The Power of Culture

From its earliest days of independence, Ghana has kept culture high on the agenda. Primary focus was placed on promoting African culture to soothe the pain of the colonial past.

Cultural policy in South-eastern Europe.

The cultural policy of the new South Africa, if anything, had to be democratic. In November 1994, the Arts and Culture Task Group initiated a large-scale consultation process with the people of South Africa.

Uganda's cultural policy, established in 2003, links the arts to social development. Culture has been integrated into the national plan to combat poverty.

According to Madhusree Dutta from India, appropriate cultural policies are a necessity in today's world.

The Tanzanian culture policy, 'Sera Ya Utamaduni', is compiled in Swahili. With which the Ministry of Education and Culture directly puts its primary objective into actual practice: promoting publications in the country’s language.