CALL IN PROGRESS : Discover our call for young singers in Mbuji-Mayi here !
The Jeunesse Créative project, is a centralized intervention led in Kinshasa, DRC by the Belgian bilateral cooperation agency EnabelThe initiative aims to enhance the potential of young people, both in terms of training and economic integration as well as socio-cultural development. It constitutes the second part of pillar 1 of the Enabel 2023-2027 strategy.
Africalia is implementing a part of the project focused on theaccess to culture for young people aged 12 to 35By strengthening the services of cultural operators, the project aims to broaden their access to quality (socio)cultural activities, while enabling better economic integration of those active in the sector.
Our action within the framework of Youth includes a course oftargeted cultural management support for cultural operators, as well as a music project for young artists and capacity building for cultural spaces. Managed from the capital, activities are deployed in four cities: Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi.
Context
The DRC presents a rich and creative cultural scene, but the potential of the cultural sector is hampered by numerous material and symbolic obstacles. Among other things, the lack of intersectoral partnerships and the insufficient visibility of the arts in particular are preventing culture from boosting economic and social development and from fostering social cohesion.
Mbuji-Mayi Music Project
Africalia and Enabel have launched a call for applications for the music project in Mbuji-Mayi as part of Jeunesse Créative. The 10 young singers selected will benefit from a series of managerial and artistic modules with the aim of production of a collective albumThe call thus aims to strengthen music professionals, promote synergies and structure the musical ecosystem of Kasai.
Support course for cultural operators
Following a call for expressions of interest launched in October 2024, 15 cultural operators from Kinshasa, Kisangani, and Lubumbashi were selected for a cultural management support program. They are undergoing a series of training courses to strengthen the skills of their organizations in various key areas for the cultural and creative industries, such as cultural administration, intellectual property, resource mobilization, etc.
Discover the participating operators here!
