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Safeguarding the collection of the Manuscript Library of the Sawani community A project by Bunkassa Beyrey Association The Association Bunkassa Beyrey (pour la sauvegarde et la valorisation du patrimoine culturel) will safeguard the collection of the Manuscript Library of the Sawani community. The Sawani village is located in the Sinder community in the Tillabéri region of Niger (50km from the border with Mali) and its inhabitants came from Mali in 1810 as refugees. To the community, this is their first and most important library, consisting mostly of original manuscripts written by the local ulema. The manuscripts concern mostly their views on religion, social life and organization of the community and have great historic importance to the local community. The library is owned by the family of Iman Elhadji Oumarou Issifi de Sawani. It is now under threat of jihadists crossing the border from Mali and destroying villages and cultural heritage. The horrible crimes of the jihadists cause villagers to flee, leaving the manuscripts behind. The manuscripts are in such instances under great threat of destruction. Occasionally, there is other, inter-communal violence (mostly between Touaregs and other groups). Therefore, the Assocation aims to train the keepers of the library; purchase materials for quick evacuation; secure the premises; and set up an emergency plan. Activities:

• Risk and Damage Assessment of the Manuscripts.

• Identifying and understanding the situation of the collection and other manuscripts in their direct context to ensure the effectiveness and immediate implementation of the manuscript rescue project.

• Organization of the collection to prepare for an emergency situation and evacuation, including inventorying, cataloguing, cleaning, packaging, and proper storage. Also, improving the security situation of the library to protect it in the event of an attack.

• Prospecting of the field to ensure long-term preservation of the manuscripts: engaging with the local community to raise awareness on the importance of the preservation of the manuscripts and to teach them about manuscript preservation, identifying the factors important for long-term preservation, and the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation committee for the project.

• Training of 30 local experts to prepare for emergency situations and the scenario of the emergency evacuation.

• Local network and capacity building workshop – training of 30 manuscript owners and caretakers of the library on the preservation of their manuscripts, and to prepare for the potential evacuation.

• Development of the Emergency Plan – identification of methodology, planning and task division in case of emergency. Purchase of material.
Next Generation Open Call for Proposals 2018-2020 Supporting projects by and for young people The Next Generation is a programme created specifically for and with young people (ages 15-30). Through this programme we sought applications for one-year projects _for_ and _by_ young people to build more inclusive, open-minded societies and provide safe spaces for young people to create their own narratives which can help people see their world in new and different ways. The 2018 call was open to applications from DAC-listed countries in Africa and the Middle East, the 2019 call to applications from DAC-listed countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the 2020 call to applications from DAC-listed countries in Asia and Eastern Europe.

The Next Generation Calls for Proposals focus specifically on the following outcomes of the Prince Claus Fund's Theory of Change:

1. Alternative narratives: Stories that lead to greater understanding; stories that are seldom heard, that differ from a dominant narrative, that reveal a more complex reality;
2. Growth of individuals and organisations: Activities that strengthen the confidence and competence of cultural practitioners.

​ Supporting approximately 20 art projects by organizations and individuals working with and for young people in DAC-listed countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and thereby:

1. Amplifying the voices of young people and creating safe spaces where they can use arts and culture to imagine and explore different ways of being;
2. Promoting the importance of the next generation of women and men;
3. Promoting critical thinking;
4. Inspiring the next generation to develop and share quality alternative narratives\*\*Alternative narratives are stories that are seldom heard, that differ from a dominant narrative, that reveal a more complex reality. Quality alternative narratives are defined as being Rigorous, Original, Transformative, Context-specific (relevant to youth) and Inclusive (especially regarding gender identity). 1. Young people (now aged 15 - 30) living and working in DAC-listed countries;
2. Arts and cultural organisations that work with young people to build more inclusive, open-minded societies and provide safe spaces for young people to create their own narratives.
Platohedro Next Generation Partnerships Platohedro is a conceptual, creative, collaborative platform or alternative art school. It offers art and technology as an alternative to the violence in the city of Medellin for at-risk youth. It has developed a pedagogical method based on artistic creation and experimentation, and the permanent investigation of free culture and self-learning. In the next 3 years Platohedro proposes 6 activities, all developed by and for the (young) participants. These activities are part of their existing curriculum. With the NextGen grant they wish to bring these activities to a higher level and add new aspects to them.

