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city tandem berlin windhoek

city tandem berlin windhoek

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our focus

Driven by the transformative power of art, heritage, and civic engagement, the Berlin–Windhoek tandem works to connect local experiences with global perspectives. Together, the Afrika-Rat Berlin Brandenburg e.V. and the Creative Industry Institute Africa foster exchange between civil society actors and the creative sectors in Berlin and Windhoek, with the aim of strengthening cultural cooperation, fair creative economies, and transnational solidarity. The tandem connects the African diaspora in Germany with Namibia’s cultural and creative industries, creating spaces for cross-border collaboration. A central theme is remembrance culture and the development of decolonial perspectives that shape artistic, educational, and civic initiatives. Linking grassroots movements, NGOs, institutions, and professionals, the tandem promotes inclusive participation, advocates for structural change, and co-creates future-oriented projects.

our partners in

Creative Industry Institute Africa (CIIA)

Windhoek

Creative Industry Institute Africa (CIIA)

The Creative Industry Institute Africa (CIIA) is a Namibian non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth and sustainability of cultural and creative industries in Namibia and across Africa and the diaspora communities. Established in 2020, and based in Windhoek Namibia, CIIA’s mission is to empower the African creative sector through training, research, and lobbying, ensuring the industry’s role as a key driver of socio-economic development on the continent. CIIA aims to support, develop, and accelerate content, products, careers, and companies in Africa’s creative industries by advocating for a favorable policy framework and fostering collaboration in Namibia, in the SADC region, on the African continent and within the diaspora community. CIIA undertakes a variety of initiatives aimed at strengthening Africa’s creative industries, including training (providing skills development opportunities for creatives across sectors), research (conducting studies to identify industry trends, challenges, and opportunities) and advocacy (lobbying for policies that support and promote the creative sector).

Olivia Heinonen

olivia@creativeindustryinstitute.org
https://creativeindustryinstitute.org/creative

Wahana-Lingkungan-Hidup-Indonesia

Berlin

AfrikaRat Berlin Brandenburg

The umbrella organisation Afrika-Rat Berlin Brandenburg e.V. is a network of associations, organizations, initiatives and people of the African Diaspora in Berlin and Brandenburg, founded in 2005. Meanwhile, the Afrika-Rat has 36 member organizations and is a shareholder of Berlin Global Village gGmbH. The most important task of the Afrika-Rat is to bundle and represent the common interests of the African Diaspora in Berlin and Brandenburg. With the goal of fostering international understanding and participation in social and professional integration and strengthening the pluralist, the umbrella organization promotes the cooperation of member associations, organizations, projects, groups and people of the African Diaspora. The Afrika-Rat is committed to an equal, solidary coexistence with all people in the state of Berlin and Brandenburg.

Kevin Borgböhmer

k.borgboehmer@afrika-rat.org
https://afrika-rat.org/

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