MOZALISI-L'SHI

Under the name of MOZALISI, meaning 'creator' in Lingala, Africalia is carrying out an incubation programme for cultural and creative entrepreneurs in Lubumbashi. The MOZALISI-L'SHI programme is implemented together with the incubator UKAMILI Digital City and kicked off in April 2025.

Who?

The aim of the MOZALISI-L'SHI programme is to consolidate Lubumbashi's enterprises operating in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), whose main areas of activity are the creation, development, production, reproduction, promotion, distribution or marketing of goods, services and activities with a cultural, artistic and/or heritage content.

Why?

MOZALISI-L'SHI is founded on the belief that prosperous enterprises play an essential economic role in the structuring and the development of their cultural and creative ecosystem. They support a network of partners and suppliers, create decent employment for youth, and boost economic and social innovation.

What?

Implemented jointly with UKAMILI Digital City, MOZALISI-L'SHI includes a pre-incubation period, followed by the incubation programme itself, expert clinics, and a capitalisation workshop. Participating entrepreneurs receive intensive support to structure and sustain their businesses: the incubation programme, specifically designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs in the sector, will enable them to consolidate their entrepreneurial activities.

All programme long, the entrepreneurs benefit from training modules in business and the CCIs, from group and individual coaching, from creative mentorship, and from access to experts in specific domains. This approach encourages the practical and theoretical integration of the entrepreneurial training modules (such as HR, business plan, accountancy, etc.) and creative modules (such as commercial strategy and digital marketing, resource mobilisation, etc.).In this way, Africalia aims to reinforce the essential role of cultural entrepreneurship in the development of the DRC’s creative ecosystem.