Deadline: 12-Jul-23
With the view to support cultural industries and artistic creation and to promote cultural rights in Lebanon, UNESCO is launching a call solicitating local NGOs engaged in the cultural and creative industries to submit joint proposals for the creation and development of collaborative cultural activities.
Objectives
This project has three main objectives:
- Support the creation and development of cultural activities across Lebanon outside the municipality Beirut and enhance the employability and entrepreneurial skills of young artists and cultural professionals by:
- creating opportunities for young artists and cultural professionals to work alongside experienced professionals.
- transferring know-how and skills in design, management, programming, scriptwriting, directing and producing among others.
- creating networking opportunities across domains thus creating a new dynamic for future collaborations and a collective response to the challenges facing creative people.
- Promote social reconciliation and give voice to young artists by supporting:
- Collaborative activities produced in a region and presented in at least one other region with the aim of promoting understanding and respecting diversity.
- Promoting the rights of participation and access to culture for people with disabilities by supporting activities:
- integrating people with disabilities and encouraging them to participate and enjoy cultural life.
- accessible and adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.
- Sensitizing cultural actors by advocating through arts for the social inclusion of vulnerable populations.
Eligible Sectors: performing arts, audiovisuals arts and interactive media.
Funding Information
- Maximum budget: US$40,000 per collaborative activity with a balanced distribution between the partners.
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals shall:
- Include activities in creation, production, and distribution/diffusion of cultural and creative industries.
- be presented by at least two or more local NGOs engaged in the Cultural and Creative Industries, registered in Lebanon and based in at least two different regions (no more than one based in Beirut).
- have a timetable of maximum 10 months.
- integrate participation and access of people with disabilities.
For more information, visit UNESCO.