Bursary recipients announced for the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture

IFACCA, 08 August 2011

The Australia Council for the Arts and the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) are delighted to announce 29 bursary recipients for the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture.

The bursary programme enables delegates from developing countries to attend the World Summit through support for registration, travel and/or accommodation. 

The bursary programme was widely promoted and nearly 200 applications were received from around the world.   In selecting who would receive a bursary for the World Summit, the aim was to support participation from the widest number of countries within the budget available, using the following criteria:

• Breadth of knowledge about the Summit theme and the potential to contribute to, and benefit from, the discussions, workshops and networking opportunities.
• Degree of interest in the objectives of IFACCA as demonstrated by participation in the Federation or sharing of information with the network
• Financial need (based on the GDP of the country).

We acknowledge, with gratitude, the support provided for the World Summit’s international bursary programme (http://www.artsummit.org/hosts), particularly the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through its Council of Australian-Arab Relations and its Council of Australia Latin America Relations.

• Mr Mustapha Orif, Director, Algerian Agency for the Promotion of Culture (AARC), Ministry of Culture, Algeria
• Ms Anna Ghazaryan, Senior Specialist, International Relations, Ministry of Culture, Armenia
• Dr Linda Moxey Brown, Director of Culture Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Bahamas
• Mr Cossi Zépherin Daavo, Gestionnaire du patrimoine culturel, Ministere de la Culture, de l'Aphabetisation et de la promotion des langues nationals, Benin
• Mr Dean Molebatsi,  Arts administrator, Department of Arts and Culture, Botswana
• Mr Jean-Pierre Gahungu, Conseiller au cabinet Ministere de la Jeunesse, des Sports et de la Culture, Burundi
• Mr Sonny Williams, Secretary for Culture, Ministry of Cultural Development, Cook Islands
• Ms María Caridad Mederos Machado, Directora de Programas Culturales, Ministerio de Cultura, Cuba
• Mr Jerry Wong, Board Member, Fiji Arts Council, Fiji
• Ms Suelin Low Chew Tung, Project Officer, Executive Member, Grenada Arts Council, Grenada
• Dr Elizabeth Gomani-Chindebvu, Director of Culture, Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Culture, Malawi
• Ms Ariunaa Tserenpil, Executive Director, Arts Council of Mongolia, Mongolia
• Mr Domingos do Rosario Artur, Directeur National de Promotion de Industries Culturelles, Ministere de la Culture du Mozambique, Mozambique
• Mr Chooda Mani Kadel, President, National Association of Arts Councils & Cultural Heritage, Nepal
• Mr Rabo Mato, Deputy Secretary General, Minister de la Communication, de Nouvelles Technologies, de l'Information et de la Culture, Niger
• Ms Kiblas Soaladaob, Cultural Consultant, Ministry of Community & Cultural Affairs, Palau
• Mr Edgar Francisco Meza Aréstegui, Asesor del Viceministro, Ministry of Culture, Peru
• Mr Mauricio Victor Delfin Pacheco, Director General, Cutluraperu.org, Peru
• Mr Oumar Sall, Coordinator, Groupe 30 Afrique, Senegal
• Mr Robert Au, Director, Festival of Pacific Arts, Festival Secretariat, Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Solomon Islands
• Mr Ghonche Romuald Materego, Executive Secretary, BASATA - National Arts Council of Tanzania, Tanzania
• Mr Philemon Uswege Mwasanga, Programme Officer Operations, Tanzania Culture Trust Fund, Tanzania
• Mr Comlanvi Zohou, Conseiller technique a la Cooperation Culturelle Internationale / Secretaire General de la commission nationale du patrimoine culturel, Ministere des Arts et de la culture, Togo
• Mr Bilel Aboudi, Deputy Director of International Cooperation and External Relations, Ministry of Culture, Tunisia
• Mr Faisal Kiwewa, Director, Bayimba Cultural Foundation, Uganda
• Mr Victor Makashi, Director, National Arts Council of Zambia, Zambia
• Mr Prince FM Lamba, Chief Cultural Affairs Officer, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Zambia
• Mr Elvas Mari, Executive Director, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
• Mr Farai Mpfunya, Executive Director, Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, Zimbabwe
  

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