Network Partnerships

The Network Partnership program was set up in 2002. A network partnership is an agreement between the Prince Claus Fund and an organisation known to the Fund, with both actively engaged and functioning as networks in the field of culture and development.

The partnership’s objectives consist of: extending and improving both networks in geographical areas and diverse disciplines that are difficult for either one to reach; developing high quality, innovative joint activities that require extra time and funding, and cannot therefore be carried out under other funding schemes; and establishing an innovative and flexible collaboration between donor and recipient.

Three-year network partnerships are formed with organisations that have a track record (in terms of quality and accountability) with the Prince Claus Fund. There is compatibility vis-à-vis general and immediate objectives, past activities and those envisioned in the agreement. They meet standard selection criteria, and both the choice of network partners and the agreement have to safeguard the reputation of the Prince Claus Fund. Partnerships are also selected on the basis of geographical and disciplinary coverage. Network partnership agreements establish how the partnership will benefit both the Prince Claus Fund and the network partner through the development of both networks and by the implementation of joint activities. The agreements stipulate rights and obligations, responsibilities, plans and budgets. Agreements include an annual content and financial report. A mutual evaluation procedure has been developed through which the collaboration can be assessed after three years, and improvements can be made for the future of the program and new partnerships. The mutual evaluation procedure uses as its basis the criteria for the initial selection of the network partners, from which questions on the development of both the Prince Claus Fund and the network partner’s network have developed positively.

 

 

The Network Committee in December 2007 from left to right: Odile Kakire Gatese, Daravuth Ly, Hasif Amini, Felix Madrazo, Peter Kanraja, Manuel de Rivero, Joumana el Zein, Cecilia Kenning, Helmut Vogt, Davide Qudrio, Shahidul Alam, Hindah Ajmy, Alessio Antoniolli and Zeina Arida.

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Network Partnerships

The Prince Claus Fund has an extensive international network of individuals and organisations. With a select number of organisations that are active in various cultural fields around the world, the Fund has forged formal long term agreements to work together.

Each year two network partners are chosen by the Prince Claus Fund. The selection is made by the Prince Claus Fund and its international board of advisors. No open applications are accepted for this programme.

For information on the Network programme please contact Joumana El Zein J.elzein@princeclausfund.nl

Network Partners

Solange Farkas, director of VideoBrasil, São Paulo, Brazil
Robert Loder, chairman of the Board of the Triangle Arts Trust, London, England
Nirwan Dewanto, director Utan Kayu, Jakarta, Indonesia
Germaine Acogny and Helmut Vogt, Jant-Bi, Toubab Dialow, Senegal
Martin Mhando, Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar
Shahidul Alam, founder and director of DRIK Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Peter Karanja, director Mathare Youth Sports Association Nairobi, Kenya
Cecilia Kenning, chairperson Asociación Pro Arte y Cultura, St. Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Felix Madrazo, Supersudaca, Latin-America
Odile Gakire Katese, co -director Centre Universitaire des Arts, Butare Rwanda
Ly Daravuth, director Reyum Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
David Quadrio, director of BizArt Art Centre, Shanghai , China
Zeina Arida, director of Arab Image Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon