The regional workshop for Cultural Alliances was held from June 22 to July 6 2021, with the participation of 20 cultural alliances consisting of 60 cultural and artistic entities from the Arab region, selected during the first phase of the evaluation process.

The workshop consisted of 6 virtual sessions, the content of which was developed and facilitated by a group of experts, with the aim of sharing tools and methodologies with the alliances to guide them in building partnerships and formulating their final concept notes.

Workshop facilitators and experts included:

• Shaimaa Atef and Mohamed Yassein from Collective Routes, designing and facilitating sessions through participatory tools and methods;
• Dalia Dawoud (Egypt), Policy Officer – Culture and Development  at the Dutch embassy in Cairo, presenting the sessions on partnership building between alliances;
• Milena Dragićević Šešić, head of UNESCO Chair in Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation, presenting a session titled “An introduction to Ecosystems Approach”

Following the workshop, alliances will submit their final concept notes which will be evaluated by the jury members during the second phase of the evaluation process. 12 finalists will qualify for the support provided by the “Cultural Alliances” component.