Cultural Resource Center | kôrè Ségou
Resource Center: what is it?
The Kôrè Cultural Center has a Resource Center in collaboration with the Kôrè Institute of Arts & Métiers (IKAM), a cultural library equipped with a media library (books on local knowledge, multimedia content, etc.) which operates in as an interface between all the components of the socio-cultural fabric. It is a place of orientation, advice, training, exchange and structuring of artists, cultural actors and local communities through a network of local, national and international experts (sociologists, anthropologists, entrepreneurs , managers, historians, traditionalists, etc.), with practical and adapted training consistent with the local context. The CCK Resource Center is structured around the following areas:
- Studies and research in the fields of arts and culture;
- Capacity building of actors;
- Animation and communication techniques for behavior change.
The training takes place in the Kôrè-SADA spaces (Creation, training and dissemination spaces), in strict compliance with barrier measures.
Objectives of the Research component and the Cultural Resources Center
The objective of this research and cultural resource center component is to allow cultural actors and all people interested in the art and culture sector in Mali and elsewhere in Africa to access available resources and to strengthen more their abilities.
The center designs and produces studies, reports, directories, professional or thematic guides.
Relying on expertise and observation capabilities, the Kôrè Cultural Center in Mali also intervenes in a dynamic and personalized manner by putting its resources at the service of individuals, groups and professional institutions.
Research and Cultural Resources Center: means of action
- Provision of the Kôrè Baro and Kôrè Shifinso Spaces, spaces for exchanges between elders and younger people on a subject in the field or current affairs;
- Provision of the Kôrè media library;
- Organization of conferences and publishing of books and journals;
- Design and implementation of training plans;
- Development and delivery of professional seminars and meetings;
- Carrying out studies and research;
- Professional training, specialization and personalized monitoring;
- Putting training modules into practice on events organized in the center;
- Assistance in the creation and management of artistic and cultural businesses.
Ségou conference
The Ségou Conference (previously the Scientific Forum) is held each year alongside Ségou’Art/Festival sur le Niger. Since its first edition in 2005, it has set up an international space for discussions and exchanges around the major themes and issues of our society.
It brings together researchers, writers, creators, decision-makers and various other intellectuals from several countries in Africa and around the world in order to discuss and make concrete recommendations around the issues addressed.
Results of “Research and Cultural Resources Center” actions
- More than 60 sessions of Kôrè Baro and/or conference debates on culture and our organized traditions;
- More than 10 conferences with several speakers on current themes organized;
- The Kôrè media library with a library stocked with more than 10,000 books;
- Around fifteen books published on our cultures and traditions such as Maaya-Culture and Entrepreneurship, Revue Kôrè Culture, etc. ;
- More than 50 professional training seminars in entrepreneurship, music, visual arts, theater, etc.
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Sébougou – Near the Town Hall
BP 39 Ségou, Republic of Mali
Phone : (+223) 21 32 01 70