Spectacles

Exposition

Popular Participation
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In order to popularize ADF III messages and to promote greater ownership and participation by larger groups of Africans and development partners, inclusion of popular participation events has become a key aspect of the ADF strategy. suite ...

A l'occasion du FDA III,
la CEA et African Mosaique présentent:

jeudi 7 mars 2002
Lalibela Ballroom, hotel Sheraton Addis

Durée: 4 – 7 mars 2002
Secteurs invités: Transport, eau, électricité, banque et finance, sécurité, santée et communications.

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Popular participation

In order to popularize ADF III messages and to promote greater ownership and participation by larger groups of Africans and development partners, inclusion of popular participation events has become a key aspect of the ADF strategy. We strongly believe in the harnessing of music, art and cultural activities, as a means of engaging and inspiring people from around the continent on the issues being debated at forums such as ADF. In keeping with this, ECA plans to engage the wider public and provide restful interludes in a number of ways:

African Mosaique: Weaving the Continent Together

ECA, in collaboration with African Mosaique is presenting a gala fashion show featuring both traditional and contemporary African designs and designers. Using traditional fabrics in new and innovative ways, African Mosaique presents a stunning view of the diversity of African culture while highlighting the ways in which the fashion and textile industries contribute to the economy of the continent.

For ADF III, African Mosaique has had gowns specially commissioned especially, not simply to celebrate and honor the rich culture and creativity thriving in the continent, but to symbolize the movement toward regional integration. Designers from the various sub-regions of the continent will be using fabrics and textiles from other sub-regions of the continent to present inter-regional and continental inspiration and creation. These one of a kind commissioned gowns will then be auctioned off at the end of the evening to benefit an innovative local child protection and development programme. For information on African Mosaique and the Ethiopian Children’s Fund go to: www.ethiopianchildrensfund.org

New Directions

In collaboration with M-Net, ECA will be presenting a series of short films produced under the auspices of the New Directions Initiative. New Directions is a South African initiative that works to support young filmmakers around the continent and provide stimulus to fledgling film industries.

The films will be shown at the UN-ECA during ADF and then will be shown in town immediately following ADF as a means of engaging the general public in Addis Ababa in the context of a panel discussion on integration and the movement towards African unity. Students will be the primary target audience for these screenings.

Art

Drawing on collections of art in Addis Ababa, ECA is presenting an exhibition of African art that captures the mosaic and spirit of African life and art forms. The exhibition will be on display in the UNCC during ADF.

An art exhibition currently running in New York City provides an interesting addition to the discussions at ADF. The show, entitled "The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945-1994" can be found at www.ps1.org/cut/short/index.html

Post-ADF

As ADF is an ongoing process, ECA has developed strategies for to reach out to and involve people in the discussion necessary after the actual Forum comes to a close.

Poster Competition

ECA is working to identify central themes and discussion points from ADF for distribution to schools around Africa. Students will be asked to contribute a design that expresses their understand of integration and what it means for Africa. Once the designs have been collected and winning designs are selected, posters reproducing these designs will be disseminated to schools around Africa to serve as discussion points on integration.

Anthology

The ECA is working with Revue Noire, a publication devoted to African art from the continent and the Diaspora, and other organizations to identify and contact young writers from around the continent. An anthology that will use the words of young writers from the continent to express their thoughts on integration and what it means for Africa will be published within the year.

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A propos de l'exposition - Profile des exposants et visiteurs

En marge du Forum pour le développement de l’Afrique (FDA) III, une expotition fournissant une excellente opporunité de porter à l’intention des dirigeants africains une panoplie de produits et services développés en vue de l' intégration régionale.

Le centre de technologie de l'information pour l'Afrique (ITCA) installera également une exposition sur l'intégration régionale, indépendamment de son travail sur développer un Web portique, et atelier d'organisation sur l'intégration régionale.

Profile des visiteurs:

Quelques 1000 délégués sont attendus pour le Forum, ils comprennent entre autres, des chefs d’Etats, des responsables gouvernementaux, les responsables de la société civile, les dirigeants du secteur privé, et les chercheurs et universitaires. Des groupes d’intérêts comprenant la jeunesse, les professionnels en intégration régionale assisteront aussi au Forum. La conférence connaitra aussi la participation de personnalités et d'organisations connues pour leur influence en intégration régionale.

Pour de plus amples informations, contactez le secrétariat du FDA

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Plan de l'espace exposition

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Liste des exposants

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