These activities feed into each other, based on the concept of self-learning. ​

- Offer a safe space and opportunities for (at-risk) youth in Medellin to express and develop themselves freely through arts and culture, addressing gender and violence related issues.
- Invest in the younger staff members of Platohedro, preparing them for more leading, management positions.
- Offer meaningful international exchanges with relevant cultural practitioners for the young participants of the activities (who are living in a rather closed, self-referenced city).
- Develop and strengthen the entrepreneurial, artistic projects of the participants of the activities into sustainable initiatives.
- Invest in improved programs and processes (in content, supplies, infrastructure and sustainability), replicable methodologies, and a digital platform for youth initiatives (for visibility and encouraging exchanges).

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Mobility Fund 2019 Supporting the cross-cultural exchange of young and upcoming artists and cultural practitioners MOBILITY FUND:

The Prince Claus Fund’s Mobility Fund supports the cross-cultural exchange of talented artists and cultural practitioners. 

By covering travel costs for artistic and cultural mobility, such as economy class plane or train tick-ets, the Mobility Fund assists in the professional growth and networking abilities of those it supports. It is specifically intended for young and upcoming artists and cultural practitioners (in the first 10 years of their career) living in and traveling from countries listed in the DAC list. The Mobility Fund does not include accommodation, visa, transfer or per diem costs.

The Mobility Fund is open throughout the year to receive applications.

Attention is given to gender and diversity, to more or less equal numbers of South-South and South-North travel and to first time travelers.

SECOND, SPECIAL CALL IN 2019:

In 2019, the Prince Claus Fund in cooperation with Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is issuing a second mobility call specifically for artists and cultural practitioners from the following Asian countries:

Bangladesh - Pakistan - Cambodia - Philippines - Lao DPR - Vietnam - Myanmar - China - India - Kazakhstan - Indonesia - Malaysia - Mongolia - Thailand.

The Prince Claus Fund and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) are equal opportunity organisations and especially encourage women and minority groups to apply for this call. Through this joint collaboration with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) we specifically look to support travel within Asia and between the above listed Asian countries and Europe. Few opportunities for cultural practitioners in DAC-listed countries. Every year the Prince Claus Fund issues an open call: The Mobility Fund. Through this open call, talented young and upcoming cultural practitioners from DAC-listed countries can apply for a grant which compensates for their travel costs to enable them to participate in international cultural events, conferences, workshops, residencies (etc.).
The Mobility Fund does not include accommodation, visa, transfer or per diem costs. Without the Mobility Fund at least 150 talented young and upcoming cultural practitioners from DAC-listed countries per year are deprived of the possibility for international exchange and professional growth. 1. Increasing mobility to enhance professional growth and networking abilities for young and upcoming cultural practitioners from DAC-listed countries globally;
2. Enhancing intercultural dialogue and understanding;
3. Enhance South-South exchange. Talented young and upcoming cultural practitioners from DAC-listed countries.
Prince Claus Awards 2019-2020 Honouring people and organisations for achievements in  culture and development Today, in a ceremony at the Royal Palace Amsterdam, HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands presented seven Prince Claus Awards for outstanding achievement in the field of culture and development. Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrix, Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel of the Netherlands were in attendance, as well as government representatives and international and Dutch guests. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag spoke at the ceremony.

HRH Prince Constantijn, Chair of the Board of the Prince Claus Fund, presented the Awards to:

**Kamala Ibrahim Ishag**, Principal Prince Claus Laureate, Visual artist, Sudan

**Ambulante**, Prince Claus Laureate, Documentary film organisation, Mexico

**Mariam Kamara**, Prince Claus Laureate, Architect, Niger

**Bill Kouélany**, Prince Claus Laureate, Visual artist, writer, Congo-Brazzaville

**Djamila Ribeiro**, Prince Claus Laureate, Philosopher, Brazil

**Anocha Suwichakornpong**, Prince Claus Laureate, Filmmaker, Thailand

**Mónica Ojeda Franco**, Next Generation Laureate, Writer, Ecuador

​ **All over the world there are extraordinary people active in the cultural field, many are working in areas where cultural expression faces challenges. Each year we honour a select group of these individuals and organisations whose excellent work is having a positive impact on their societies.**

Prince Claus laureates work in countries where the Prince Claus Fund is active. Their activities may be in a single discipline, or a combination of multiple forms of expression. Whatever the form, their work inspires and enlightens; it draws people together; it stimulates new ways of thinking, tells stories that are outside the dominant discourse, and makes a difference in people’s lives.

To select the Prince Claus laureates, we start by inviting cultural experts from our global network to submit nominations. Each nominee is researched and second opinions are requested. The Prince Claus Awards Committee, an independent committee of experts, draws up a shortlist which is further researched.

