An Angolan non-governamental organisation which the mission is to contribute to the growth and consolidation of important values for Angolans: education for arts towards youth development, preservation and dissemination of the national culture to empower local artists and women.
Fundação Arte e Cultura (Art and Culture Foundation) AND THE SDGs
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.
By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.
Source: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
IMPACT FACTS
- 12 different programs that embrace children, women and artists social and economic development
- 70 women benefited with the co-operative busines-model-program Etuvoci
- More than 10 new artists benefited each year with technical support, sponorship and income generation through ultural products sales totalling more than 70 artists.
- About 85 children and young people involved into the art and cultural acttivities of the Foundation everyday day.
THEORY OF CHANGE
Fundação Arte e Cultura - Art and Culture Foundation
The main Foundation impacts the promotion of wellbeing and enhancing life conditions of children, women, and artists in Angola.
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CASES
Etuvoci
Gender issues are still present in Angolan society and gender inequality remains a crucial development challenge that Angola needs to overcome. Etuvoci allowed that rural women were empowered in both aspects: socially and economically and that represented a definitive change in their lives.