Deadline: 2 September 2016
The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), with the support of International Organization of the Francophonie, is offering a limited number of scholarships participation in a training IFCCD on strengthening capacity of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity francophone Africa, meeting in Bamako, Mali, from 13 to 16 November 2016.
The Malian Coalition for Cultural Diversity (CMDC) sought the support of the Federation in the framework of its project development workshops of the Plan of Actions 2017 – 2021 which aims to strengthen its action and professionalization capacity Malian cultural sector.
IFCCD intends to build his project around these two concurrent meetings in order to contribute to building coalitions for cultural diversity in Francophone Africa. The meeting in Bamako is part of the continuing training courses organized by the IFCCD (Ouagadougou 2011: implementation of the 2015 Convention, Brussels 2013: building projects and operators in francophone Africa).
Benefits
- International transportation costs
- Accommodation
- Per Diem for the duration of stay
- Cost visa: a visa for Mali is required for all nationals of non-member countries of ECOWAS (are exempt from visas, citizens of member countries of the OIF following: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte ivory, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo).
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a national of one of the OIF member countries (mentioned below).
- And member of a national coalition for cultural diversity in Africa or representative of an organization that adhered to the Federation as an associate member.
- And speak French, language in which the meeting will take place.
How to Apply
Applicants must send their application electronically though the given website and also submit the required documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter of maximum two pages, including the following:
- A brief inventory of cultural policy in your country;
- An overview of the activities you engage in favor of cultural policy in your country;
- The actions that you undertake after training to disseminate the information received and the skills acquired;
- Letter of Support from the National Coalition for Cultural Diversity in your country and / or professional association represented.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belgium, French Community of Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, New Brunswick, Quebec, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
For more information, please visit IFCCD Project in Mali.