*CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF 300 PROJECT LEADERS AS PART OF THE ACTIVITY OF 50 CULTURAL STARTUPS TO BE CREATED Financed by DRC- French Embassy*

Funded by DRC- French Embassy
La Route Des Chefferies (DRC) is a cultural, tourism and economic development program
that focuses on the preservation and enhancement of the cultural heritage of West Cameroon and
other regions of Cameroon. As an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO)
accredited by the OIF since 2018, its mission is to:

 Highlight Cameroon’s cultural heritage;
 Strengthen intercultural dialogue;
 Unite local heritage and tourism stakeholders;
 Promote and support research activities.
La Route Des Chefferies is pursuing a 2020-2025 development plan for the implementation of several
activities in Cameroon and abroad. As part of the development of its activities, the DRC is setting up
a training center for professions in heritage and cultural and creative industries
(ICC) called the Professional Training Center-Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries (CEFOPICC). This center is attached to the Cité Internationale du Patrimoine and includes an incubator for cultural projects whose administrative formalization is currently underway. Cultural entrepreneurship is a form of economic activity that aims to create, produce, distribute or promote local cultural, artistic or creative goods and services. It contributes to the economic and social dynamism of territories, particularly rural or peri-urban areas, by meeting the needs and expectations of communities, promoting cultural diversity, stimulating innovation and creating jobs. 

Cultural entrepreneurship, however, has specific features that distinguish it from other forms of entrepreneurship, such as uncertainty related to the quality and demand for cultural productions, high initial costs, difficulty in measuring social impact, or the need to reconcile artistic logic and economic logic. It therefore requires skills, tools and adapted financing methods, as well as cooperation between cultural actors, support structures , decentralization actors, local authorities and private partners. It is within this framework that the initiative to develop cultural entrepreneurship is being launched in all ten regions of Cameroon, which will consist in particular of: – Selecting and training 300 cultural project leaders; on the themes ( entrepreneurial initiative, and setting up a cultural project)

– Select 100 best projects and train 100 leaders on the following themes
(Business Model-Business plan)

– Select, Incubate, and support 50 best cultural project ideas in
business creation;
(Training and support in finding funding, project maturation and
mentoring, Training in management and taxation of cultural businesses)
Call launch date: June 26, 2024

Application deadline: August 10, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Publication of results: August 2024
Funded by DRC- French Embassy
Objectives of the call for applications:
Recruit and select 300 cultural project leaders (at
least 40% women) throughout the national territory through a form to be completed online.
The 300 selected will be trained in entrepreneurship and project development.
They will then be put in competition to select 100 best projects, which in turn will undergo another
competition to select at the end of the process the 50 startups to create, support and
mentor.
It is important to note that at each selection stage, training is provided to
project leaders.

Please apply via the online form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsGzR3Hr0KFFY8KACFwDdt4kVURIu4V0cKCpsWSsJCK4H1Wg/viewform

Documents to provide:
– Updated CV;
– Photocopy of national identity card;
Application deadline: August 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Contacts:
recrutrement-rh@routedeschefferies.com
+237 657 68 69 28 / 695 98 49 22/ 656 27 90 68

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