Introductory Session to the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity

The International Fund for Cultural Diversity, closely linked to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, supports government agencies and civil society organizations in projects that lead to structural change through the introduction and/or elaboration of policies and strategies that have a direct effect on the creation, production and distribution of and access to a diversity of cultural expressions including cultural goods, services and activities in any form, such as music, theatre, audiovisual or design, among others.

The primary objective of the workshop is to provide practitioners in Viet Nam with updated information about and guidelines for applying for the IFCD 2016 (the official Call for Submissions to the IFCD 2016 will be released in late January 2016). Interested parties are recommended to consult the IFCD 2015 brochure and the official website of the IFCD.

In addition, the gathering is also dedicated to working with practitioners to identify capacity gaps that need to be bridged in order for young professionals to thrive in the creative industries and the concrete ways to address these gaps with the seed funds mobilized by UNESCO Ha Noi in 2016. The discussion will focus on the development of the training content and the modality of implementation.

In order to facilitate discussions at the workshop, participants are advised to review the IFCD 2015 brochure (the 2016 brochure will be disseminated in early February) and brainstorm potential proposals for funding prior to the workshop. Equally important, we request your support to filling out the questionnaire on training needs assessment, which will also be discussed at the workshop.

The deadline for registering for this introductory session is 14 February 2016. A tentative agenda of the session can be accessed here. To complete the registration process and fill in the survey, please click here.

For more information, please contact:

• Nguyen Thanh Van, Programme Officer in Culture, UNESCO Ha Noi, Email: nt.van@unesco.org, Tel: (04) 3747 0275 (ext 37)