Inge Ruigrok

Faustin Linyekula and the esthetics of survival

November 2007 -

With his Studios Kabako, the Congolese choreographer creates a network of cultural centres in Kisangani.

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Ford Foundation

November 2007 -

Combating poverty and promoting justice and democracy are the primary forces behind the largest philanthropic foundation in the world: the Ford Foundation.

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Karim Rida Said Foundation

October 2007 -

The Karim Rida Said Foundation has three focal points: education, development and culture.

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Improved Spanish understanding of Africa with Casa África

September 2007 -

The cultural centre Casa África in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has as its mission to counterbalance the negative image of African refugees in Spain.

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Rockefeller Foundation

September 2007 -

The Rockefeller Foundation, established in 1913, these days devotes particular interest to globalisation.

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Open Society Institute

August 2007 -

The brainchild of American billionaire and political activist George Soros is working on an autonomous and innovative arts sector.

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Aga Khan

July 2007 -

Culture and support for Africa, Latin America and Asia is not the preserve of governments. Large private funds with their own cultural policy operate worldwide. In the past decade the Aga Khan Development Network has grown into one of the largest philanthropic organisations in the world.

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Europe to set up a culture fund for ACP states

July 2007 -

The European Commission intends to set up a culture fund to support the distribution and production of cultural goods in the 78 African nations and the countries in the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP).

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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

June 2007 -

Support for culture in Africa, Asia and Latin American is not the exclusive right of governments. Sizeable private funds with their own cultural policy, such as the Gulbenkian foundation, are operating throughout the world.

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Papua New Guinea

May 2007 -

Papua New Guinea is known to be the most culturally diverse country in the world. More than eight hundred different population groups with their own language live in the archipelago. The country's government faces a complicated challenge: which language will unify the country?

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