Africa-Press – Angola. THE Sound Connects Fund has invited local creatives and cultural organisations to apply for the Sound Connects Fund. The fund availed by The Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF), in partnership with Goethe-Institute, is a multifaceted initiative aimed at accelerating development and increasing the capacity of the cultural and creative sectors in Southern Africa. “The fund is aimed at accelerating development in Southern Africa, while increasing the capacities of practitioners in the region.
It support projects across a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, performing arts, visual arts, animation, film, gaming, photography and videography,” said the foundation’s spokesperson Linda Kaoma.
This is now the second call for grant applications, following the first cycle last year.
The new call for applications is now open and will close on April 15. Kaoma explained that the fund strategically sought to support projects and activities in the cultural and creative sector that; facilitate the rapid production and distribution of high-quality goods within and outside the Southern African region.
“The intention is also to increase capacities among professionals, support rapid mobility and exchange among creators, enhance access to new markets, develop visual literacy (especially among underrepresented groups), promote advocacy, aimed at protecting the interests of creators and support the existence of sustainable financing structures,” she said.
Since last year till 2024, the fund will award grants worth US$3.4m (E51 198 985) and offer a robust capacity-building programme to the value of €570 000 (E9 417 825) to eligible creative and cultural industry organisations in nine SADC countries.
Those countries are namely; Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The spokesperson further made it known that those eligible will strategically seek to support projects and activities in the cultural and creative sector that; facilitate the rapid production and distribution of high-quality goods within and outside the Southern African region.
“We increase capacities among professionals, support rapid mobility and exchange among creators, enhance access to new markets, develop visual literacy (especially among underrepresented groups), promote advocacy aimed at protecting the interests of creators, support the existence of sustainable financing structures,” said Kaoma.
Interested organisations are urged to visit the Sound Connects Fund website for more information about the fund and the application process.
You can also watch an in-depth video discussion about the Sound Connects Fund on MIAF’s Facebook Page and the How to Apply video on MIAF’s Youtube channel.
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