📋 Tender Overview
Project number:
2017.9068.2
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1100 West Africa 1 and Central Africa
Contact person:
Gbati Sonhaye gbati.sonhaye@giz.de
Partner countries:
Mali
SUMMARY
Goals:
Measures in the field of intangible urban cultural promotion professionalize selected cultural centers, support the development of artistic initiatives and the participation of young people in social issues.
Client:
Foreign Office
Project partners:
Ministry of Culture
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
12,300,000 euros
Current project:
12,300,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
30.08.2018 - 31.12.2026
Current project:
01.09.2018 - 31.12.2026
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
15220 Civilian Peacebuilding, Crisis Prevention and Conflict Resolution
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context:
In 2012, the Republic of Mali plunged into a severe political and security crisis. This was caused by a military coup and an alliance between separatist rebels and Islamist terrorist groups. After recapturing the north with the help of international military operations and the deployment of a United Nations mission (MINUSMA), the country returned to democratic conditions with elections in 2013. However, in many regions, the security situation has since deteriorated due to an increase in terrorist attacks and interethnic conflicts.
Islam, traditionally rather moderate in Mali, is being countered by growing radical Islamist influence throughout the country. This threatens the traditional cohesion of Malian society and freedom of cultural expression. The ongoing conflict, the weakness of the state, and the spread of extremist forces that instrumentalize culture for their own purposes and misuse it as a means of identification, create fertile ground for violent extremism. The young population is particularly at risk. Nevertheless, the emergence of urban subcultures can be observed in the capital, for example, rap, hip-hop, slam, and modern dance. The internet has played a central role in their dissemination. A Mali-specific, autonomously developing youth culture based on tolerant, fun-loving traditions offers young people an alternative orientation and contributes to curbing the spread of extremist forces and promoting political participation.
Objective:
Young people are offered alternatives to extremist positions. As "agents of change" and through cultural expression, they play a positive and active role in combating extremism, in politic
