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Democratic Republic of Congo: Africalia supprts four local organizations:
Kin Label : promotion of comics
TACCEMS : The group TACCEMS is a center of creation, exchange and show design based
in Kisangani. This non-for profit organization brings together artists from different backgrounds
concerned about the creation, the spread and promotion of cultural work.
The Tarmac des Auteurs strive for universal access to the arts and the works of contemporary
authors through training, dissemination and awareness
Kenya: four partners, funded by Africalia, are involved in differents aspects of culture:
Hot Sun Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
They provide the way to the children of the slum to share their stories with the world. Through
videos, films, stories, theatre and music the trainees of the Kibera Film School capture all the
color and variety of their lives and their community.
Slum TV is a grassroots media organisation based in Mathare, a large slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
The basic premise behind the project is to provide the community of Mathare with a means of
documenting and representing what is happening in the neighbourhood, primarily for the local
audience, but also for an international public.
The Mwelu Foundation is a self-help group operating in the Mathare Valley slum of Nairobi, its
is to nurture the talent of children in the poorest communities of Nairobi by providing training in
creative arts and essential life skills. By providing children with a voice and promoting
education they hope to break the cycle of poverty and violence that exists in their
communities.
KURUKA MAISHA (“jump into life”) is an Arts School for Street Children. It was developed on
the premise that artistic activities help Street Children in numerous ways. The school offers
classes in visual arts and performing arts such as Acrobatics, African traditional and
contemporary dance, Capoiera, Drama, Fine art and Music.
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