About CULDEVA
Culture and Development in Africa (CULDEVA) is a strategic platform to reposition culture as a central pillar of Africa’s development agenda. While culture remains one of the continent’s most valuable assets for shaping identity, social cohesion, creativity, and innovation, it is still insufficiently integrated into development policy, planning, and investment frameworks across Africa. CULDEVA responds to this gap by bringing together policymakers, cultural practitioners, academics, development partners, creative entrepreneurs, and diaspora stakeholders to critically examine how culture can drive inclusive growth, sustainable development, and social transformation. For CULDEVA, culture is not to be seen only as heritage to be preserved, but as a dynamic force capable of addressing contemporary challenges such as climate change, youth unemployment, digital transformation, migration, and urban development.
Vision
To become a leading global platform for advancing scholarship, dialogue, and policy engagement on the role of culture as a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa.
Mission
To convene scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and cultural actors to critically examine, promote, and integrate African cultural values, knowledge systems, and creative expressions into development thinking, policy formulation, and practice across the continent