| Very few stakeholders/actors
operate in this sub-sector. These include Tanzania Cultural
Tourism Organizers, which promote cultural tours in
the rural areas; Writers Association; Publishers Association,
Book Illustrators Association, Children's Book Project
of Tanzania, textile producers and designers and training
institutions involved in cultural promotion.
This sub-sector was centralised for
a long time after independence. This resulted in a slow
rate of entrepreneurship by people to establish cultural
enterprises. Neighbouring countries took advantage of
this slow growth and established markets for their products.
However, with the current socio-economic reforms, Tanzanians
are becoming business oriented and this situation has
been significantly changing for the better.
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Priority Areas |
Among areas that have been given
priority in funding include training, promotion of cultural
and traditional investments and promotion of cultural
reportage in the mass media. Others are promotion of cultural
exchange programmes, establishment and promotion of cultural
tourism and training in cultural business and investment.
The focal point of this constituency
is at Afrika Sana in Dar es Salaam.
Contact:
Afrika Sana,
P.O Box 32308,
Dar es Salaam.
Tel. : +255-22-2772632,
+255-22-2775839,
Mobile : 0744-329252 (from outside TZ +255-744-329252).
E-mail: afrikasana93@hotmail.com
inspirationafrika@yahoo.com
Supported projects
Since 1999, thirteen projects
in the Cultural Industry received financial support,
making it the sub-sector with the least number of projects
assisted.
In the year 2004 alone, five projects have received
funds, four of which are about capacity building.
| Project
supported |
Location |
Category
of grantees |
Type
of project supported |
| Rukwa
Association for the Advancement of Women (RAAWO) |
Rukwa |
Non-governmental
organisation |
Training on production
of high quality products |
| Makete
Community Development Organisation (MCDO) |
Iringa,
Makete |
Non-governmental organisation |
Training
on production of high quality products |
| Food
Development Association (FODA |
Kilimanjaro,
Hai |
Non-governmental
organisation |
- Research on and promotion of sites
for cultural tourism
- Training of cultural tourism guides
|
| Tanzania
Society of Ethno-science. |
Mtwara
|
Institution
|
Promotion
of tourism in the region. |
|
Cultural Industry constituency |
Various regions |
Institution |
Capacity building within
the constituency. |
|
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