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IFCD | Results of the last cycle

ACCES: Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases 2019 and 2020

Project ID: 2018-1005
Name of applicant:
The Music In Africa Foundation
Country of applicant:
South Africa
Type of applicant:
NGO
Amount requested:
100.000,00
Beneficiary country(ies):
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Eswatini, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Angola, Algeria
Status:
Non Eligible
Total Score: 0

IFCD Submissions details

Preselection | National Commissions Review

IFCD Preselection form - - 05/16/2018 - 11:33

Submitted by on 16 May 2018
1. Name and contact details of officer from the National Commission for UNESCO
Title: 
Mr
Family name: 
Mukwevho
Given name: 
Carlton
Position: 
Secretary General
Address: 
Sol Plaatje House, 222 Struben Street
Postcode: 
0001
Town: 
Pretoria
2. Justification of pre-selection
What are the main reasons for having pre-selected this project proposal, as compared to other proposals received by the National Commission for UNESCO?: 
There is a south-south and north-south collaborations. The project will be focusing on policies around intellectual property rights protection and artist mobility.
3. The applicant institution/organization
What elements demonstrate that the applicant institution/organization is a significant stakeholder in the culture sector (locally / nationally / internationally)?: 
25 countries will be participating. One of the objectives of of ACCESS project is to provide reliable and useful information that promotes the African music sector and promotes exchange between music operators from Africa as a whole and its diaspora.
4. Relevance of the pre-selected project proposal
4.1. What are the main current needs and priorities in your country in terms of cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
The revised white paper policy on arts, culture and heritage priorities are: Support for arts, culture and heritage based on diversity and social, gender, disability and youth inclusion. • Creating conditions for South Africa’s diverse culture to flourish and interact freely. • Harnessing linguistic diversity, including sign language, as a resource for empowering all South Africans to participate in the country’s cultural, educational, social, political and economic life. • Equitable protection, development and preservation of the country’s diverse artistic practices, cultures and heritage traditions. • Providing quality basic and tertiary education and skills training in arts, culture and heritage. • Incorporating arts, culture and heritage in diplomacy and international cooperation. • Developing local, regional and global audiences and markets for South African art, culture and heritage. • Promoting the social status and economic rights of arts, culture and heritage practitioners. • Establishing multiple public sources for funding for promoting and preserving arts, culture and heritage diversity. • The protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. This presupposes the recognition of equal dignity of and respect for all cultures, including the cultures of persons belonging to minorities and of indigenous peoples. • All cultures in every country in the world, balanced by national and local needs and priorities, are in principle open to and act upon each other. • Sustainable development: Art, culture and heritage are critical mainsprings of innovation and social and economic development based on modes that conserve, renew and expand resources for present and future generations. • Applying new digital technologies for the production, preservation and dissemination of diverse arts, culture and heritage produced and practices.
4.2. How do the objectives of this pre-selected project proposal meet the current needs and priorities of the country in terms of cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
The project will be focusing on policies around intellectual property rights protection and artist mobility, connect and promote exchange between music professionals from or related to Africa and its diaspora.
4.3. To what extent do you expect this pre-selected project proposal to have an impact on the country’s cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
The Music In Africa Conference For Collaborations, Exchange And Showcases, ACCES, is designed to stimulate growth in the African music sector by providing innovative ways (digital and physical) for stakeholders to network, exchange ideas cooperate,promote musical works, discover new talent,learn and contribute to shaping informed policies that protect the interests of musicians, particularly in the areas of intellectual property rights protection and artist mobility.
5. Feasibility of the pre-selected project proposal
5.1. What elements demonstrate the applicant’s organizational capacity and competence to manage the project and implement the work plan?: 
Financial Reports are regularly reviewed by: • Bookkeeper-daily • Senior Accountant: every Tuesday • Executive Director: Monthly and as needed • Treasurer: every second month, • Board: quarterly
5.2. What types of procedures have been foreseen by the applicant institution/organization to ensure financial accountability?: 
Financial Reports are regularly reviewed by: • Bookkeeper-daily • Senior Accountant: every Tuesday • Executive Director: Monthly and as needed • Treasurer: every second month, • Board: quarterly
6. Other information
Please indicate other contextual information that the IFCD Panel of Experts should take into consideration when evaluating the pre-selected project proposal.: 
The project will increase and accelerate cultural exchanges between international commmunitiess and Africa.
7. The pre-selection process at the national level

Ms Allison Green

Full name: 
Ms Allison Green
Organization: 
ASSITEJ
Type of organization/Institution: 
NGO
Position: 
Education Manager

Ms Susan Selepe

Full name: 
Ms Susan Selepe
Organization: 
Department of Arts and Culture
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
Deputy Director: Community Arts Centres

Mr George Molepo

Full name: 
Mr George Molepo
Organization: 
Department of Basic Education
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
The South African National Commission for UNESCO Programme Coordinator

Prof Moeketsi Letseka

Full name: 
Prof Moeketsi Letseka
Organization: 
UNISA
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
Professor: Philosophy of Education & African Philosophy

Ms Kentse Moleli

Full name: 
Ms Kentse Moleli
Organization: 
Department of Arts and Culture
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
Deputy Director: Resourcing

Ms Cleon Noah

Full name: 
Ms Cleon Noah
Organization: 
Department of Arts and Culture
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
Deputy Director: Multilaterals
Date: 
2018
Full Name of the representative of the National Commission as Signature: 
Mr Carlton Mukwevho

IFCD Submissions details

Eligibility | Technical Assessment

IFCD Eligibility form - j_casas - 11/07/2018 - 18:06

Submitted by j_casas on 07 Nov 2018
Eligibility Status: 
Non eligible
Reasons for non-eligibility: 
The proposed project focuses on the production of artistic and cultural events and therefore falls outside the relevant areas of intervention for the IFCD. In accordance with paragraph 7.1 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD, “Funds will be allocated for projects that: introduce and/or develop policies and strategies that have a direct effect on the creation, production, distribution, and access to a diversity of cultural goods, services and activities; and strengthen corresponding institutional infrastructure, including professional capacities and organizational structures, deemed necessary to support viable local and regional cultural industries and markets in developing countries”.
Technical Examination
Submitted by the deadline: 
Yes
Application Form submitted either in English or French: 
Yes
Maximum amount requested is US$ 100,000 or below: 
Yes
Project implementation period is between 12 and 24 months: 
Yes
All sections of the Form are completed: 
Yes
Signature of applicant: 
Yes
The applicant does not have an ongoing IFCD funded project: 
Yes
Falls within the areas of intervention of IFCD: 
No
IF PARTY OR NGO
Party to the 2005 Convention from developing countries: 
Yes
National Commission Review Form: 
Yes
Signature of National Commission: 
Yes
Official document/ statutes (with English or French translation if necessary): 
Yes