The Awards Committee then makes a final selection which is presented to the Prince Claus Fund Board for approval. The laureates are announced in September each year.
Kaduna Branch of the National Archives of Nigeria a projoect by King's College London The Kaduna branch of the National Archives of Nigeria (in the North) holds an important collection of historical records, which are of great value to the local community as well as to researchers all over the world. It tells the story of 80-100 million Nigerians and includes important Islamic manuscripts. A leak in the roof of the building endangers the preservation of these important manuscripts and documents. Dr. Vincent Hiribarren of King’s College London, who has often consulted the archives for his research, requests a grant to repair the roof and to rebox and reshelve the documents, in cooperation with the Archivist-in-Charge, Mr. Amadi Eke Nkemka. The reparation will be carried out by a Kaduna-based roofing outfit company.
NLS Kingston Next Generation Partnerships New Local Space (NLS) was founded in Kingston in 2012, with the goal of filling a gap in Jamaica’s art scene, providing a much needed stepping stone for young artists to develop their practise and exhibit. Through their residencies, podcast programme, exhibitions and events, NLS have up until now been remarkably successful in opening up an informal space for young Jamaican artists, which is crucial in a context where the majority of arts graduates eventually pursue different careers for lack of financial options. NLS maintains close links with similar organisations around the Caribbean, as well as a network of arts spaces around the globe, which they have so far been very successful in leveraging for the benefit of local Jamaican artists, creating meaningful links between artists, curators and writers in different places. Their work so far is extremely well regarded, and they are viewed by many as Jamaica’s only serious independent art spaces, while also being notable for not being afraid to tackle topics of gender and sexuality, including creating space for LGBT+ artists. They have also conducted rigorous research into the current state of the arts in Jamaica. _**Expected outputs**_ New within nextgen programme:

Curatorial and art writing apprenticeship

Internship rotation programme

Addition of a studio with living & work space

Ongoing:

Residency programme

Exhibitions

Podcast series

Artist talks

_**Expected outcomes**_

++Safe Spaces of inclusivity for artists to exchange ideas with each other and the public.++ This is facilitated through the exhibition program as well as the residency program, which we propose to include convertible living accommodations with a convertible live/work space that will promote greater exchange of ideas and provide artists with greater autonomy as they work.

++Experimentation through art practice.++ This is facilitated through the exhibition program, artist residency program and exposure for students through the guest lecture series and individuals in the international internship rotation.

++New modes of understanding and being for the public as it related to gender.++ The open calls for our programs within the Next Generation partnership will solicit applications under the themes Gender: Ecology/Environment; Gender: Economy; Gender: Politics/Space encouraging projects that interrogate not only how current gender paradigms operate in our current culture but propose alternative and generative paradigms.

++Income generation and workspace for young artists.++ will also afford them the clarity, time and space to create challenging works. The general public will be able to access these ideas privately in the podcast series, as well as engage them publicly at exhibitions and open studios.
Damage and Risk Assessment: Setting Salvage Priorities, Digitalization and Inventorying A project by National Museum Jamaica This project, under the coordination of Director Jonathan Greenland, aims to enhance the emergency preparedness of the National Museum of Jamaica. Its collection holds over 17.000 artefacts representing the most important historical events and cultural production of Jamaican history. The current condition of the Museum building and storage space are not adequate to protect the collection from the natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods and earthquakes, to which it is likely to be exposed in the future. During the project, which focuses mostly on the main repository of the Museum, the existing disaster and emergency management policies are updated, and measures to prevent looting (alarm system; detailed inventorying) and fire damage (smoke detectors; fire extinguishers) are installed. Furthermore, the inventory system will be modernized and the collection will be digitized, as to better organize the collection and to increase its accessibility. • Updating the existing disaster and emergency management policies, and revising the salvage priority list.

• Replacement of the windows with UV filtering and impact resistant glass

• Replacement of the current emergency exit and the addition of an extra emergency exit door.

• Installing a wireless alarm system, linking to the smoke detectors to facilitate distant alert.

• Installation of a split air conditioning system to replace the current duct ventilation system.

• Increasing fire safety: additional fire suppressing extinguisher spray foam and CO2 gas, removal of plywood drywall sections and replacement with fire resistant material.

• Installation of an automatic 15 KVA diesel generator to run the cooling system, lights etc. should there be an extended grid power shutdown.

