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

banner image

Appel ouvert : résidence de recherche GNININI Women au Don Sen Folo - LAB

Home/Non classé/Appel ouvert : résidence de recherche GNININI Women au Don Sen Folo – LAB

Construit dans la tradition et dans le respect de l’environnement, Don Sen Folo – LAB passe par l’humain, en considérant ce qu’il est et ce qu’il a. L’homme doit se réapproprier son histoire et son territoire, et imaginer un monde où il n’y a pas de frontière entre les hommes, entre l’homme et la nature, entre le passé et le présent, entre le Vivant et le Non-Vivant. 

Pour les artistes, faire résidence au Don Sen Folo – LAB, c’est chercher à restaurer un lien avec la population pour faire naître de nouveaux imaginaires communs.C’est replacer l’artiste-citoyen-acteur au cœur de la société. 

GNININI Women c’est un laboratoire pour les jeunes chorégraphes d’Afrique ; c’est aussi un espace ouvert inscrit sur un territoire propice à l’échange et à la rencontre avec les habitants. Un espace où l’art est accessible partout et pour tous comme une promesse, une rêverie, un cadeau. 

Conditions de l’appel à la résidence GNININI Women 

  • Être une femme
  • Présenter un projet de création chorégraphique en espaces communs (espace public).
  • Le projet doit être engagé dans une approche artistique contextuelle, avec ou pour la population locale.
  • Être âgée de moins de 35 ans
  • Être ressortissante d’un pays d’Afrique et résider en Afrique
  • La candidate doit être totalement disponible durant toute la durée de sa résidence (2 mois) et choisir entre les deux options : soit du 8 janvier au 3 mars 2023 (inclus) soit du 1 avril au 26 mai 2023 (inclus).
  • Le projet développé durant la résidence doit obligatoirement déboucher sur une création présentée au public.

Prise en charge des résidents

  • Transport aller retour depuis votre lieu de résidence jusqu’au Don Sen Folo-LAB de Bancoumana au Mali. En bus si vous venez de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, en avion si vous venez d’un autre pays d’Afrique.
  • Logement et nourriture prise en charge durant les deux mois au Don Sen Folo – LAB de Bancoumana.
  • Bourse de travail d’un total de 400 000 francs CFA pour les deux mois de résidence.

N.B : le visa et toute vaccination sont à votre charge. 

Comment postuler ?

Envoyer par mail en français ou en anglais à l’adresse [email protected], en y joignant : 

  • Une proposition de projet de création chorégraphique en espace public ne dépassant pas 2 pages et incluant les perspectives concrètes concernant la diffusion de cette création.
  • Un CV
  • Une photographie
  • Un lien vidéo d’une performance chorégraphique
  • Une lettre de recommandation 

 La date limite de candidature est fixée au 22 décembre 2023.

Seules les personnes sélectionnées seront contactées. Les résultats seront annoncés sur les réseaux sociaux et sur notre site internet www.donsenfolo.com.

À propos de GNININI Women

Gninini Women est soutenu par l’organisation Stichting Doen, l’Institut français de Paris et le Centre Culturel Kôrè Ségou, le projet GIZ Donko Ni Maaya, la direction du développement et de la coopération représentée par le bureau de la coopération suisse au Mali, et par la fédération Founoufounou.

C’est un programme ACP-UE CULTURE (Afrique de l’Ouest) – AWA , avec la contribution financière de l’Union européenne et le support du secrétariat de l’Organisation des États d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (OEACP).

newsletter banner

Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter

Follow us on social media