Chimbidzikai Mapfumo

Culture, Communication & Information Expert

[Chimbidzikai Mapfumo @c_mapfumo]

@unescoROSA @TawfikJelassi @UNDPZimbabwe Ndau FM a true community radio station in every sense. Well done @unescoROSA @alyusuph & team.

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Unleashing Potential: Culture & Creativity in Southern Africa https://t.co/avP9tBNxst via @YouTube

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Keeping the dance alive https://t.co/Z4d0UXXNun via @YouTube

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

Capacity Building Workshop on Safeguarding Living Heritage & Preparing Nominations is underway in Manzini. UNESCO-led initiative, supported by @japan equips cultural practitioners & experts with skills to preserve traditions & prepare nominations for UNESCO 2003 Convention Lists

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

“Safeguarding foodways as living heritage for sustainable development” training is happening 17-18 November 2025 in Lusaka, Zambia, aiming to strengthen capacities of communities & state actors in identifying, documenting, & safeguarding foodways as intangible cultural heritage.

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Southern African Women Filmmakers Take the Global Stage: A Story of Vision, Voice, and Impact https://t.co/bMOTgz56Yh

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@UNESCO @UN_News_Centre @unescoROSA Congratulations #Malawi @unescoROSA @TawandaMakawa

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🔴 BREAKING!

New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape, #Malawi 🇲🇼.

➡️ https://t.co/seTyyVu3sT #47WHC

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Apply now! UNESCO/Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency for young women African filmmakers https://t.co/EKd7hIkSeG

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JOIN US for the launch of the UNESCO Report "The African Book Industry : Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth" https://t.co/euAnptjxu3

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

🎉Get ready! Tomorrow we launch "Creating for the Future: Harnessing Southern Africa's Arts & Cultural Festivals for Sustainable Development" in 📍#Eswatini

This @UNESCO report explores how arts & cultural festivals drive sustainable development in 9 Southern African countries.

[Botswana Tourism @BotswanaTourism]

- Hon. Mark Okraku - Mantey – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana
- Kwakye Donkor – Chief Executive Office, Africa Tourism Partners

#iLoveBotswana #DestinationBotswana #GorogaMoBotswana

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Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) Day 2: Panel Discussions

For the second session of #ATLF2024 Day 2, an insightful panel discussion on accelerating the implementation of the AfCFTA through the Tourism, Creatives and Cultural Industries took place.

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

Addressing the main drivers of informality in the cultural & creative sectors, particularly lack of incentives to formalize, poor working conditions and an absence of social protection mechanisms, is key.

Learn more from the new @ilo-@UNESCO publication:https://t.co/6v0Yu3tLyJ

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Unleashing Potential: Culture & Creativity in Southern Africa https://t.co/umk27N9Pzl via @YouTube

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New ILO-UNESCO report: Despite its potential, Zimbabwe’s creative economy remains largely informal and mired with challenges https://t.co/jeN7wjRvH4

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

New @ilo -@UNESCO report on informality in the cultural & creative sectors is out!

Despite the great outlook for Zimbabwe’s creative economy, working conditions remain precarious.

Learn more here: https://t.co/U2KWpzu8AR

@NishaIndica

[UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture @unescoROSA]

As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay‌2024 today, our attention is drawn to #climatechange & its impact on the environment and value chains around us.

In our April 2024 Newsletter, we discuss a bit on actions to address climate change.

Read more here: https://t.co/2ed42u491J

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Re-energizing🔋 #TeamROSA.

Great energy and teamwork at the @unescoROSA 2024 staff retreat currently underway in Harare.

"Network. Learn. Have Fun" -@NishaIndica, @unescoROSA Director.

A great time to reflect, bond and reaffirming our commitment to Southern Africa.

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#DidYouKnow!

@UNESCO has a specific mandate to promote “the free flow of ideas by word and image” & sees #FreedomOfExpression as an inalienable #humanright set down in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Happy #WorldPressFreedomDay2024!

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