Deadline: 17-Aug-22
The second call for the ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa): Ignite Culture is now open for applications.
This grant was designed to enable organizations to successfully develop new ventures, programs and projects for their target communities and demographics, which will go a long way to making their own work and the work of their target communities more sustainable.
Implemented by HEVA , in partnership with the British Council Kenya with the financial contribution of the European Union, and with further support from the Organisation of African, Carribean and Pacific Group of States (OACPS).
Objectives
The overall objective of the ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa): Ignite Culture is to contribute to the economic and social development of Eastern African states, through the growth and development of the cultural and creative sectors. Specifically, it seeks to:
- Strengthen the creative and cultural ecosystem in which practitioners and organizations operate in Eastern Africa;
- Improve the access and visibility of the diverse creative and cultural sectors in Eastern Africa;
- Promote economic growth of the creative and cultural sector in the Eastern Africa region.
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for grant funding of between €30,000 to €180,000. For the purpose of application this is divided into three tiers:
- Tier 1 – Applicants can apply for a fixed amount of €30,000
- Tier 2 – Applicants may apply for up to €90,0000
- Tier 3 – Applicants may apply for up to €180,000
Types of Activities
- Increasing the quality and/or quantity of creative and cultural goods and/or services.
- Improving the visual literacy of audiences, the visibility of makers and access to new markets for creative and cultural goods and services from Eastern Africa.
- Building appropriate, industry-ready skills and capacity for young people entering the creative and cultural sectors.
- Improving the capacity and knowledge of Eastern African creative and cultural practitioners on policy, legal and financing frameworks impacting the sector and increasing their ability to advocate for more supportive policy and legal structures.
Target Groups
- The ACP-EU Culture Programme (Eastern Africa), also known as Ignite Culture, aims to contribute to the economic and social development of Eastern Africa through the growth and development of the creative and cultural sectors.
- The primary target groups of the fund are creative and cultural organizations and businesses which produce creative and cultural goods and/or services, and/or develop programmatic interventions for the sector, such as:
- Creative and cultural businesses and organizations
- Educational and training institutions (with an existing or planned focus on creative and cultural industry curriculum development and research)
- Creative and cultural associations and industry bodies.
- Digital hubs and incubators (with an existing or planned focus on creative and cultural industries)
- Digital content and platform developers (with an existing or planned focus on creative and cultural industry content development and distribution)
- Civil society and advocacy groups (with a focus on creative and cultural industry emergent issues)
- Think tanks (with a focus on creative and cultural industry emergent issues)
- Public or government organizations and local authorities
- Cultural institutes, museums, art centres, agencies, collectives, consortias and groups
- Applicant organizations may be registered as the following entities; Limited Liability Partnerships, Registered Companies (Public and Private), Non-governmental Organisations, Charities, Chartered Institutions of Learning, Associations, Societies, Sole Proprietorships, Trust/Foundations, Government Bodies/Parastatals, Philanthropists and Media.
- Successful applicants from these groups will have demonstrated linkages to final beneficiaries who are creative and cultural practitioners, young people, women, marginalised and minority groups, as well as local and regional governments of Eastern Africa and the wider audience of consumers of creative and cultural goods and services.
Eligible Countries
- The primary purpose of all projects awarded funding under this programme must be the growth and development of the cultural and creative sectors of one or more of the following fourteen (14) Eastern African countries: Burundi, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
- The lead applicants must be from one of these countries and the project activities will need to benefit target populations in the ACP countries in the region. Lead applicants may apply with co-applicants from another African country, (including those outside the group of 14 eligible countries in Eastern Africa) or an EU state.
- They may also partner with any of the following countries outside Eastern Africa:
- ACP Western Africa region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Libera, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo;
- ACP Central Africa region: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe (STP), and Chad;
- ACP Southern Africa region: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- An EU member state: (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.)
Eligibility Criteria
- The lead applicant organization must be registered, domiciled and operational in at least one of the 14 target countries, with the directors resident in the country. The lead applicant may have a co-applicant from any other eligible African country, or an EU member state country.
- The lead applicant organization must demonstrate that a minimum 51% ownership (by shareholding/directorship) is held by citizens of any one of the 14 eligible countries of the Eastern Africa region.
- The lead applicant organization must demonstrate that it was registered no later than 31st December 2017.
- The lead applicant organization must have audited statements either for a half year period or full year period for the year 2017 and/or 2018.
- The lead applicant organization must have directly implemented 50% within the creative and cultural sector the amount of the grant requested, at any time between Jan 2017 and December 2018.
- The lead applicant organization must be working in any of the following value chains:
- Cultural and Natural Heritage: Museums, archeological and historical places, cultural landscapes, natural heritage, archives, cultural preservation work, cultural food and cuisine, hair, beauty and cosmetic products
- Performance and Celebration: Performing arts, recorded music, festivals (music, film, theatre, poetry etc), fairs, feasts
- Cultural Infrastructure: Physical infrastructure, digital infrastructure
- Visual Arts and Crafts: Fine arts, photography, crafts
- Books and Press: Books, newspapers and magazines, other printed matter, e-books, physical libraries, virtual libraries, book fairs Audio Visual and Interactive
- Media: Film, TV, radio, podcasting, vlogging, video games , Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and new media
- Design and Creative Services: Fashion, apparel and accessories design, interior design and decorative home, graphic design, architecture
- Creative and Cultural Education: Training, workshops, curriculum development
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: Oral traditions and expressions, rituals, languages, social practices, food and cuisine practices, hair, beauty and cosmetic practices
For more information, visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/east-africa-arts/ignite-culture