Culture

Tanz Kenia Foto: © Ray Ndikwe

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.

Leadership for Africa Scholarship Programme

The scholarship programme “LfA” aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda at higher education institutions in Germany.

In times of conflicts and displacement in various African countries, this programme intends to contribute to the education of future leaders, who will be essential for the further development of their home countries.

Application Deadline ǀ 7th June 2024, 2400 Hrs, CEST
Weitere Informationen zu PDFs finden Sie weiter unten:

LfA Web Seminar Calendar(PDF, 160 KB)

LfA 2025(PDF, 240 KB)

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Arts funding

Literature
AMKA Literature Forum

AMKA (‘wake up’ in Kiswahili) is an NGO, based and registered in Kenya, concerned with pushing and encouraging creativity, but also facilitating women to read, write and be published for wider readership.
Join in online for free every last Saturday of the month!

© Elisa Calvet via Unsplash
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.

© Goethe-Institut
Comic art
Africomics

Artists from 14 African countries meet in workshops and create a new (comic) world together! Discover new perspectives, learn more about African comic art in videos and follow the creation of new stories!

© Mosab Zakaria

Events

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”?

© 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.

© 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.

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!

Culture

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

Leadership for Africa Scholarship Programme

Arts funding

Literature
AMKA Literature Forum

Art
Henrike Grohs Art Award

Comic art
Africomics

Events

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Our topics

Populism
This Side of Populism

Music festivals in Germany
Where the wild tunes are

Sustainability
Sustainability in Kenya

Library

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Culture

We promote cultural exchange, education and social discourse

Leadership for Africa Scholarship Programme

Arts funding

Literature AMKA Literature Forum

Art Henrike Grohs Art Award

Comic art Africomics

Events

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Our topics

Populism This Side of Populism

Music festivals in Germany Where the wild tunes are

Sustainability Sustainability in Kenya

Library

This might interest you

Follow us

Literature
AMKA Literature Forum

Art
Henrike Grohs Art Award

Comic art
Africomics

Populism
This Side of Populism

Music festivals in Germany
Where the wild tunes are

Sustainability
Sustainability in Kenya