CFW - Culture Funding Watch

Culture Funding Watch aims to be the leading source of information and intelligence about funding for cultural sector in the MENA and Africa region. Through data collection, analysis, and training, it connects artists, policy makers, cultural managers and philanthropist to the resources they need to effectively foster cultural and creative industries development at national, regional and international levels. CFW aim to: 1. build the first comprehensive database on funding for cultural sector for MENA region and Africa that collect and distribute relevant information, data and documents; 2. operate research and surveys programs designed to advance knowledge of culture funding at every level; 3. build and/or further develop effective, sustainable national, regional and international funding watchdogs to play advocacy and lobbying roles within countries, regions and internationally as appropriate; 4. provoke debate, discussions and theorising around funding for arts, culture, creative industries and to develop positions and leadership on such issues in the MENA region and Africa; 5. facilitate the training and development of human resources required to practice, develop resources mobilization capacities and effectively monitor financial resources to protect and promote art and culture in the MENA region and in Africa; 6. mobilize at local, regional, and international levels resources to advocate for a transparent inclusive and accountable governance of the cultural sector.