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We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

We foster bilateral cultural exchange programs between Germany and Kenia. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals, always with the goal to facilitate artistic production, reception and reflection involving actors from both countries.

Arts funding

  • Deadline | 19. May

    Dreaming New Worlds

    We're inviting multidisciplinary collectives across Africa to apply for a year-long program at the intersection of art, technology, and governance.
    This year's theme, Codes of Conduct, asks how programming technology reshapes leadership, belonging, and systems of organisation across African societies.
    With four nodes, four sub-themes, one pan-African conversation:
    Ethics of Power: Tanzania, Kenya, Togo
    Building Distributed Networks: Nigeria, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso
    Feminist & Ecological Governance: South Africa, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
    Techno-Political Futures: Namibia, Angola, Rwanda
    Learn more HERE.
     

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  • Application Deadline | 21st June

    EUNIC Spaces of Culture

    The Spaces of Culture funding scheme, part of the EU-funded Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, is looking for new and exciting collaborative cultural relations projects taking place in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    Projects can take any format, focusing on arts, creative industries, digitalisation, education, gender, heritage, human rights, social inclusion, sports, sustainability, tourism, youth, and others. The call encourages contemporary and innovative formats, including digital or hybrid ones.
    Learn more HERE.

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  • Art

    Henrike Grohs Art Award

    In memory of Henrike Grohs, the Goethe-Institut and the Grohs family have initiated a 20,000€ prize dedicated to artists living and working in Africa.

    Henrike Grohs Art Award © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

  • Worldwide Arts funding and residencies

    The Goethe-Institut promotes art and culture in a variety of projects in Germany and abroad. You can search by genre, funding type and duration.

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Our topics

  • Populism

    This Side of Populism

    In global conversations between Budapest, Cairo, Brasilia, Nairobi, Moscow, Salzburg and Zurich we debate common narratives of populists in different countries: Has the “elite” really lost contact with the “people”? What does it really mean to take people’s fears seriously? What is hidden behind the phrase “You still have to be allowed to say that”?

    Global Talks © Johanna Benz © Johanna Benz

  • Music festivals in Germany

    Where the wild tunes are

    Spending a whole weekend with friends in the countryside, living in a tent, partying late into the night and listening to non-stop music, live or played by a DJ: Music festivals in Germany are an integral part of the cultural landscape and, for many Germans, are among the most enjoyable activities of the year. Here we’ll present a few of them acoustically and in pictures.

    Where the Wild Tunes Are © Tobias Schrank © Tobias Schrank

  • Sustainability

    Sustainability in Kenya

    "You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them. It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees." - Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize, 2004).
    In the subsequent articles, the Goethe-Institut Kenya explores the current state of environmentalism in Kenya. 

    Sustainability in Kenya

Library

Our library in Nairobi is a place for everyone who wants to read, listen to music, watch films, be inspired and meet people. We look forward to seeing you!

Library Nairobi © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

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