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Directory of African Cultural Administration Training Centres Online
March 2008
In co-operation with UNESCO and ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres), OCPA is developing a regional directory of African training centres and institutions existing throughout the continent in the field of cultural policy, administration and management as well as cultural development. The data collected in now accessible on line. (more...)
Continued AECID Support to OCPA in 2008
March 2008
In 2008 AECID will support OCPA's activities, namely the organization of three training seminars in cultural policy and management respectively in Central and Southern Africa as well as in the Indian Ocean region, a regional research project on cultural policies of local communities, the preparation of the Euro-African Campus of Cultural Co-operation (in co-operation with the Interarts Foundation, Barcelona) and also the development of OCPA's information services.
As reported earlier previously some other activities were realized in co-operation with AECID. AECID and OCPA have already organized jointly a Training Session in Cultural Policy and Management for African Portuguese Speaking Countries (Madrid, April 2006), the OCPA and INTERARTS Seminar on Culture, Development and Euro-African Cooperation (Maputo, April 2007) and the Seminar on Culture, Development and International Cooperation (organized jointly with Casa Africa, Las Palmas of Gran Canaria, December 2007) for West African Francophone countries.
OCPA expresses its gratitude to AECID for its continuing interest in cooperating with the Observatory.
Call for Cooperation
August 2007
In co-operation with UNESCO and ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres), OCPA is developing a regional directory of African training centres and institutions existing throughout the continent in the field of cultural policy, administration and management as well as cultural development.
All those concerned by such activities are kindly invited to fill in the questionnaire here.
Partnership with Spanish Agency of International Cooperation
August 2007
This year OCPA benefits from the partnership of AECI offered for the strenthening of OCPA and the development of its information activities.
As reported earlier, other activities were already realized in cooperation with AECI. Last year AECI and OCPA organized jointly a Training Session in Cultural Policy and Management for African Portuguese Speaking Countries (Madrid, 4-7 April 2006), and more recently the OCPA and INTERARTS Seminar on Culture, Development and Euro-African Cooperation (Maputo, 19-21 April 2007) was also supported by AECI.
OCPA awails itself of the opportunity to express its gratitude to AECI for its continuing interest in cooperating with the Observatory.
Just Published
March 2007
Realized and published by OCPA in co-operation with UNESCO, the International Organization of the Francophony and the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, the Compendium of Reference Documents for Cultural Policies in Africa provides, in a unique volume, a collection of reference texts, resolutions, recommendations and declarations concerning culture and its role in development in Africa, adopted since 1960's, namely by the OAU/AU, UNESCO and the International Organization of the Francophony (OIF). (more...)
Change of Address
February 2007
The OCPA Secretariat recently moved to a new address. The new office space is located at 725, Avenida da Base N'Tchinga, Maputo, Mozambique. The postal address remains unchanged: P. O. Box 1207. The new telephone and fax numbers are:
- phone +258-21-418649
- fax +258-21-418650
Archive: 2006