Africalia has announced a call for proposals designed to strengthen the cultural and creative ecosystem in Nairobi County by offering diversified cultural goods and strengthening local distribution capacities.

Within its multi-year programme in Kenya, Africalia supports a set of cultural actors and stakeholders who are an integral part of their country’s civil society and work in various artistic and creative fields. These actors are called “creators of change” and include cultural and creative enterprises and organizations, cultural training institutions, cultural incubators, and groups of individual artists brought together under cultural and creative umbrella organizations. As a result, the visibility and creativity of Kenyan artists and their works will be enhanced.

Funding

  • Maximum budget of €20,000 is available.

Eligibility

Open to legal entities operating in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector and headquartered in Nairobi County.

  • Eligible applicants must:
    • Be a legal entity;
    • Be a non-profit organization or cooperative, and be able to prove this by means of approval or a certificate of recognition issued by the province;
    • Have notarized statutes proving its existence for at least two years;
    • Have its head office in Nairobi county;
    • Carry out cultural activities focusing primarily on the dissemination of cultural works;
    • Have already managed one or more projects with a budget equivalent to at least 30% of the amount requested under this call for proposals, and be able to prove this through activity reports, financial reports and bank statements;
    • Be responsible for the preparation and management of funded activities;
    • Have a bank account opened in the name of the organization, and be able to prove this by means of a bank statement;
    • Provide a complete application file, including all required annexes, by the specified deadline.
  • The following types of projects are eligible:
    • Festivals (music festivals, film festivals, dance festivals);
    • Circulation of cultural works and content (traveling exhibitions, tours, etc.);
    • Development of online distribution and websites designed to increase the value of works (audiovisual, fashion, design, crafts, visual arts, heritage, etc.)

Application

To apply, candidates must complete the Google form by December 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm ((GMT+3) Nairobi time) at the latest. 

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For more information, visit Africalia.