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The Inter-American Culture and Development Foundation (ICDF) seeks to strengthen cultural development in Latin America and the Caribbean through plans, programs, and projects designed to promote socio-economic sustainable ways of reducing poverty, improving quality-of-life, and achieving greater social equity in the region.
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The projects supported by the ICDF help to preserve the cultural patrimony, increase the community participation and education, strengthen cultural industries, and improve the living conditions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean through culture.
Project Archives
For the past two years, the ICDF supported community-based programs such as the construction of three community museums in the town of Guaqui, Bolivia; the renovation of the art museum in Lima (MALI); and other projects directly related to promoting culture as an instrument for development.
The projects supported by the Foundation help to preserve cultural patrimony, increase community participation and education, strengthen cultural industries, and improve the living conditions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean through culture.
COUNTRY
Regional
PROJECT NAME
XVII Festival de Cine Latinoamericano
BENEFICIARY
Ibero-American Cultural Attaches Association (IACAA)
OBJECTIVE
The Latin American Film Festival is an extensive exploration of filmmaking throughout Latin America, Spain and Portugal with over 30 films including multiple award-winners, festival favorites, and debut works by promising new talents.
COUNTRY
Jamaica
PROJECT NAME
Publication of the Catalogue “New Possessions”
BENEFICIARY
Jamaican Embassy in Washington, D.C.
OBJECTIVE
Publication of the catalogue “New Possessions” for the Jamaican Embassy (2006). The exhibition provided a unique opportunity to asses the influence of globalization on the work of 15 contemporary Jamaican artists working and living in the U.S. This project was done in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Jamaica Tourist Board, among others. The exhibition showed the role of art and culture as a mechanism for social development in Jamaica.
COUNTRY
Regional
PROJECT NAME
Study. “Industrias Culturales: Motor del Desarrollo Integral”
BENEFICIARY
The Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU) from Mexico
OBJECTIVE
Lecture on “Industrias Culturales: Motor del Desarrollo Integral.” Presentation by Ernesto Piedras in the IDB forum “Building Opportunities for the Majority,” (2006). The lecture was aimed at presenting the implications of the relationship between culture and socio-economic development, showing the economic advantage of the rich culture of LAC countries and the positive impact on welfare if cultural industries are more developed, particularly among the groups that represent the majority of the population at the “base of the pyramid.”
COUNTRY
Regional
PROJECT NAME
Presentation of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of MERCOSUR
BENEFICIARY
YSOM Foundation
OBJECTIVE
Musical presentation and seminar of the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of MERCOSUR (YSOM) during the 47th Annual Meeting of IDB (2006). This was the first show of the YSOM in Brazil, which brought together 20 musicians from four countries of MERCOSUR (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil). This project included the presentation of a seminar with the purpose of promoting the work carried out by the Latin-American and Caribbean Center for Social Inclusion through Music (CISMAL), showing the benefits of CISMAL’s projects in the lives of young musicians such as leadership training and teamwork.
COUNTRY
Bolivia
PROJECT NAME
Museums of Lake Titicaca: A Sustainable Community Development Program
BENEFICIARY
The Quipus Cultural Foundation
OBJECTIVE
This project was conceived with the goal of strengthening Bolivia’s cultural patrimony and, most importantly, to provide people of the municipality of Guaqui with the opportunity to broaden their economic opportunities through the possibilities that increased tourism implies in areas such as training and generation of jobs.
The seed money granted to the Quipus Cultural Foundation of Bolivia along with the technical support provided, helped leverage resources from private and public funds including the Japanese Fund, FONDESIF, the Canadian Government, the Municipality of Guaqui, the Government of Bolivia, and Plan International for a total of US$1.6 million.
The money has been destined to the construction of four community museums: Historic Cultures, Daily Life, Contemporary Celebrations and Ceremonies, and 19th Century Locomotives in the community of Guaqui, 15 Km. from the border with Peru.
The socio-economic benefits of the project are far reaching
Completion of the project will:
- Preserve Bolivia’s cultural patrimony
- Generate more than 200 sources of employment
- Provide access to water sanitation, and solid waste disposal systems to approximately 5,000 local residents.
- Give access to training
PROJECT UPDATE
To date:
- 80 Aymara youth have participated in handicrafts workshops and classes targeted at improving their craftsmanship;
- 120 have received training in tourism management and services including workshops in tourist reception and gastronomy, as well as language instruction for bilingual guides.
- Construction of the museums began in February 2008.