Project
Building the capacities of women and young creators for an inclusive cultural policy in Honduras
Overview
Funds Allocated: 72 964,00 USD
Period: 2021 to 2022
Beneficiary countries: Honduras
Applicant: Asociaci贸n Mujeres en las Artes 鈥淟eticia de Oyuela鈥
Presentation
Asociaci贸n Mujeres en las Artes 鈥淟eticia de Oyuela鈥, a non-profit organization committed to promoting women鈥檚 participation in arts and culture, proposes to: 1) strengthen the capacities of women and young creators to participate in the design of a cultural development policy; 2) establish a networking platform among cultural players, women and young creators; and 3) draft and validate a proposal for a cultural development policy and advocate for it at the governmental level.
How does this project contribute to the implementation of the 2005 Convention?
Reinforces the role of civil society in cultural policy making and implementation - The project will provide civil society, especially women and youth organizations, with a digital platform and training on cultural policymaking to advocate for more inclusive cultural policy.
Main activities
- Train 140 leaders (women and young people) in five cultural regions of Honduras to lead the construction of regional agendas and advocate for cultural policy.
- Create a digital platform to promote the creation of regional networks of cultural agents, women and young creators.
- Organize national and regional forums on cultural policy.
- Establish a committee to follow up on the policy implementation and other relevant regulating mechanism.
- Disseminate a first draft of the cultural policy at the national level to enhance it and ensure its validation.
- Conduct an advocacy process at the governmental level.
