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Arts for a Change: Using arts based methods to broaden perspectives about gender and sexual diversity.

Project ID: 2018-902
Name of applicant:
Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA)
Country of applicant:
South Africa
Type of applicant:
NGO
Amount requested:
99.905,00USD
Beneficiary country(ies):
South Africa
Status:
Non Eligible
Total Score: 0

IFCD Submissions details

Preselection | National Commissions Review

IFCD Preselection form - - 05/20/2018 - 17:42

Submitted by on 20 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?: 
The project addresses the erasure and omission of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) stories and experiences from public institutions such as official archives in (South) Africa.
3. The applicant institution/organization
What elements demonstrate that the applicant institution/organization is a significant stakeholder in the culture sector (locally / nationally / internationally)?: 
The project addresses the erasure and omission of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) stories and experiences from public institutions such as official archives in (South) Africa
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 address the LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) who are often marginalised.
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 project will highlight the issues of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer)..Their daily experiences will be highlighted.
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?: 
GALA board of Trustees fulfils their duties by overseeing all GALA’s activities and is required to approve all financial decisions
5.2. What types of procedures have been foreseen by the applicant institution/organization to ensure financial accountability?: 
GALA undergoes an annual audit and a financial officer oversees all accounting functions and prepares financial information for the auditors. The financial officer is also responsible for reporting to funders about on income and expenditure. Together with the Programmes Manager, the financial officer is responsible for drawing up and monitoring budgets. Payments are authorised by the director and the board of Trustees. The Trustees approve and sign off on audited financial statements.The Trust Deed states that Trustees are obliged to declare any conflict of interest that may arise at the organisation. An annual general meeting (AGM) is convened within four months of the end of each financial year.
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.: 
This project will produce creative resources by diverse young people that address the ways in which gender inequality, gendered social expectations, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression affect their lives, identities, and opportunities. These resources will provide powerful tools through which young people, especially those from marginalised social groups, will be able to communicate their realities, challenges, and lived experiences to policy makers whose decisions have direct bearing on their lives and opportunities.
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 - 17:44

Submitted by j_casas on 07 Nov 2018
Eligibility Status: 
Non eligible
Reasons for non-eligibility: 
The proposed project 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”. The funding request does not comply with the required length of project implementation period, which is between 12 and 24 months as stipulated in paragraph 11.2 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD.
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: 
No
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