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ON Monday afternoon, International Women’s Day, people gathered online from around the world. People in Mexico and Venezuela had risen early; people in Zimbabwe were clustered around a free wifi spot; in Ghana they were scraping mobile phone data scratch cards to get online and in Cathcart on the South Side of Glasgow they were tethering to phones as Virgin broadband had gone down. Cultures of Sustainable and Inclusive Peace, launched on International Women’s Day, is a £2 million UK award with grant making powers to small and civic institutions tackling violence against women and considering the role women and girls play in building, and sustaining cultural institutions where peace is made and conflict transformed.
January 20, 2021 |
Creative Economy
Safeguarding a creative and cultural moment: The impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s creative sectors
Guest Author
George Gachara
Africa’s cultural renaissance provides huge economic and social benefits that must not be lost in the pandemic. The region’s first dedicated finance and support facility for the creative industries is evaluating transformative solutions.
In the first 20 years of the 21st century, the increasing visibility of cultural and creative industries in cities across Africa has been emblematic of the African renaissance – characterised by the growth of per capita and household incomes, aggressive transformation of urban spaces, rapid adoption of digital communication, growing diaspora remittances and increased foreign direct investments.