In total, 1 million Afghans will directly or indirectly benefit from the project:

• Direct beneficiaries of the project include the Ministry of Information and Culture and its provincial departments, civil society organizations, culture and arts institutions (private and public), female and male artists, craftspeople, musicians, photographers, writers, researchers and other practitioners in urban and rural areas all over Afghanistan.
• Indirect beneficiaries include large segments of the population, particularly women and youth.

Outcome 1: People from all segments of society have better access to quality artistic and cultural initiatives

Outcome 2: Government entities and civil society actors work closer together  towards protecting Afghanistan’s cultural heritage

Outcome 3: Skills on traditional crafts and creative industries are improved through the provision of vocational training and economic opportunity in selected target areas for young men and women

Outcome 4: Heritage sites and monuments are preserved, providing training and employment opportunities for local craftsmen. Public awareness and understanding of Afghanistan’s historic sites and monuments increases through better access and conservation.

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Members of the public, in particular artists, cultural and civil society organisations, apply for grants and implement projects that enable free artistic and cultural expression
• General knowledge of issues relevant to the formulation of a cultural policy is improved
• Access to high quality vocational training delivered by master craftsmen/women in suitably equipped facilities is improved
• Small-scale sites and monuments in two provinces are successfully restored offering on the job training on conservation sites

Resultate von früheren Phasen:   According to the external review, the project fills a large gap since culture has been neglected by the Afghan government and donors for many years. The project has been successful by providing funds to grass-root artists (32 cultural and artistic projects) and creating employment through training (1,147 trainees with a graduation rate of 87.5%) Similarly, the project has succeeded to do 316 job placements. Three cultural monuments in Kabul and Balkh have been restored, partially through FarhangSara funds. The project engaged overall with approx. 950’000 Afghans from a cross-section of ethnicities, gender groups and age bands.