Why Support the IFCD
The IFCD continues to develop new ways of supporting projects that are making a real impact on the ground. All contributions make a difference and we need your support to do more!
Your support will help:
In Croatia for example, a project implemented by the NGO Knjizni Blok and funded by the IFCD mapped the publishing industry between 2012 and 2013 with the help of a group of legal experts and economists. The project led to concrete changes to Croatia's book market legislation and regulations : publishing and book trade, distribution, e-book, intellectual property and copyright.
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To develop innovative cultural policies that create enabling environments for professionals, provide spaces to create new forms of expression, as well facilitate access to new markets
The IFCD funds projects that enable cultural and creative professionals to compete on a more equal footing at the international level. In 2014, together with the IFCD, Zimcopy (a non-profit organization committed to the promotion of the respect for copyright in Zimbabwe) developed a national strategy to strengthen the enforcement of copyright law in Zimbabwe and created a platform to regularly review this strategy. The project aimed at producing a national copyright strategy to inform stakeholders, artists and policy makers about the value of respecting intellectual property laws to promote creativity. The project led to the proposal of a National Copyright Strategy and the creation of the Copyright Forum of Zimbabwe.
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To build on cooperation between countries in order to strengthen economic and social development and create thriving sustainable cultural industries
The IFCD believes that the digital era brings opportunities for the democratization of creativity. Between 2013 and 2014, the Institute of International Relations and Research for Peace (IRIPAZ), an NGO committed to promoting Guatemala’s cultural diversity through audiovisual media, benefited from the IFCD’s help for the project “Promoting the involvement of indigenous peoples in cultural industries”. The project aimed at introducing Mayan, Garifuna and Xinca students to digital technologies and teaching them indispensable skills to become creative entrepreneurs. Through 12 practical workshops, 60 young people were taught the professional skills necessary to create new digital environments. IRIPAZ also produced a training guide, which became a benchmark resource for all Latin American countries, and established sustainable partnerships with the Universidad San Carlos and the Spanish Cultural Centre.
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