Overview |
The vision of the National Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) is to ‘preserve South African culture to ensure social cohesion and nation building’. To attain this, the Department seeks to inter alia improve economic and other development opportunities through mutually beneficial partnerships nationally and globally whilst contributing to social development.
Through its Investing in Culture (IIC) Programme, the Department aims to provide empowerment opportunities for unemployed people from the second economy through training and job creation in arts, culture and heritage. It provides access to markets and skills as a tool for urban regeneration, rural development, and job creation
Vision of the programme
Ensuring realization of empowerment opportunities through training and job creation in arts, culture and heritage sector.
Mission of the programme
Developing capital by allocating resources to ensure return on investments that will fulfill the key objectives of DAC and broader imperatives of government
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| Funding principles and criteria |
The basic principles and criteria that inform the support for projects are:
Technical innovation: having skills in or specialized knowledge in arts and culture discipline and the practical application thereof.
- Projects must be arts, culture and/or heritage related;
- Projects should have unique indigenous production;
- Products and/or services of the project must be of good quality.
Poverty alleviation: creating opportunities for the previously disadvantaged groups that improve their wellbeing.
- Priority will be accorded to projects located within previously disadvantaged communities (including poverty nodes and provincial priority areas);
- Projects must comply with relevant legislation(s) where applicable;
- Projects must engage in good governance;
- Projects should have potential to support and promote tourism;
- Women, youth and people with disabilities should be prioritized.
Capacity building: strengthen the knowledge, abilities, skills and of individuals and improve institutional structures and processes such that the organization can efficiently meet its mission and goals in a sustainable way.
- There should be good evidence of beneficiaries’ skills, potential or ability to learn;
- Projects should be community driven and owned or directly benefit the community in terms of either jobs, training or partnerships.
Sustainability: improving the social and economic well-being of the funded groups with less impact on the natural resource used.
- Projects should have the potential to be self sustaining;
- Projects using natural resources should ensure that environmental friendly methods for harvesting are used;
- Projects should have the intention to establish a small business or business units for the creation of long-term employment beyond DAC funding period;
- Products and/or services should be marketable both locally and abroad.
The funding targets of the IIC programme in accordance with broader government imperatives are as follows:
60% of women
30% of youth
2% of people with disabilities (PWD)
40% of support in poverty nodes |
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Support is offered in the following categories within specific genres:
Craft: supported genres are beadwork, weaving, tapestry, pottery, jewellery, ceramics, mosaic, leather, wireworks.
Music: supported genres are traditional, contemporary, opera, jazz.
Design: supported genres are textile design, Jewellery design, fashion design, craft design
Performing arts: supported genres are traditional dance, drama / production
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