Danse”, promotion of dance arts
More than ever, École des Sables wants to maintain its educational role and offer development…
YesIvory CoastStructurationtheaterPerforming artsUncategorizedUndefinedUndefined
“Les Arts-Liances”, pan-African contemporary theatre platform
This project responds to a difficulty in distributing theatrical and choreographic works in Africa,…
BeninValorisationYesValorisationBeninPerforming arts - transmission – digitalUncategorized
ARTIRIUM 1.2+
SUDCREA is a socio-educational and cultural association mainly oriented towards young people and…
YesStructurationBurkina FasotheaterPerforming artsUncategorizedUndefined
“Les Récréâtrales”, pan-African platform for contemporary theatre
Initiated in 2002, the contemporary theatre festival Les Récréâtrales struggled to find its…
YesValorisationBurkina FasoDanceUncategorizedUndefined
Trajectoire
The Centre de Développement Chorégraphique "La Termitière" aims to be an iconic location for…
YesStructurationSenegalPerforming artsMusicUncategorizedUndefined
“SARGAL”, promotion of musical heritage
Produced in partnership with the Institut français in Dakar, the "SARGAL" project ("pay tribute" in…
Agbodrafo Village des Arts
The association LesChangeurs wants to offer access to culture to the population of Agbodrafo, to...
La Fabrik is a project that aims to sponsor different art forms and professionalise the...
Denguele Misri Ni Kourou
The NGO Les Citoyens du Livre et des Arts du Denguélé is committed to the...
The Laboratoire d’agriculture urbain (Urban Farming Laboratory – LAC de Lassa) is a production studio...
“SARGAL”, promotion of musical heritage
Produced in partnership with the Institut français in Dakar, the “SARGAL” project (“pay tribute” in...
“Les Récréâtrales”, pan-African platform for contemporary theatre
Initiated in 2002, the contemporary theatre festival Les Récréâtrales struggled to find its audience. In...
Since 2009, the project by the Windepkpe association has centred around preserving Benin’s textile and...
“Maremusica”, production and distribution of music from Cape Verde
Highly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cape Verdean cultural industry, and even more so...
Le Bus culturel pour l’accès au musée pour tous!
The Fondation Zinsou is a real springboard for the popular distribution and universal recognition of...
Presentation of the AWA programme
TheACP-EU Culture Programme: Support to the cultural and creative sectors in West Africa – AWA (Art in West Africa), benefits from the financial contribution of the European Union and the support of the Secretariat of the Organisation of ACP States. Implemented by the consortium formed by the Institut français and the Centre Culturel Kôrè Ségou (Mali), its ambition is to sustainably support the structuring of the cultural and creative industries in 16 West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo) and to boost their competitiveness

16
countries in West Africa
6,2
million euros in funding
160
e-learning modules
15
Beneficiaries of the "Structuring Fund for Cultural Operators
96
Beneficiaries of the "Fund for the promotion of West African cultures
" Culture gives us our identity, it defines who 'we' are It conveys the values of our society and creates jobs for young people. Openness to another culture contributes to the understanding of the other and helps to broaden our notion of who 'we' are. "
Jobst Von Kirchmann, EU Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
" Culture is extremely important. It deserves to be funded. We help to fund it because it is the key to understanding both others and ourselves. "
Jobst Von Kirchmann, EU Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
" Cultural heritage is a fundamental resource for the promotion of territories, traditional know-how and the development of tourism."
George Rebelo Chikoti, Secretary General of the OACPS
" The arts help to affirm the identity of populations and strengthen social cohesion in the creation of a creative economy. "
Mamou Daffé, Director of the Centre Culturel Kôrè in Ségou - Mali
With the financial contribution of the European Union and the support of the OACPS Secretariat –
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States




