Description

Overview

The UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) supports projects that strengthen cultural and creative sectors in developing countries. The fund focuses on long-term structural impact by enabling policy development, capacity building, improved market access, and broader participation in cultural life. It also aims to enhance the creation, production, distribution, and access to diverse cultural goods and services, contributing to sustainable development.

Funding

Projects may request up to USD 100,000. Funding is typically disbursed in instalments over the project lifecycle, with implementation lasting between 12 and 24 months.

Focus areas

Projects should contribute to structural change in the cultural and creative sectors, including:

• Strengthening cultural policies and governance
• Capacity building for cultural professionals and institutions
• Market access and financing for cultural goods and services
• Digital innovation in cultural industries
• Participation in cultural life, including engagement of vulnerable groups
• Gender equality in the cultural and creative sectors

Eligibility

• Public authorities and institutions from the country listed below, Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from the country listed below, international non-governmental organisatons (INGOs) registered in countries Parties to the 2005 Convention
• Sectors: Include audiovisual/cinema, design, media arts, music, performing arts, publishing, and visual arts
• Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other countries (Check all eligible countries here)