MKHOKHELI ZIBENGWA
The director of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe, Nicholas Moyo has been appointed to the board of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), the global network of arts councils, ministries of culture and government agencies.
Moyo was elected at a meeting of IFACCA held during the on going 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday.
Delegates from all the Federation's member States attended the meeting, including the Permanent Secretary for Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Dr Thokozile Chitepo and NACZ Board Chairman Nozipho Maraire.
In a statement, NACZ Communications and Marketing Manager Rodney Ruwende said:
"As part of the 12-member board, Mr Moyo will provide guidance and insight in shaping the federation’s strategic vision and direction; consider expressions of interest for membership and guide and inform the work of the Secretariat to ensure it delivers on the IFACCA Strategy"
"His appointment to the international board will also see him chairing the Africa Regional Chapter of the Federation which comprises National Committee member states who are mostly officials of the Ministry of Culture or arts council whose primary role is to support the arts and culture through investment, promotion and policy, " said Ruwende
IFACCA was formed in 2000 as a grouping of arts councils, ministries of culture and government agencies that advance arts and culture, with member institutions representing over 70 countries in developed and developing countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.
Moyo has been at the helm of the NACZ for the past five years where he has superintended the formulation and implementation of stakeholder-driven policies aimed at achieving professionalism, industrialisation and digitalisation of the Cultural and Creative Sector in Zimbabwe.
