Amrapaali / January 2015
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framework of laws related to the link
between culture, council policy and
development. And then, there’s also the
fact that cultural actors and stakeholders
are neither included nor involved in
policy formulation and implementation at
local level”.
This project is conceptualized in a stepby-step process.
The first is to help councils learn about
the potentiality of culture in local
development and understand the role
they play in guaranteeing that such a
role be fulfilled. Regarding this, the
REPERID
organized
10
advocacy
meetings, five in French and another five
in English and it ended up reaching up to
a total number of 200 cultural actors and
Council executives.
When all councils were on a level to
understand relationship between culture
and development, they are equipped with
the
required
legal
knowledge
to
realistically use culture as a tool to
promote economic growth and social
development. And for this, the project
offered 2 capacity-building workshops to
90 Mayors, Councillors and Secretaries
General of Councils in the North West
(Anglophone) and West (Francophone)
regions of Cameroon.
Lastly, to create a way for the private and
public sector to work together in the
formulation and imple