Art and development

Brazilian craftsmanship project wins Development Marketplace 2003

January 2004 -

Not the local development authorities but the local inhabitants themselves are often the ones to present the most effective solution to a development problem. With this idea in mind, the World Bank organises the Global Development Marketplace once every 12 to 18 months.

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Culture as a weapon against AIDS

December 2003 -

A Theatre, soap operas and music have proven to be effective tools for informing young people about HIV and AIDS in the countries of Africa.

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Sharjah Award for Arabian culture presented

October 2003 -

Moroccan author Ben Salem Himmich and Bosnian professor Esad Durakovic were presented with the Unesco Sharjah Award for Arabian Culture.

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PULSE: artists in social projects

September 2003 -

The South African collective PULSE has invited artists to participate in Hive, a project for Aids victims.

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Brazilian girls learn to break through taboos with photos and video

September 2003 -

Photographing their living environment forces girls to think about the role patterns in which they grew up. That is the idea behind this new initiative.

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Next 5 Minutes links art and politics

September 2003 -

The Next 5 Minutes festival, to be held from 11 through 14 September in the Balie in Amsterdam, continually blurs the interface between art/culture, development, activism and media technology.

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Helping build Colombia’s future with hiphop

August 2003 -

At the end of July the Enlace Hiphop School was officially presented to the public in the centre of Bogotá. Workshops offer Colombian young people a way out of poverty and social problems.

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Training in radio production in Africa

August 2003 -

Radio Nederland Training Centre has started trainings for radio producers in Senegal, Sierra Leone and Guinee-Bissau.

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Poems for pure coffee

July 2003 -

During the Poetry International festival at the end of June Hivos began its coffee poems offensive. The Objective: to improve conditions for labourers on coffee plantations.

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Theatre by Senegalese street children in Amsterdam

July 2003 -

Enfants de Nuit, a piece presented by Senegalese street children, has made quite an impression during the annual Holland Festival in Amsterdam.

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