• Implementation of a digital asset management strategy, and digitization of the collection, to enhance storage and inventory, and the accessibility of the collection.
#CuerpoPolítico - Conformaciones Performáticas A project by Venta Rota Vena Rota is a platform for research and production focusing on the Performing Arts in Asuncíon, Py. As part of the project #EMERGER, Vena Rota will organize non-formal trainings, workshops, and public performances. The program will enable participants to collectively learn, reflect, and create around the concepts of corporeity and artistic performance as agents of social and political change. The current political and social context of Paraguay is difficult for minorities and particularly for LGBT+ people, as the country lacks a “non-discrimination law”. The country has witnessed a violent return to openly oppressive practices, both by the authorities and by conservative groups, as testified by the indictment last year of Bruno Comas, the main applicant for this project, as a direct result of his commitment to vocalizing the discrimination faced by LGBT+ people in Paraguay through his artistic work. The criminalization of Bruno’s performance by the local authorities received significant attention in the local and international media, resulting also in an urgent appeal issued by Amnesty International.

Furthermore, as mentioned by the applicant and confirmed by independent advisors, there is little to no investment by the government in education focusing on the arts. As a result, young people in Paraguay are scarcely aware of the specificity of the Performing Arts as a discipline and, more in general, on the potential of the arts to produce political and social change.

The applicant’s previous work and proposed project both contribute to addressing these two issues, by trying to bring discrimination towards minorities at the centre of the debate, and by creating a safe space where young artists, activists, and other participants can educate themselves on their political agency. _++Outputs++_: 1 training for the team of Vena Rota held by three of the guest trainers of the program; 6 theoretical/practical meetings for 20 participants enrolled in the program, aimed at reflecting on the body as a tool for the collective agency of artists and activists; 5 workshops of 3 days each, open to the public, held by Paraguayan and international guest trainers (30 participants for each workshop); 1 mid-project exhibition (10 artists, 50 to 80 visitors expected); 1 public performance (10 artists, expected audience of 80 to 120 people); 1 book (printed in 500 copies and distributed especially to educational institutions) and 6 videos of 8’ posted on Youtube.  

_++Outcomes++_: participants in the training program are more self-conscious and able to manage their own path as artists/activists; people, especially young people, have a safe space to reflect collectively on the political agency of their bodies and of their artistic work; the local artistic scene is enriched by the performances created as part of the training program. 

_++Impact++_: Paraguayan society is more just, open to diversity, and respectful of the rights of all people, including minorities. artists, activists
The Art of the Self A project by Favela News The project is proposed by the media collective FavelaNews, which is a group of young actors, writers and filmmakers from the favelas of Recife, and their older mentors. They will produce four short documentaries profiling and celebrating gender non-conforming youths in the favelas. The films will be posted online and shown at festivals, bringing recognition to the young people involved. Recife is the fourth largest city in Brazil, in the north east region of the country. In 2009 the city had Brazil’s highest murder rate – this has since fallen, but income inequality in the city is still incredibly high. The region is also one of the poorest in the country. The election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 has had a negative effect on many social issues, particularly those concerning race and sexuality/gender. The city of Recife is in the North-East of Brazil, the where popularity rating for Bolsonaro are lowest. The majority of international funding for culture in Brazil is focussed on Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. _++Outputs++_

· Four short films celebrating gender-diversity and non-conformity in the Recife Favelas.

· Reach an audience of ~100.000 online viewers per film.

_++Outcomes++_

· Reduce prejudice against gender non-conformists in members of the audience. 

_++Impact++_ 

· Increased self-confidence in young gender non-conforming people in the favelas.

· A positive space for young people to speak and receive recognition. Young people in the favelas of Recife
_in Motion Mobility Grant A collaboration between the British Council’s _in Motion grant and the Prince Claus Fund Mobility Grant. **MOBILITY FUND: **A collaboration between the British Council’s \_in Motion grant and the Prince Claus Fund Mobility Grant.

The British Council, and Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development are issuing a Call for Proposals to support Mobility in and from Africa, specifically prioritising young artists and cultural practitioners from a range of African countries. The Mobility Fund is aimed at artists and cultural professionals from the following African countries, who are looking to strengthen their cultural practice: Botswana; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

Eligible travel routes that would be supported include travel within the countries listed above as well as between the above listed African countries and countries listed in the DAC list.

Through this joint collaboration, we wish to assists in the professional growth and networking possibilities of emerging practitioners from Africa. Please also note, additional funding is available for people with disabilities and/or special needs. Outputs

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Effective mobility grant   programme has been set up 

(# grants distributed)

 

South-South exchange   enhanced 

(100% of grants given to   South-South exchange )

 

Young artists (under 35   years of age) are supported 

(# medium age of grantees)

 

Outcomes

Artists and cultural   practitioners expand their professional capacities and network by attending   workshops, trainings, festivals, etc, and through peer-to-peer exchange.

Artists and cultural   practitioners set up new experimental cross-border collaborative projects

Artists and cultural   practitioners strengthen their confidence, competence and visibility in their   respective field.