NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

Kim Makumbe

Kim Makumbe

Other, Solo artists
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Harare, Zimbabwe

In operation since:

2019

Contact person:

Kim Makumbe

BIO

The fast-rising superstar is blessed with powerful, soulful vocals and lyrical prowess that
capture her audiences and take them on a musical journey of love, adventure, struggle or even
pain depending on the song. Hers is a voice that cannot be ignored.

As she asserts herself in the Zimbabwean music landscape, with the confidence that they will
spread to the region, continent and ultimately across the globe, her vision is to become a
steady and impactful voice for a generation bombarded by a multitude of confusing and
conflicting voices. With her impactful song Time making it to the BBC Radio Leicester
playlist and her feature with ExQ, ‘Mashoko’, making waves in the music scene as well as
her performances on notable platforms such as Unplugged, Jacaranda Music Festival and The
State House, she is right on the path of its fulfillment.

The ‘Ndendichitodawo’ hit maker has been featured by the popular music blog,
earGROUND, as a powerful voice to be reckoned with, has been interviewed on the Zim-UK
online radio station, Pamtengo Radio and she closed off the fourth edition of the Star FM
‘Listener’s Choice Awards’ 2022 with an electrifying performance. She also made
appearances on ZBC, ZTN Prime, 3Ktv and NRTV. In 2023, she was nominated for the Best
RnB and Soul category of the Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) and Best Alternative Act at
the Changamire Hip Hop Awards.
Kim Makumbe also participated in the successful award-winning CBZ launch campaign for
Zikicash, alongside Master H in May 2024 and several other commercial adverts.

This vocal sensation is an active participant of the British Council sponsored Scripts & Bars
program run by Kay Media Africa and she graduated as a member of Godwin Tom’s Music
Business Academy for Africa Class of 2022. Kim is currently the MBA for Africa partner to
Zimbabwe, spreading music business knowledge to her fellow artists.

Already, Kim has begun to demonstrate such maturity in her song writing as demonstrated by
her current Discography.

 UNDIROTE (ft. Karville, 2025)
 Drowning (ft Nyasha David, 2024)
 Ndendichitodawo (2024)
 Crush (2024)
 Mashoko (ExQ ft Kim Makumbe, 2023)
 Must Be Love (2023)
 Ndazvipira (2023)
 Body (2022)
 Baesty (2022)
 Time (2021)
 Nobody’s Business (2021)
 Sheego (2020)
 Do You (2019)

Her impeccable songwriting skills and creative contributions have also been recognized by
other established artists, and her portfolio as a lyricist is growing by the day as she continues
to write for other singers in and outside Zimbabwe.

Outside of her scientific genius and being a musical powerhouse, Kim’s versatility is seen in
her other skills
 Voice Over Artist
 Karaoke hosting
 Acting
 Modeling
 Copy writing
 MCing and Event Direction
 Motivational Speaking.

Contacts:
For Bookings, contact Management
[email protected]

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