IACF2024 Highlights/Second Edition in Kigali, Rwanda

Описание: The second edition of Iteka African Cultural Festival under the main theme "Art , a Tool for Humanity" took place in various locations in Kigali, offering participants a diverse range of cultural experiences.

Activities kicked off with pre-event events on January 22, including a training workshop at the Five To Five Hotel. On January 23, participants had the opportunity to explore the historical sites of Nyanza and Huye on a sightseeing trip. The main activities then took place from January 24 to 26, with events held at the French Institute(IF-CCFR) and the Goethe Institute. The festival concluded on a high note with a grand finale at Camp Kigali on January 27, 2024.

The aim of IACF is to create spaces for encounters between people with different skills and experiences, from different countries and backgrounds, through performing arts and culture.

The Iteka African Cultural Festival is a project inspired by the World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture, celebrated every year on 24 January.
This day was proclaimed by UNESCO on the occasion of its 40th session, during its General Conference in 2019. It celebrates the many living cultures of the African continent and the African diaspora worldwide and promotes them as effective levers for sustainable development, dialogue and peace.
As a rich source of the world's common heritage, the promotion of African and Afro-descendant culture is essential for the development of the continent and for humanity in general.

UNESCO encourages everyone to participate through various activities such as debates, conferences, workshops, cultural events, presentations and exhibitions.

Iteka Youth Organisation is a non-governmental organisation with the aim of supporting young people in talent detection through educational, socio-economic, artistic and sports projects to discover, develop and exploit their potential for the promotion of a peaceful society.

Inline with its mission of providing platforms for young people to acquire knowledge and skills based on human values, Iteka Youth Organisation has already carried out many projects in the above-mentioned fields, including a nursery school for underprivileged children, training workshops on entrepreneurship for young people, concerts and festivals to promote culture. (www.itekarwanda.org).

This second edition of IACF2024 was supported by: WBI, IF-CCFR, RWANDA CULTURAL HERITAGE ACADEMY, L'ESPACE, GOETHE INSTITUT, MOVETIA and UMUSURUSURU.

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