Welcome to Création Africa: Empowering Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurs in Tanzania.
CREATION AFRICA
Création Africa is an initiative funded by the French Embassy in Tanzania and coordinated by the Alliance Française in Dar es Salaam. Its main objective is to empower artists and organizations that form Tanzanian Cultural and Creative Industries by offering tailored resources and guidance to meet their specific needs.
In its second year, the program has expanded significantly, increasing the number of beneficiaries from 6 to 12 organizations. By providing grants and capacity-building opportunities, Création Africa helps local artists and cultural organizations develop their projects in sectors such as music, audiovisual, fashion, visual arts, live performance, and stand-up comedy.
As part of a broader initiative by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs deployed across several African countries, Création Africa aims to strengthen the link between culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, and sustainable economic growth. In the long term, Création Africa supports the strengthening of the cultural sector as an economic sector of its own in Tanzania.
MEET OUR PARTNERS
AJABU AJABU
Audio-Visual Service Provider
Ajabu Ajabu is a collective of audio-visual practitioners based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who work on the preservation, production, and presentation of audio-visual art.
ALTAER
Visual and Audio Experience
ALTÆR is a quarterly event that welcomes all the alternative and effervescent people of the city to experience a curated space that combines immersive visual arts and alternative, young, black sounds from across East Africa.
ASEDEVA
Arts and Culture Development
ASEDEVA is an art non profit organization working in Tanzania with the aim to organize various cultural and artistic projects, events and trainings for artists, as well as creating performances.
DCMA
Cultural Music Education
The Dhow Countries Music Academy Zanzibar (DCMA) is a non-profit, educational and cultural organization that opened Zanzibar’s first music school in September 2002.
MERAKI REP
Creative Arts and CulturalÂ
We are Meraki Rep. We are united by a passion for artistic expression across disciplines, ranging from content creation, creative direction, visual arts, fashion, and design to styling, street art, painting, sculptures, installations, and lifestyle projects.
KAKIOTA
Entrepreneurship Support
Kakiota is a coworking and resource space located on the rooftop of the Alliance Française in Dar es Salaam, where creatives can meet and develop their activities.
Déjà vu Studio
Visual Art Curator
Born in 1996 in Dar es salaam, Turakella Editha Gyindo (Tura) is a multi-disciplinary artist and curator working with painting, performances, video and physical installations.
MKUKI NA NYOTA
Publisher
Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd is a Tanzania-based publishing house creating educational, scholarly/trade, children’s, and art books in Tanzania and Eastern Africa for worldwide distribution.
RANGI GALLERY
Art Curation and GalleryÂ
Lorna Mashiba Albou, a dynamic force at the intersection of law and art, emerges as the visionary founder of Rangi Gallery, an innovative platform bridging Tanzanian/African artists with a global audience.
PUNCHLINE AFRICA
Comedy Producers
Punchline Africa is East Africa’s premier comedy powerhouse, dedicated to revolutionizing the comedy scene across the continent.
SINGELI MOVEMENT
Artist Facilitator
Singeli movement was founded in 2022 by the singeli manager Abbas Jazza. It began in the streets of Mburahati, where people performed at street weddings and in groups of young individuals known as “Camps.”
UBT
Music Developer
Uswazi Born Talents is a non-governmental organization founded as a platform to unearth, nurture, and develop young talents from the streets. Its purpose is to preserve and promote Tanzanian culture and the heritage of ancestors through the arts.