With this project, the Goethe-Institut South Africa created the conditions necessary to get young people into employment, especially in places where there is a lack of job prospects. The “Drone Divas” training program, for example, was created for women from Mabopane and the surrounding area. Drones have become an integral part of art, photography and film production. Among other things, the participants trained in the operation and programming of drones and received an introduction to entrepreneurship. Ten of them also received the opportunity to start a new phase in their lives during a three-month internship.
The project Cultural and Creative Industries was jointly implemented from late 2018 until early 2023 by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Goethe-Institut on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It improved employment and income opportunities for creative professionals in six partner countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa. The project operated mainly in the music, fashion, design and animation sectors. In addition to promoting the development of entrepreneurial, digital, creative and technical skills through training programmes, the project aimed to strengthen the framework conditions and the ecosystem of the cultural and creative industries.
