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OCPA, the Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa, is an independent pan-African non-governmental organisation aiming to enhance the development of national cultural policies in the region and their integration in human development strategies through advocacy and promoting information exchange, research, capacity building and cooperation at the regional and international level.

OCPA has set up its World Wide Web resource centre at www.ocpanet.org (or www.culturelink.org/ocpa), offering access to a wide range of African cultural information.

Call for Cooperation

Are you planning meetings, research activities or publications of interest to OCPA?

Have you heard about such activities implemented or foreseen by others?

Do you have information about innovative projects in the field of cultural policy and cultural development in Africa?

Do you know interesting links or e-mail addresses to be included in the web site or the planned listserv?

Please send information and documents for inclusion in the OCPA web site!

OCPA Newsletter Published

Issue no. 258, 12 August 2010 of the newsletter OCPA News has been published and may be downloaded.

OCPA / AECID Training Seminars and Campus

The series of events held in 2009 includes the Seminar on Cultural Policies and Local Development of Creative and Cultural Industries for the Countries of West Africa, the Training Seminar on Cultural Policies and the Development of Cultural Industries in Central Africa, the Training Seminar on Cultural Policies of Local Communities, and the First Euro-African Campus for Cultural Cooperation.  » 

Directory of African Cultural Administration Training Centres

The data collected on 70 African institutions and programmes is now accessible on line.  » 

Compendium of Reference Documents for Cultural Policies in Africa  » 

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