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

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Cheikh Lô et Bideew Bou Bess s’engagent contre l’apatridie

Home/Non classé/Cheikh Lô et Bideew Bou Bess s’engagent contre l’apatridie

« Je veux m’associer au HCR et apporter ma voix pour la lutte contre l’apatridie  », déclare Cheikh Lô, artiste de renommée internationale, désigné en 2015, meilleur artiste World Music Expo (Womex). « En Europe, les animaux ont des documents d’identité et même des passeports pour leur permettre de voyager » ironise Cheikh Lô pour montrer l’importance de la documentation et les raisons de son engagement.

Ce sexagénaire aux dreadlocks abondants a 40 ans de musique derrière lui. Sa musique allie à la fois reggae, funk et des sonorités rythmiques sénégalaises ce qui la rend spéciale. Connu au Sénégal pour son franc-parler, il intervient sur des sujets variés, et dit lutter contre l’injustice sociale. « Il faut une volonté politique pour résoudre la question de l’apatridie  ».

Tout comme Cheikh Lô, le Groupe Bideew Bou Bess, qui signifie « nouvelle étoile »  en Wolof (langue la plus parlée au Sénégal), souhaite accompagner également le HCR dans ce combat qu’il juge juste. Dans une chanson intitulée « I Belong »  réalisée spécialement dans le cadre de cette campagne de lutte contre l’apatridie, les trois frères – Baidi, Mactar et Ibrahima – qui composent le groupe décrivent dans un texte poignant, soutenu par une mélodie rap et R&B, la situation des apatrides et appellent à éradiquer ce fléau.

« Le phénomène est assez grave et il faut que toutes les voix s’unissent pour l’éradiquer », affirme Baidi. Bideew Bou Bess est résolument engagé dans le domaine social au Sénégal et participe régulièrement à des activités de sensibilisations sur les questions d’éducation, de santé à côté des organisations non -gouvernementales ou tout simplement auprès des populations.

“C’est une belle contribution et une bonne opportunité de continuer à mettre l’accent sur l’apatridie que nous offrent ces talentueux artistes” se réjouit Emmanuelle Mitte, spécialiste des questions d’apatridie au bureau régional du HCR à Dakar. « Nous ne les remercierons jamais assez pour cet engagement et espérons qu’avec ce soutien, la voix de ces centaines de milliers d’individus en Afrique de l’Ouest qui vivent dans l’ombre sera entendue ».

Ce panel de haut niveau avait été ouvert par le Ministre de l’intégration Africaine du NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) et de la Promotion de la Bonne Gouvernance M. Khadim Diop.

D’autres personnalités importantes de la société civile au Sénégal en occurrence Mme Maimouna Baldé, Directrice du Centre Guindi, Mme Fatoumata Gueye Ndiaye, Présidente de l’Association des Femmes Juristes, Mme Sophie Faye, Responsable du Refuge Pikine et l’ONG Village Pilote ont pris une part active à cette rencontre, ansi que biensûr des membres du HCR.  Dix millions de personnes sont apatrides dans le monde, dont un million en Afrique de l’Ouest.

Cet article a été initialement publié sur le site du HCR le 03Mars 2016.

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