What is Missing? Learning from difficulties and failures: a dialogue between grant makers and beneficiaries
The meeting started with a presentation of the participants, followed by an audio interview with Paul van Paaschen, that could not attend personally the meeting. The interviewer, Ugo Bacchella, asked what prevents many foundations from engaging in the international cultural cooperation. You can download the Spanish version of the report here.
What prevents many foundations from engaging in the international cultural cooperation?
In the first place, much of the cooperation centres around projects and assistance. The cultural dimension is often not explicitly in view and no policies are defined. When it comes to arts and culture, or cultural expression, the foundations regard these as not directly relevant to human development. The idea is poverty reduction - food and shelter first - and the accent is rather on micro-credit funds to solve the problem than on cultural cooperation. You can download the Spanish version of the report here.
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