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HoLLanD IN INDONESIA
Preserving Heritage and culture
By: PauL PEtErs, nEthErlanDs EmBassy
Through the
Press and
Cultural Affairs
department,
the Embassy
offers possibilities for
funding of small projects
in the field of:
1. Shared Heritage (SHF)
The Shared Heritage Fund is
concerned with conservation,
use, management and
visibility of the shared Dutch-
Indonesian cultural heritage.
The programme includes a
strong component of training,
education, capacity building,
or exchange of knowledge.
Recent projects include the
rehabilitation of the clock
tower in Bukitinggi and
consultancy on the renovation
of the History Museum (Old
Town Hall) at Fatahillah
Square.
2. Culture & Development
(C&O)
The programme supports
projects for the promotion of
the cultural identity by giving
special attention to the arts
sector and to preservation of
cultural heritage by means
of training and education or
strengthening the cultural
infrastructure in Indonesia. A
case in point is the One Dollar
For Music project, providing
young musicians in Bali and
Lombok with opportunities to
carve out a career.
3. Sport & Development
(S&O)
This programme is aimed
at strengthening the sports
infrastructure of Indonesia
as a way to contribute to the
development of Indonesia.
The focus is on youth, girls
and women, the promotion
of understanding and
cooperation between different
groups in society, and
capacity building. The Fund
Inaugural ceremony of rehabilitated Clock Tower in Bukittinggi,
22 December 2010
Officials actively promoting women’s wheelchair tennis marking the conclusion of an Embassy sports project, including
Professor dr Haryono Suryono, chair of the Indonesian National Council for Social Welfare and Mrs Ariani Soekanwo,
chairperson of the Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities (standing on the right)
for Sports and Development
has been used to support
specific groups like athletes
with a mental disability,
women’s wheelchair tennis,
deaf badminton players and
kampung kids.
4. Cultural co-operation
projects initiated by
Indonesian cultural
organisations (PCAP)
Through this programme
support is given to small
initiatives such as the
organisation of seminars, the
publication of books about
cultural and historical topics
and various exhibitions and
performances related do
Dutch culture.
For more information
and application forms please
consult the website: http://
indonesia.nlembassy.org
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF NETHERLANDS EMBASSY.
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