Six organisations benefit from grant program

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Pacific Community (SPC) director of Human Rights and Social Development Division Miles Young being interviewed by members of the media. Picture: SUPPLIED/SPC

Six organisations received grants from the African Caribbean Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) – Enhancing Capacity for the Sustainability of the Cultural and Creative Industries in the Pacific program this week.

Pacific Community (SPC) director of Human Rights and Social Development Division Miles Young said the value of the 40-month program which began in January this year was $7m.

The grant recipients included; Moti8 Productions Fiji, TABS Investment Fiji, Film Fiji, iTaukei Trust Fund Fiji, PNG Highlands Adventure and Save Papua New Guinea (PNG).

“Under the program there are three categories of grants; the small grant which is between $11,71-$28,111, medium grant which is between $28,111-$163,990 and large grant which is between $163, 990-$421,734,” Mr Young said.

“Through our competitive open call process, the grants are issued to organisations working in the cultural and creative industries to support them with activities and strengthen their capacity to undertake their work and to contribute to national economic development.”

Mr Young said actors in the cultural and creative industries were underappreciated in terms of their contributions to economic and sustainable development in the region and the ACP-EU program was designed to support the actors, highlight the important work that they do and the important contributions they make to sustainable economic development in the region.

He said the protection and promotion of positive expressions of culture was a key part of SPC’s work.

“We know that the cultural and creative industries make important contributions to sustainable development in the Pacific and enhance our lives in many ways.

“We are excited about the different and exciting initiatives to be funded and are confident they will reinvigorate this crucial sector of our economies as they recover from the adverse impacts of COVID-19.”

EU ambassador for the Pacific Sujiro Seam said cultural and creative industries suffered a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU was proud to support the grant recipients.

“These grants will enable these organisations to increase the contribution of creative and cultural industries to generate income and jobs and promote the art and identity of the Pacific,” he said.

The ACP-EU Programme (Pacific) grant scheme was deemed “very timely” given that culture and heritage budgets in the Pacific were greatly reduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with some budgets being reduced from 30 to 60 per cent – VOU Dance Group was the successful applicant under the first round of grant.

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