The association ART AU DELÀ DU HANDICAP (Art Beyond Disability) aims to promote the personal development and fulfilment of people with disabilities through art and culture.
“NOUSSONDIA” is a project that aims to teach dance, theatre, music and sign language to 60 children with disabilities and 20 children without disabilities from several West African countries. The project promotes inclusive education and artistic talent in people with disabilities.
Located in Accra, Ghana, LOATAD (Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora) is a library dedicated to championing and preserving the work of writers from Africa and the diaspora from the late 19th century to the present day. One of its flagship projects is the organisation of writing residencies aimed at writers of all levels from 16 West African countries.
The 2023 session will welcome a total of 12 writers split into one-month residency periods. A third of the places will be reserved for local Ghanaian writers, and women will represent half of participants, as will those aged under 35. During this residency, each writer will have to work on a written project set to be published at the end of the year.
The aim is to give writers the time, space and resources they need to work on a long-term project, thereby boosting their skills and confidence and, above all, helping them to create a network in the sphere of literature.
The ACMUR Burkina collective was founded in 2002 with the aim of structuring, developing and perpetuating street art in West Africa. Made up of artists working in different disciplines, the association strives for a higher level of professionalisation and artistic standards.
The project's goals are to re-create two performances on the themes of democracy and integrity, set up a circus tent as a venue for shows and training, produce these shows and take them on a national, regional and international tour with a newly-founded arts booking agency so that they can be shown throughout Burkina Faso and in Europe.
The Laboratoire d’agriculture urbain (Urban Farming Laboratory - LAC de Lassa) is a production studio working on climate issues and the protection of biodiversity in Bamako. Its team offers training and workshops on sustainable development and urban farming practices, as well as cultural, art and craft-based activities.
The aim of this project is to support image education and the development of digital dissemination resources for Malian cultural assets, by encouraging the practice of pottery. It hopes to promote expertise, raw materials and ceramic-making techniques.
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Jardin d'Afrique Groupe is first and foremost an audiovisual production company specialising in the promotion of local cinema as a vehicle for social peace. Through its productions and caravans, it raises public awareness of national and international themes in the fight against the de-schooling of girls, drugs in schools, inter-community conflicts, etc.
CLAPE.EBURNIE is the abbreviation for "Cinema and Literature in Action for Peace and Development in Eburnia", a mobile socio-educational project that promotes cinema for the development of young pupils and students. Through screenings and debates of the feature film "Kamissa" and the creation of a platform, the aim of the three-year CLAPE.EBURNIE.21-23 touring programme is to engage the whole of Ivorian society in the fight against pregnancy among young pupils and students, which is often the cause of school drop-out.
Digitoonz Afrika
Since 2015, the creative and cultural label Kanarimagik has been producing content to raise awareness, inform and transmit knowledge, using drawings, comics, animated videos and other fun media, in paper or digital format, for young people (boys and girls aged 5 to 18), their families and educational mediators (parents, teachers, etc.).
"Digitoonz Afrika" has the singular ambition of making Senegalese comics known in Africa and in the world via a "Webtoon" platform entirely dedicated to the promotion of these digital works. This project will also enable a hundred or so enthusiasts and professionals from the sector to make themselves known and benefit from comprehensive training on the creation and production of comics (scriptwriting, storyboard development, production of sets and characters, creating vignettes, etc.).
Aw Djigui
Created in 2014, Street Movie encourages access to culture for vulnerable populations, in a commitment to equal opportunities and poverty reduction. Originally created to reduce inequalities through the promotion of street cinema, today the association has developed around the promotion of Malian culture in all its diversity.
"Aw Djigui" is a project to support the development of a local cultural dynamic initiated by the creation of the "Journées Culturelles" of the Street Movie association. Set up in the 1008 Logements district (on the outskirts of Bamako), it aims to support local initiatives, promote traditional crafts, encourage entrepreneurship and vocational training, particularly for young women, in order to make them financially independent.
Foto School
Yamarou Photo is an association of photographers that is helping to consolidate Bamako's position as the capital of African photography, through training and the democratisation of this artistic practice among general public. It aims to create a space for dialogue between young people around photography and to build a framework for meetings between national and international photographers.
"Foto School" is an image education project aimed at schoolchildren. In line with the government's policy of promoting art in schools and colleges, the project aims to strengthen the skills of educational stakeholders (teachers, school administrators, educators, etc.) in visual arts teaching techniques, and to develop image culture and citizenship among young people.
Graine d’espoir
CNA Burkina is part of CNA Africa, a network of associations present in 10 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Mali, Niger, Senegal and France). Its motto is: "Cinema for all, cinema everywhere. "The CNA specialises in communication for behavioural change, focusing on culture as a vehicle for sustainable development.
In addition to training children from underprivileged areas of Ouagadougou in the techniques of shooting animated films, the CNA will create a framework for moving image training and education. Accompanied by Slama Cinéma, a Belgian structure with expertise in training, the "Graine d'espoir" project also plans to train instructors. The short films produced will reflect the children's context and cultural references. They will then be shown during 50 screenings and debates.
Inno – Culture
While TIBI is an NGO is committed to training and artistic creations for the benefit of artists with disabilities, it also participates in international cultural events. Education, performing arts and community development are its main areas of intervention.
"Initiation à l'Innovation Culturelle, Linguistique et d'Ecriture chez la jeune fille dans la région Kara" (Initiation to Cultural, Linguistic and Writing Innovation for Young Girls in the Kara Region) aims to safeguard and enhance the endogenous practices of the peoples of Northern Togo through the promotion of young girls. 100 young women under 25 years of age will thus be able to develop their cultural skills (traditional dances, etc.). They will be interested in their mother tongue (its history and values) and will sharpen their critical thinking skills during an essay competition. The resulting document will be broadcast on YouTube, as will the 50 stories told in their mother tongue and translated into French and English.