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Helping build Colombia’s future with hiphopAt 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. >>> South Africa pleads for the use of indigenous languagesReading materials must appear in indigenous languages. That is the conclusion of the Annual Congress of the International Association of School Librarianship in Durban, South Africa. >>> Elmina: cultural legacy as the engine for economic growthFive international culture projects have received subsidies from the HGIS culture budget (Homogeneous Group for International Collaboration). Over three hundred thousand euros will go to the Elmina Cultural Heritage and Management Program. >>> Cesária Évora UN named ambassador to fight hungerThe internationally known singer Cesária Évora from Africa has been appointed Food Ambassador for the United Nations. >>> Ivory Coast resumes a cultural lifeEven though after ten months of war the Ivory Coast has its hands full disarming the combatants, the country’s cultural life is beginning to bounce back. >>> World heritage in dangerThe Commission for World heritage held its 27th meeting this month. Azerbaijan, Ivory Coast and Nepal were all reprimanded for failing to properly care for world heritage sites in their countries. >>> Training in radio production in AfricaRadio Nederland Training Centre has started trainings for radio producers in Senegal, Sierra Leone and Guinee-Bissau. >>> |
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