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Enhancing culture sub sector's institutional capacity (mgds ii, theme 1, subtheme 6): expert facility project to strengthen the system of governance for culture in developing countries

Where
Malawi
When
2014
Who
Division of arts and crafts
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Description of the policy/measure

Two unesco experts, mr. stephen chifunyise from zimbabwe and miss basma el hussein from egypt were assigned by unesco to provide the technical guidance in the project. the project was conducted in two phases. phase onethe first phase was held from 28 august to 10 september, 2012. it mainly consisted of consultative meetings and workshops with officers in the department of culture, especially those in the division of arts and crafts, and various actors in the cultural industries to establish the needs of the cultural sector. phase twothe second phase took place from 17th september to 6th october, 2012 and was devoted to the training of both members of the division of arts and crafts and that of cultural operators basing on the observations made during the first phase. both phases took place in lilongwe and blantyre.     challenges identified in the implementation of this measure:the main challenge observed during the implementation of the project was availability of financial  resources to facilitate the carrying out of the activity. 
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Sustainable Development Goal(s)
Transversal Priority(ies)

Results achieved

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Evaluation of the policy/measure

There were several recommendations that were derived from the consultations both towards structural and policy enhancement for effective growth of cultural industries. structural and policy adjustments a. funding for the cultural sector     the revised cultural policy has set among its priorities the need to ensure sustainable availability of  resources for the cultural sector. b. restructuring of the cultural sector and definition of rolesthe department conducted a functional review wherein a proposal was made to restructure the department in accordance with the  recommendations made by the experts. for instance they recommended that the censorship board be merged with the division of  arts and crafts which was considered in the proposed revision of functions. profiling up the cultural industry and improved networking: website for cultural industriesamong the notable results of the meetings was the realization by the cultural industry players that there was need to have a website that will be a platform for all players in the cultural industries to exchange information. at the moment the website is in place courtesy of the national coalition of cultural industries. 

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