The Hivos Culture Fund, set up in 1995, supports independent artistic initiatives in developing countries that are accessible for a wide audience and have national and international appeal. The Hivos Culture Fund works in such areas as production, exchange, marketing, distribution, and capability increase. Applicant organisation need to operate in Hivos countries or regions, they should be a secular organisation and a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Country locations funded in 2009 include among others Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Contact: info@hivos.nl